List of Famous people born in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Daniel Fonseca Garis is a retired Uruguayan footballer and a current football agent. A former forward, throughout his playing career, he played for Uruguayan side Nacional, as well as Italian clubs Cagliari, Napoli, Roma, Juventus, and Como, and Argentine side River Plate, winning titles with both Nacional and Juventus. At international level, he represented Uruguay on 30 occasions between 1990 and 1997, scoring 11 goals, and also took part at the 1990 World Cup and the 1995 Copa América, winning the latter tournament.

Martín Alejandro Lema Perretta is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party, serving as Minister of Social Development since May 3, 2021.

Jayson Antonie Granger Amodio is an Uruguayan professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. Listed at a height of 6'2​¹⁄₂" tall without shoes, and 200 lbs. (91 kg) in weight, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Hernán Novick is a Uruguayan footballer. His nickname is Sensei. He plays as an attacking midfielder for the Uruguayan team Club Atlético Penarol.

Antonio Pacheco d'Agosti is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a forward. He also held an Italian passport.

Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo is a Uruguayan football defender who plays for Danubio F.C.

Sebastián Darío Morquio Flores is a Uruguayan footballer playing for Deportivo Español.

Susana Soca (1906–1959) was a Uruguayan poet-writer and a consummate networker. During the most productive part of her public career, much of which coincided with the Second World War, she lived in France. Soca also founded and for many years produced the transatlantic literary journal La Licorne. Both in her journal and elsewhere she was notable for the extent and effectiveness of her support for fellow writers from Latin America and Europe.

Sergio Maximiliano Pérez Visca is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Deportes Concepción of the Primera División B in Chile.

Gerardo Alcoba Rebollo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Montevideo Wanderers.