List of Famous people born in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Independiente Medellín.

José Daniel Carreño Izquierdo is a Uruguayan football manager who is the current manager of Montevideo Wanderers. He is commonly known as "El Crespo". Carreño played as a striker and spent the majority of his playing career at Montevideo Wanderers, having also spells in RC Lens and Nacional, in where with the last mentioned, he won the Intercontinental Cup and the Copa Libertadores, his unic two titles in his career. Carreño had his most successful spell as a manager with Al-Nassr winning the League and crown prince cup double in 2014.

Sebastián Gerardo Píriz Ribas is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central midfielder for River Plate in Montevideo.

Galileo Galilei Percovich Lopes, known professionally as Leo Percovich, is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who currently serves as a first team coach at Championship club Middlesbrough.

Joazhiño Walhir Arroe Salcedo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Alianza Lima. Arroe made his professional debut in 2009–10 Coppa Italia.

Álvaro Rafael González Luengo, nicknamed "Tata" is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting as a midfielder. A Uruguayan international on 72 occasions since 2006, he represented his nation for one World Cup and three Copa América tournaments.

Luis Eduardo Maldonado is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Rampla Juniors.

Lorena Ponce de León Núñez is a Uruguayan landscape architect. She is the current first lady of Uruguay, as the wife of the 42nd president of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou.

Ramón Gines Arias Quinteros is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for San Lorenzo.

Emiliano Mathias Tellechea is a Uruguayan footballer playing for Argentine club Nueva Chicago.