List of Famous people born in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Joseph Facal is a Canadian politician, academic, and journalist in the province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 2003 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.

Facundo Daniel Torres Pérez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peñarol and the Uruguay national team.

Maximiliano "Maxi" Rodríguez Maeso is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Juan Manuel Ramos Pintos is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguayan Primera División side Peñarol.

Guillermo Gastón Cotugno Lima is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a right back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław.

Eduardo Mario Acevedo Cardozo is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He obtained a total number of 41 international caps for the Uruguay national football team and was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for MLS club Orlando City.

Juan Manuel Salgueiro Silva is a Uruguayan football striker who plays for Club Sportivo San Lorenzo.

Leandro Gastón Sirino Rodríguez is an Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.

Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo is a Uruguayan politician, lawyer and journalist, who served as President of Uruguay for the Partido Colorado.