List of Famous people born in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Gastón Rodrigo Pereiro López is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie A club Cagliari Calcio and the Uruguay national team.

Federico Sebastián Viñas Barboza is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América.

Álvaro Gutiérrez Pelscher is a former Uruguayan football midfielder who played 38 times for the Uruguay national team between 1991 and 1997. He was part of the Uruguay team that won the Copa América in 1995.

Victorio Maximiliano "Maxi" Pereira Páez is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right back for Peñarol.

Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido is a Uruguayan engineer and politician of the Broad Front coalition, serving as Intendant of Montevideo since November 27, 2020.

Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera, GCMG, is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995.

Beatriz Argimón Cedeira is a Uruguayan notary and politician of the National Party (PN) serving as Vice President of Uruguay since March 1, 2020, being the first woman elected to that position.

Los Prisioneros were a Chilean rock/pop band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1979. They are considered one of the most important Chilean bands, and arguably the strongest musical influences that Chile has made to Latin American music. In addition, they are considered pioneers of Rock en español by Latin American media and musicians, and the band with strongest socio-political impact in Chile. Their roots date back to March 1979, when their core members entered high school. From their beginnings in 1983 at the Festival de la Canción del Colegio Miguel León Prado to their first limited release album in Chile under the record label "Fusión Producciones", they struggled to make themselves known until they were able to sign with EMI Records in 1985, re-releasing their first album on LP record and cassette. From that point on, they reached mainstream success in Chile, then in Peru. Los Prisioneros created a simple Punk sound with a mix of rockabilly, Reggae, and then rock pop and Synthpop.

Leandro Joaquín Rodríguez Telechea is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danubio.

Washington Alexis Viera Barreto, commonly known as Alexis Viera, is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He holds Italian citizenship. Currently, he is assistant coach of his last club Atlético F.C..