List of Famous people born in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward or midfielder. Although he began and ended his footballing career in his native country, he also played for several European clubs throughout his career, most notably Italian side Inter Milan, where he spent 11 seasons.

Julio Avelino Comesaña López is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former football player currently in charge of Colombian club Atlético Junior.

Lucas René Olaza Catrofe is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish club Real Valladolid on loan from Argentine club Boca Juniors.

Andrés Ismael Cunha Soca is an international football referee from Montevideo, Uruguay. He has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2013 and has refereed a number of major matches in Copa Libertadores and Copa América. Cunha has also refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Korea Republic. During international matches, his assistant referees are Nicolás Taran and Mauricio Espinosa. At the domestic level, Cunha regularly referees matches in the Uruguayan Primera División.

Rafael Viñoly Beceiro is a Uruguayan architect. He is the principal of Rafael Viñoly Architects, which he founded in 1983, and has offices in New York City, Palo Alto, London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi and Buenos Aires.

Daniel Carlos Martínez Villamil is a Uruguayan industrial engineer and politician of the Socialist Party – Broad Front.

Fernando "Nando" Seler Parrado Dolgay is one of the sixteen Uruguayan survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. After spending two months trapped in the mountains with the other crash survivors, he, along with Roberto Canessa, climbed through the Andes mountains over a 10-day period to find help. His efforts, supported in various ways by the entire group, have been recognized through books and other media. He was portrayed by Ethan Hawke in the 1993 feature film Alive: Miracle in The Andes.

Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC, on loan from Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Pablo Daniel Ceppelini Gatto is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Peñarol as a midfielder.

Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Estudiantes de Mérida of Venezuelan Primera División. Mainly a left back, he can perform equally as a left midfielder.