List of Famous people born in Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Gabriela Rosana Toscano is an Uruguayan actress who works in Argentina.

Cléver Marcelo Romero Silva is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager.

Sebastián Enzo Cáceres Ramos is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club América.

Cristian Gérard Alfaro Gonzáles is a Uruguayan-born Indonesian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Liga 2 club PSIM Yogyakarta. He has been 4 times Liga Indonesia top scorer and has scored 249 goals in the Liga Indonesia. In his early career he played along with Álvaro Recoba in the Uruguay U20. As of 3 November 2010, he officially holds an Indonesian passport and has become the first naturalized player to be called up to the Indonesian national team.

Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Girón is a Uruguayan former footballer and manager.

María de las Mercedes Menafra Rodríguez is a Uruguayan entrepreneur. She was the First Lady of Uruguay as the wife of Jorge Batlle, President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. She is the president of the organization Todos por Uruguay.

Alejandra Forlán Corazo is a Uruguayan psychologist, lecturer, and activist.

Luis Alberto Héber Fontana is a Uruguayan political figure of the National Party, serving as Minister of Interior, since May 24, 2021. He previously served as Minister of Transport and Public Works, Senator (1995–2020) and as National Representative (1985–1995).

Gonzalo Rodrigo Carneiro Méndez is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club São Paulo FC.

Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta, M.D., is one of the 16 survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972, and a Uruguayan political figure. He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the 1993 feature film, Alive.