List of Famous people born in Salto Department, Uruguay

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, as well as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Suárez has won 19 trophies in his career, which include six league titles and a UEFA Champions League title at club level, and a Copa América with Uruguay. A prolific goalscorer, Suárez has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot, and the Pichichi Trophy. He has scored 500 career goals for club and country.

Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the Uruguay national team.

Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco is an Uruguayan retired football striker and currently the manager of Talleres.

Rubén Daniel Bentancourt Morales is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Boston River.

Aníbal Pachano is an Argentine choreographer, actor, dancer, director and architect. Together with his ex-wife Ana Sans, he created the renowned art group "Botton tap." His show "Small" is currently on Billboard

Luis Diego López Breijo is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender, and is a current manager.

Gastón Alexis Silva Perdomo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club SD Huesca and the Uruguay national team.

Jorge Lucas is an Uruguayan/Argentine comic book artist. He was born in Salto, Uruguay, where he lived till the age of 10, when he moved to Argentina. He is well known both in his country, as the creator of the classic adult comic Cazador ("Hunter"), as well as internationally, for his work at Marvel Comics.

Cristian Martín Palacios Ferreira, known as Cristian Palacios, is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Unión Española on loan from Club Puebla.

Braian Damián Rodríguez Carballo, known as Braian Rodríguez, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Juventude in Brazil.