List of Famous people born in 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.

Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva, known as El Maestro, is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Uruguay national team.

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Uruguayan singer, actress, and fashion designer. Oreiro began her career in telenovelas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films. Oreiro has worked on social awareness shows and events for organizations like Greenpeace and UNICEF, the latter of which designated her as ambassador for Argentina and Uruguay in September 2011. She has been included in Esquire magazine's "The Sexiest Woman Alive Atlas" list.

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Benfica and the Uruguay national team.

José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano is an Uruguayan farmer and retired politician who served as the 40th President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was imprisoned for 12 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1 March 2010.

Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.

Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team.

Cristina Peri Rossi is a Uruguayan novelist, poet, translator, and author of short stories.

Lucas Camilo Hernández Perdomo is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left-back for Sport Recife, on loan from Atlético Mineiro.