List of Famous people born in Uruguay

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

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

Luis Leonardo Almagro Lemes is a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who currently serves as the 10th Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2010 and 2015 during the presidency of José Mujica.

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.

Mario Sebastián Viera Galaín is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Colombian club Atlético Junior.

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.