List of Famous people born in Uruguay

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

Alfredo Evangelista is a former Spanish-Uruguayan boxer. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Evangelista has lived in Spain for a very large portion of his life.

Leonardo Fabián Burián Castro is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División side Colón

Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez Pérez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sud América.

Guido Manini Ríos Stratta is an Uruguayan politician and retired general officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army, serving in this post from 1 February 2015 until being sacked by the president in 12 March 2019.