List of Famous people born in Uruguay

Bárbara Mori Ochoa is an Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer. She is known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela Rubí, one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Since 2005 she has appeared as the lead character in several Hollywood and Bollywood films such as My Brother's Wife (2005), Violanchelo (2008), Insignificant Things (2008) produced by Guillermo del Toro, Kites (2010), Cantinflas (2014) and Treintona, soltera y fantástica (2016).

Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Arsenal, and the Uruguay national team.

Diego Roberto Godín Leal is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Cagliari and the Uruguay national team.

Diego Forlán Corazzo is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. At club level, Forlán is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe. With the Uruguay national team, he had huge individual success at the 2010 World Cup, finishing as joint top scorer with five goals, including the goal of the tournament, and winning the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager.

Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Newcastle United and the Paraguay national team.

Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Uruguay national team.

Martín Bernardo Lasarte Arróspide is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender, currently the manager of the Chile national team.

José Martín Cáceres Silva is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Italian club Fiorentina and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, mostly as a right-back.

Nicolás Furtado is a Uruguayan actor, active in Argentina.