List of Famous people born in Uruguay

Mauricio Affonso Prieto is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for South African side Mamelodi Sundowns FC.

Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 2 club Toulouse.

Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played mainly as a left winger but also on the other flank, and even as a forward.

Facundo Barceló Viera, known as Facundo Barceló, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Liga PRO Ecuador club Emelec on loan from Atlas. He previously played domestically for Liverpool and El Tanque Sisley.

Diego Nicolás Guastavino Bentancor is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan club Atenas SAD.

Diego Ifrán Sala is an Uruguayan footballer who retired in 2016. He used to play as a forward.

Germán Alexis Rolín Fernández is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Independiente Medellín.

José Daniel Carreño Izquierdo is a Uruguayan football manager who is the current manager of Montevideo Wanderers. He is commonly known as "El Crespo". Carreño played as a striker and spent the majority of his playing career at Montevideo Wanderers, having also spells in RC Lens and Nacional, in where with the last mentioned, he won the Intercontinental Cup and the Copa Libertadores, his unic two titles in his career. Carreño had his most successful spell as a manager with Al-Nassr winning the League and crown prince cup double in 2014.

Fabián Alberto O'Neill Domínguez is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Sebastián Gerardo Píriz Ribas is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central midfielder for River Plate in Montevideo.