List of Famous people born in Uruguay

Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Milan, he also represents the Uruguay national team. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, having passed through the youth ranks in July 2012. His favoured shirt number is 93, representing the year that he was born.

Facundo Pellistri Rebollo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.

María Carámbula is a Uruguayan actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1989.

Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino is a Uruguayan football manager, currently of L.D.U. Quito.

Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker, and a manager.

Cristhian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Girona and the Uruguay national team.

Carmen Posadas is a prize-winning Uruguayan-Spanish author of books for children. She also writes for film and television. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela.

Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left winger for Peñarol.

Enzo Francescoli Uriarte is a former Uruguayan football player. Due to his elegant style of play, Francescoli was nicknamed "El Príncipe", and "El Flaco" due to his slender frame. A former attacking midfielder, he was considered an elite playmaker in a decadent period for the Uruguay national team. He played 73 times for the Celeste between 1982 and his retirement in 1997, making him the most capped outfield player in Uruguayan international football at the time. He represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups, in 1986 and 1990, also winning the Copa América in 1983, 1987 and 1995.

Diego Martín Alonso López is a Uruguayan professional football head coach and former player who played as a striker.