Listed below are notable people from Uruguay.
Artists
Vedettes, singers, actors, dancers and models
- Alicia Alfonso (born 1963) actress
- Marcelo Buquet actor and former model
- César Campodónico actor
- Eunice Castro fashion-runway model, professional theater dancer, television and runway hostess and actress of stage and screen
- Mateo Chiarino (born 1983) actor, writer, and director
- Mary da Cuña (1942âÂÂ2016) actress and theater director
- George DelHoyo American theater and television actor, born in Canelones
- Virginia Dobrich professional theater and television dancer
- Mónica Farro theatrical supervedette, model and professional theater and television actress
- Tina Ferreira carnival and theater vedette, dancer and journalist
- Delfi Galbiati theatre actor
- Andrea Ghidone vedette, fashion model, professional dancer and actress of theater and television
- Daniel Hendler film, television, and theatre actor
- Osvaldo Laport film and television actor
- Laura MartÃÂnez (born 1964) actress, dancer, television star
- MarÃÂa Mendive (born 1968) actress and theater director
- Mónica Mesones model and TV presenter
- Bárbara Mori telenovela and film actress and model
- Natalia Oreiro Latin Grammy-nominated singer, actress and fashion designer
- MarÃÂa PadÃÂn (1888âÂÂ1970) actress and producer
- Pelusa Vera (born 1940) theater, radio, and television actress
- Imilce Viñas (1939âÂÂ2009) actress, comedian, teacher, and theater director
- China Zorrilla award-winning theater, film and television actress
Musicians
Politics and military
Religious leaders
Writers
Film directors and screenwriters
Public figures
Indigenous people
Engineers and architects
Educators
Journalists
- Susana Andrade (born 1963) â attorney, journalist, columnist, politician
- Clara Berenbau (1980âÂÂ2013) â presenter, announcer, columnist, actress, writer, and journalist
- Dolores Castillo (1920âÂÂ1991) â journalist, philosophy professor, and trade union activist
- Jorge Gestoso Spanish-language television host and President of GTN, Gestoso Television News
- Pedro Sevcec Spanish-language television news anchor for U.S. network Telemundo
Composers
Scientists
Sports
Football
- Sebastián Abreu ("El Loco Abreu") football player, member of national team
- José Andrade former football player and member of the 1930 FIFA World Cup-winning team
- Felipe Avenatti former football player
- Julio César BenÃÂtez Amodeo Uruguayan football player, played seven seasons with Barcelona from 1961 to his sudden death in 1968
- Edinson Cavani football player, member of national team and Manchester United
- Héctor Codevila footballer
- César Falletti football player, forward
- Diego Forlán former football player, member of national team
- Enzo Francescoli former football player, member of national team
- Alcides Ghiggia former football player, member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup-winning team
- Diego GodÃÂn football player, member of national team and Cagliari
- Wilson Graniolatti former football player
- Carlos Grossmüller former football player
- John Harley played with C.U.R.C.C./Peñarol from 1909 until his retirement from football in 1920
- Luis Jonne former football player, member of national team
- Gary Kagelmacher football player, defender
- Marcelo Lipatin football player, forward (Trofense)
- Diego Lugano former football player, member of national team
- Francisco Majewski former football player
- Juan Masnik former football player
- Ladislao Mazurkiewicz former football player
- Paolo Montero former football player, member of the national team
- Fernando Muslera football player, member of national team and Galatasaray
- José Nasazzi former football player, captain of the 1930 FIFA World Cup-winning team
- ÃÂlvaro Recoba football player, member of the national team
- Pedro Rocha former football player, member of the national team
- Hugo Rivero former football player
- Diego Rossi football player, forward
- Juan Schiaffino former football player, member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup-winning team
- Luis Suárez football player, member of national team and member of Inter Miami
- Obdulio Varela former football player, captain of the 1950 World Cup-winning team
- MatÃÂas Vitkieviez former football player
- Gerardo Vonder former football player
Others
Economists
See also
References