Listed below are notable people from Uruguay.
Artists
Rodolfo Arotxarena Pablo Atchugarry José Belloni Juan Manuel Blanes Juan José Calandria Carlos Capelán Pedro Figari Carlos María Herrera Edward Johnston Carlos Páez Vilaró Virginia Patrone María Carmen Portela Hermenegildo Sábat Martín Sastre Felipe Seade Joaquín Torres García Daniel Pontet Eduardo Vernazza
Vedettes, singers, actors, dancers and models
Alicia Alfonso (born 1963) actress Marcelo Buquet actor and former model César Campodónico (1929–2005) 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 (1942–2016) 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 Martha Gularte (1919–2002) carnival and theater vedette, dancer and actress Daniel Hendler film, television, and theatre actor Osvaldo Laport film and television actor Laura Martínez (born 1964) actress, dancer, television star María 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 María Padín (1888–1970) actress and producer Pelusa Vera (born 1940) theater, radio, and television actress Imilce Viñas (1939–2009) actress, comedian, teacher, and theater director China Zorrilla award-winning theater, film and television actress
Musicians
Miguel del Aguila Jorge Drexler, Academy Award winner Enrique Graf Pablo Sciuto José Serebrier Alfredo Zitarrosa Edgardo Cambón Mariana Ingold Martín López Eduardo Mateo Martín Méndez Rubén Rada Jaime Roos Gabe Saporta Erwin Schrott Julio Sosa Daniel Viglietti Malena Muyala
Politics and military
Gregorio Álvarez Juan José de Amézaga Mariano Arana Líber Arce (1938–1968), martyred student activist José Gervasio Artigas Danilo Astori Alfredo Baldomir Hugo Batalla Jorge Batlle José Batlle y Ordóñez Lorenzo Batlle Luis Batlle Berres Tomas Berreta Graciela Bianchi (born 1954), professor, politician, lawyer, notary Eduardo Blanco Acevedo Juan María Bordaberry Pedro Bordaberry Baltasar Brum Lorenzo Carnelli Juan Lindolfo Cuestas José Eugenio Ellauri Hugo Fernández Faingold Venancio Flores Emilio Frugoni Reinaldo Gargano Julio César Grauert Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz Luis Alberto de Herrera Luis Alberto Lacalle Juan Antonio Lavalleja Aparicio Méndez Rafael Michelini Zelmar Michelini Martha Montaner (1955–2016), deputy and senator José Mujica Rodolfo Nin Novoa Didier Opertti Badan Manuel Oribe Jorge Pacheco Areco Susana Pintos (1939–1968), martyred student activist Fructuoso Rivera Julio María Sanguinetti Aparicio Saravia Raúl Sendic Joaquín Suárez Gabriel Terra Tabaré Vázquez Feliciano Viera
Religious leaders
Gonzalo Aemilius Antonio María Barbieri Pablo Galimberti José Benito Lamas Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Juan Francisco Larrobla José Benito Monterroso Francisca Rubatto Juan Luis Segundo Mariano Soler Jacinto Vera
Writers
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz Francisco Acuña de Figueroa Delmira Agustini Pilar Barrios Mario Benedetti Amanda Berenguer Ruben Cotelo Juana de Ibarbourou Eduardo Galeano Marosa di Giorgio Julio Herrera y Reissig Jorge Majfud Eduardo Milán Juan Carlos Mondragón Juan Carlos Onetti, Cervantes Prize winner Emilio Oribe Cristina Peri Rossi Teresa Porzecanski Manuel Pérez y Curis Horacio Quiroga José Enrique Rodó María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe Florencio Sánchez Maria Eugenia Vaz Ferreira Idea Vilariño Javier de Viana Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
Film directors and screenwriters Fede Álvarez Valeria Puig Juan Pablo Rebella Pablo Stoll Rodo Sayagues
Public figures Irma Avegno (1881–1913), businesswoman Roberto Canessa Alberto Mechoso (1936–1976), anarchist Mariana Mota, judge Nando Parrado Gustavo Zerbino
Indigenous people María Micaëla Guyunusa Laureano Tacuavé Martínez
Engineers and architects
Eladio Dieste Rosario Etchebarne Gonzalo Frasca Roman Fresnedo Siri Carlos Ott
Educators Enriqueta Compte y Riqué (1866–1949), educational theorist María Stagnero de Munar (1856–1922), educational reformer and feminist Pablo Román Pérez Torres, Uruguayan translator and lecturer
Journalists Susana Andrade (born 1963) – attorney, journalist, columnist, politician Clara Berenbau (1980–2013) – presenter, announcer, columnist, actress, writer, and journalist Dolores Castillo (1920–1991) – 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 Miguel del Aguila – (Grammy nominated classical composer) Jorge Drexler Academy Award-winning song composer (The Motorcycle Diaries) Gerardo Matos Rodríguez composer of the tango La Cumparsita Guido Santórsola Alfredo Zitarrosa
Scientists Beatriz Álvarez Sanna (born 1968), biochemist Rodrigo Arocena Teresita de Barbieri, feminist sociologist, academic, and researcher José L. Duomarco Erna Frins (born 1960), physicist Rodolfo Gambini Gaston Gonnet Esmeralda Mallada (born 1937), astronomer José Luis Massera Mariana Meerhoff (born 1975), researcher, professor, and biologist Mario Wschebor
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 Benítez 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 Godín 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 Álvaro 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 Matías Vitkieviez former football player Gerardo Vonder former football player
Others
Celia Barboza (born 1977) – surfing champion Esteban Batista first Uruguayan to play in the National Basketball Association Alberto Domínguez Uruguayan and Australian cyclist. Represented Uruguay at the 1958 Pan American Games Alfredo Evangelista boxer José María Flores Burlón boxer Marcel Felder (born 1984) tennis player Emiliano Lasa, track and field athlete, Olympic finalist Oscar Moglia Olympic medal-winning basketball player Andy Ram (born 1980) – Uruguay-born Israeli tennis player Uriel Trocki (born 1996) Uruguayan-Israeli basketball player for national team and in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Milton Wynants Olympic silver medal-winning cyclist
Economists Azucena Arbeleche (born 1970)economist, professor, and civil servant Arturo C. Porzecanski Wall Street economist and university professor
See also Lists of people by nationality
References