List of Uruguayans

• 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 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 • 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 • 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==