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MONTEVIDEO
Most Famous People Born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Notable people
- 3,494
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1957
- Most distinctive
- Football 3.7×
An extreme football city, even by South American standards. More than forty per cent of Montevideo's notables are footballers — a share unmatched by any major capital outside a handful of Brazilian and Argentine cities — and the distinctive shelves beyond that are thin but telling: writers and lawyers, the ingredients of Uruguay's strong left-literary tradition. Galeano, Mujica, and Onetti sit a few shelves over from Suárez and Cavani.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Montevideo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Montevideo Is Known For
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Football is Montevideo's biggest profession — 40% of all notables (1,413).
Montevideo over-indexes on football — 3.7× the global rate.
Montevideo under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Montevideo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1770s Clear ×
Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga
1771 - 1848
Luis Eduardo Pérez
1774 - 1841
Fernando Otorgués
1774 - 1831
Nicolás Herrera
1775 - 1833
Juan Francisco Larrobla
1775 - 1842
Pedro Vidal
1777 - 1846
José Antonio Berdún
1778 - 1837
Manuel Artigas
1774 - 1811
Nicolás de Vedia
1771 - 1852
Benito Álvarez
1779 - 1813
Rafael Zufriategui
Born 1773