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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 1830s Clear ×
Juan Manuel Blanes
1830 - 1901
José Eugenio Ellauri
1834 - 1894
Carlota Ferreira
1838 - 1912
Samuel Alejandro Lafone Quevedo
1835 - 1920
Francisco Borges
1835 - 1874
Juan José de Herrera
1832 - 1898
Inocencio María Yéregui
1833 - 1890
Dalmiro Costa
1836 - 1901
Juan D. Jackson
1833 - 1892
Héctor Florencio Varela
1832 - 1891
Ángel Floro Costa
1838 - 1906
Alcides de María
1839 - 1908
Juan Ángel Golfarini
1838 - 1925
Mariano Adrián Varela
1834 - 1902
Carlos de Castro (abogado)
1835 - 1911
Isaac de Tezanos
1839 - 1886
Guillermo Brown y Blanco
1838 - 1882
José Cándido Bustamante
1834 - 1885
Alejo González Garaño
1833 - 1890
Fermín Ferreira y Artigas
1831 - 1872
Dermidio de María
1836 - 1920
José Ladislao Terra
1835 - 1902