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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 2000s Clear ×
Kevin Ramírez (footballer, born 1994)
Born 2001
Facundo Milán
Born 2001
Gustavo Viera (Uruguayan footballer)
Born 2000
Facundo Torres
Born 2000
Ezequiel Busquets
Born 2000
Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro
Born 2001
Sofía Marrero
Born 2000
Lucas Ribeiro
Born 2000
José Neris
Born 2000
Brian Ferrares
Born 2000
Pablo Neris
Born 2000
Maximiliano Araújo
Born 2000