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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Montevideo during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 470 notable births.

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 football3.7× the global rate.

Montevideo under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football1,413
  2. Politician258
  3. Writer235
  4. Actor146
  5. Lawyer122
  6. Painter78
  7. Journalist75
  8. Singer63
  1. Football1,4133.7×
  2. Writer2352.1×
  3. Lawyer1222.0×
  1. Politician2580.6×

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.

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3,494 notable people

3301 JOURNALIST

Filipe de Oliveira Néri

1820 - 1869

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3302 PROFESOR

Ricardo Prato

Born 1944

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3303 BUSINESS

Fortunato Anzoátegui

1876 - 1924

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3304 FOOTBALL

Santiago Gáspari

Born 1994

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3305 FOOTBALL

Luis Gómez (Fußballspieler, 1994)

Born 1994

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3306 FOOTBALL

Christian Paiva

Born 1995

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3307 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Restivo

1936 - 2003

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3308 FOOTBALL

Diego Cardozo Barboza

Born 1983

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3309 FOOTBALL

Nicolás Viera

Born 1998

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3310 SINGER

Lucila Ramos Mañé

Born 1953

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3311 LAWYER

Mario Cantón

1925 - 2006

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3312 FOOTBALL

Juan Fernández (Fußballspieler, 1991)

Born 1991

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3313 MILITAR

Bernardo Henestrosa

1801 - 1842

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3314 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Pereyra (político)

Born 1966

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3315 LAWYER

Eduardo Lahitte

1803 - 1874

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3316 BUSINESS

Martin Giura

Born 1986

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3317 POLITICIAN

Ulises Pivel Devoto

1923 - 1981

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3318 POLITICIAN

Ángel Rath

1925 - 1983

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3319 FOOTBALL

Santiago Riso

Born 1990

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3320 ACTOR

Dervy Vilas

1933 - 2019

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3321 SPORT

Leonel Gabriel

1919 - 2005

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3322 FOOTBALL

Lucas Rodríguez (Fußballspieler, 1999)

Born 1999

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3323 FOOTBALL

Nahuel Roldán

Born 1998

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3324 FOOTBALL

Diego Soria

Born 1993

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3325 FOOTBALL

Gonzalo Falcón

Born 1996

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3326 LAWYER

Carlos Varela Rodríguez

Born 1929

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3327 FOOTBALL

Julio Borelli

1903 - 1990

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3328 FOOTBALL

Pedro Vigorito

Born 1913

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3329 DIPLOMAT

Álvaro Moerzinger

Born 1949

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3330 FOOTBALL

Emiliano Llanes

Born 1995

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3331 FOOTBALL

Matías Bandera

Born 1997

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3332 PRIEST

Kléber Silva Iribarnegaray

1925 - 1977

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3333 TRADE UNION

Mario Rossi Garretano

Born 1942

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3334 FOOTBALL

Matías Laúz

Born 1991

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3335 FOOTBALL

Maximiliano Gómez (Fußballspieler, 1993)

Born 1993

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3336 FOOTBALL

Sebastián Ruiz Díaz

Born 1993

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3337 FOOTBALL

Mathías Choca

Born 1993

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3338 FOOTBALL

Matías Pereira

Born 1992

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3339 MILITAR

Benito Álvarez

1779 - 1813

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3340 POLITICIAN

Primavera Garbarino

-

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3341 FOOTBALL

Apraham Yeladian

Born 1958

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3342 SPORT

Juan Bucetta

Born 1927

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3343 FOOTBALL

Juan Antonio Tchakidjian

Born 1948

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3344 POLITICIAN

Carlos Varela Nestier

Born 1957

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3345 FOOTBALL

Andy Fonseca

Born 1996

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3346 MISSING

Pedro Trápani

1783 - 1837

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3347 LAWYER

Eugenio Xavier de Mello

-

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3348 FOOTBALL

Federico Puente

Born 1995

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3349 PRISIONER

Melchora Rodríguez de Beláustegui

1780 - 1850

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3350 MILITAR

Luis de la Robla

1780 - 1844

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3351 FOOTBALL

Gerónimo D’Oliveira

Born 1995

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3352 FOOTBALL

Leandro Silva Iglesias

Born 1987

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3353 DANCER

Isolina Núñez

1894 - 1976

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3354 OFFICER

Gerónimo Cardozo

1938 - 2016

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3355 MILITAR

José Antonio Costa

1817 - 1877

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3356 FOOTBALL

Federico García (Fußballspieler, 1994)

Born 1994

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3357 FOOTBALL

Maximiliano Pereira Cardozo

Born 1993

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3358 MILITAR

Francisco Lasala

1805 - 1859

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3359 COACH

Claudio Guerra

Born 1966

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3360 LAWYER

Álvaro F. Lorenzo

Born 1966

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3361 ACTOR

Esther Boggini

Died 1907

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3362 FOOTBALL

Elías Sandez

Born 1995

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3363 FOOTBALL

Facundo Muñoz

Born 1996

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3364 PERCUSSIONIST

Alvaro Salas

Born 1953

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3365 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Velázquez

Born 1995

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3366 PROGRAMMER

Ignacio Rodríguez (programmer)

Born 1999

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3367 SPORT

Mauro Tornaría

Born 1982

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3368 SCHWIMMER

Raúl Castro (Wasserballspieler)

-

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3369 FOOTBALL

Damián Gómez

Born 1994

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3370 FOOTBALL

Héctor Resola

Born 1953

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3371 FOOTBALL

Maximiliano Nandín

Born 1996

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3372 WORKER

Armando Arnone

1952 - 1976

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3373 FOOTBALL

Rolando Tortora

Born 1912

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3374 ARCHITECT

Charna Furman

Born 1941

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3375 FOOTBALL

Diego González (Fußballspieler, 1996)

Born 1996

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3376 FOOTBALL

Yan Buzón

Born 1993

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3377 FOOTBALL

Francisco Mederos

Born 1994

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3378 POLITICIAN

Martín Laventure

-

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3379 SPORT

Gonzalo Iglesias Fernández

Born 1993

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3380 POLITICIAN

Pedro Cosio Masden

1873 - 1943

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3381 FOOTBALL

Daniel Duarte (Fußballspieler, 1991)

Born 1991

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3382 FOOTBALL

Cristopher Rodríguez

Born 1994

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3383 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Minutti

1934 - 2008

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3384 ACTOR

Hebe Podestá

Born 1884

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3385 FOOTBALL

Nicolás Díaz Baffico

Born 1990

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3386 FOOTBALL

Rodolfo Falero

Born 1974

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3387 MILITAR

Lorenzo Álvarez

1805 - 1841

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3388 DIPUTADO

Rafael Zufriategui

Born 1773

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3389 PHYSICIAN

Louis Antony Micheloni

Born 1878

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3390 POLITICIAN

Mario Álvarez Giambruno

Born 1958

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3391 ACTOR

Juan Alberto Sobrino

1934 - 2004

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3392 DIPLOMAT

José Luis Cancela

Born 1961

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3393 CONDUCTOR

Tabaré Perlas

Born 1972

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3394 LAWYER

Luis Torello

Born 1928

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3395 LAWYER

Martín Aguirre Pérez

1847 - 1909

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3396 PIANIST

Polly Ferman

-

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3397 SPORT

Joaquín Pereyra Cantero

Born 1994

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3398 WRITER

Claudia Magliano

Born 1974

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3399 FOOTBALL

Héctor Loureiro

Born 1952

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3400 FOOTBALL

Egidio Arioni

Born 1893

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3401 ARTIST

Andrea Ferreyra

Born 1970

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3402 MILITAR

Domingo Estanislao de Luaces

1821 - 1822

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3403 FOOTBALL

Ruben Morales

Born 1952

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3404 ACTOR

Nelly Weissel

1920 - 2010

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3405 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Espala

1958 - 1999

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3406 TRADE UNION

Carlos Reutor

Born 1974

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3407 POLITICIAN

Santiago Sayago

1793 - 1863

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3408 DIPLOMAT

Juan Felipe Yriart

1919 - 2008

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3409 FILÓSOF

Julio Fernández Techera

Born 1966

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3410 LAWYER

Cayetano Campana

1790 - 1871

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3411 SPORT

Washington Castro (futbolista)

Born 1957

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3412 POLITICIAN

Faustino López

1803 - 1864

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3413 JOURNALIST

Daniel Branáa

1954 - 2018

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3414 CARICATURIST

Andrés Bellizzi

1952 - 1977

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3415 PLAYER

Anselmo Berrondo

1920 - 1985

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3416 DIPLOMAT

Víctor Harel

Born 1944

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3417 CHOREOGRAPHER

Hebe Rosa

Born 1932

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3418 POLITICIAN

Guillermo Álvarez Iriarte

1939 - 2004

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3419 PRENSA

Luis Parodi Sachetti

Born 1945

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3420 BASKET

Gonzalo Caneiro

Born 1971

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3421 FOOTBALL

Carlos Britos

Born 1972

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3422 PLAYWRIGHT

Washington Barale

1923 - 1977

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3423 MILITAR

Carlos Catalá

1824 - 1863

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3424 OFFICER

José María Torres (army's officer)

Born 1794

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3425 FOOTBALL

Rodrigo García (entrenador)

Born 1981

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3426 ACTOR

Sebastián Vilar

-

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3427 FOOTBALL

Enrico Arioni

Born 1895

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3428 FOOTBALL

César Olivera

Born 1964

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3429 FOOTBALL

Mauro Asplanato

Born 1992

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3430 ENGINEER

Luis Giorgi

1896 - 1967

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3431 LAWYER

Patricio Rodé

1936 - 2005

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3432 FOOTBALL

Cristian Alexander Morán

Born 1980

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3433 POLITICIAN

Augusto Legnani

1912 - 1987

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3434 POLITICIAN

Ángel Fachinetti

1931 - 2004

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3435 FOOTBALL

Brian Ferrares

Born 2000

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3436 FOOTBALL

Carlos Enrique Barcos

Born 1957

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3437 FOOTBALL

Óscar Dastés

Born 1978

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3438 PLAYER

Nicolás Ronchi

Born 1983

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3439 FOOTBALL

Ademar Saccone

Born 1934

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3440 FOOTBALL

Diego Marticorena

Born 1985

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3441 FOOTBALL

Hebert Daniel Fernández De Onofrio

Born 1973

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3442 FOOTBALL

Miguel Berriel

1957 - 1987

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3443 LAWYER

José Ladislao Terra

1835 - 1902

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3444 POLITICIAN

Dionisio Trillo

1822 - 1864

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3445 BALLET

Olga Bérgolo

Born 1939

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3446 FOOTBALL

Attilio Firpi

1880 - 1962

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3447 MODEL

Sabrina Martínez

Born 1988

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3448 FOOTBALL

Hugo Pilo

Born 1976

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3449 BASKET

Marcel Souberbielle

Born 1991

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3450 FOOTBALL

Víctor Guaglianone

Born 1936

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3451 POLITICIAN

Manuel de Arrotea

1793 - 1861

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3452 FOOTBALL

Emiliano Álvarez Longo

Born 1996

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3453 FOOTBALL

Cristian Paz

Born 1988

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3454 FOOTBALL

Miguel Mesones

Born 1968

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3455 POLITICIAN

Francisco Llambí

1788 - 1837

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3456 FOOTBALL

William Davies (Fußballspieler)

Died 1956

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3457 POLITICIAN

Silvestre Blanco

1783 - 1840

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3458 POLITICIAN

Daniel Puig Terra

1939 - 2003

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3459 SPORT

Aníbal Zapicán Falco

1893 - 1961

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3460 ARTIST

Mario D’Angelo

1936 - 2007

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3461 ARCHITECT

Rosario Etchebarne

-

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3462 POLITICIAN

Tabaré González (Politiker)

1936 - 2013

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3463 POLITICIAN

Esther Couto

Born 1960

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3464 PIANIST

Carlos Balbi

Born 1968

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3465 FOOTBALL

Raúl Vaz

Born 1988

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3466 MILITAR

Ottavio Ricaldoni

1877 - 1965

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3467 FOOTBALL

Sebastián Cáceres

Born 1999

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3468 FOOTBALL

Facundo Silvera

Born 1997

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3469 FOOTBALL

Martín Barrios

Born 1999

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3470 JOURNALIST

Raúl Fontaina

1931 - 2008

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3471 FOOTBALL

Cristian Antúnez

Born 1999

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3472 FOOTBALL

Mathías Pintos

Born 1999

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3473 FOOTBALL

Agustín Oliveros

Born 1998

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3474 FOOTBALL

Jean Rosso

Born 1997

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3475 LAWYER

José Balbino Soares

1823 - 1893

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3476 MENOR

Daniel Barbitta

1756 - 1822

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3477 FOOTBALL

Pablo Neris

Born 2000

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3478 FOOTBALL

Angélica Souza

Born 1979

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3479 FOOTBALL

Maximiliano Araújo

Born 2000

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3480 FOOTBALL

Francisco Ginella

Born 1999

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3481 FOOTBALL

Juan Carlos Toja Pintos

1926 - 2011

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3482 ACTOR

Daniel Bérgolo

1945 - 2009

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3483 RADIO

Daniel Ayala (Moderator)

Born 1961

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3484 FOOTBALL

Diego Rariz

Born 1978

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3485 FOOTBALL

Anthony Rijo

Born 1999

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3486 THEATRE

Raúl Antonio Baldomir

Born 1942

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3487 POLITICIAN

José Antuña

Died 1869

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3488 FOOTBALL

Manuel Verdes Regueira

Died 2012

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3489 JOURNALIST

Roberto Belo

Born 1969

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3490 FOOTBALL

Marcelo Yaurreche

-

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3491 FOOTBALL

Roberto Fager

Died 2012

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3492 DIPLOMAT

José Richling

1874 - 1950

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3493 FOOTBALL

Robert Pérez

Born 1968

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3494 BOXER

Guillermo Porteiro

Born 1921

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