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Most Famous People from Uruguay
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Uruguay 170
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170 notable people in this slice of the dataset.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Uruguay during each.
Notable births in Uruguay peaked in the 1990s with 29 people.
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Sports is Uruguay's biggest group — 51% of all notables (86).
Uruguay over-indexes on sports — 2.4× the global rate.
Uruguay under-produces politics & law — only 0.5× the global rate.
Each band shows a profession family's share of Uruguay's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
The biggest birthplaces of fame — every city is a doorway.