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Most Famous Uruguayan Athletes

Sports 86
Uruguay 170
889 LS Luis Suárez Luis Suárez Uruguayan Football b. 1987
8,020 DG Diego Godín Diego Godín Uruguayan Football b. 1986
16,443 CR Cristian Rodríguez Cristian Rodríguez Uruguayan Football b. 1985
19,028 DL Diego Lugano Diego Lugano Uruguayan Football b. 1980
24,517 NL Nicolás Lodeiro Nicolás Lodeiro Uruguayan Football b. 1989
27,962 AH Abel Hernández Abel Hernández Uruguayan Football b. 1990
29,096 LT Lucas Torreira Lucas Torreira Uruguayan Football b. 1996
34,849 ML Mauricio Lemos Mauricio Lemos Uruguayan Football b. 1995
36,944 GD Giorgian De Arrascaeta Giorgian De Arrascaeta Uruguayan Football b. 1994
38,832 SA Sebastián Abreu Sebastián Abreu Uruguayan Football b. 1976
46,243 CB Carlos Bueno Carlos Bueno Uruguayan Football b. 1980
47,430 SV Sebastián Viera Sebastián Viera Uruguayan Football b. 1983
55,301 EA Emiliano Alfaro Uruguayan Football b. 1988
56,968 MC Martín Campaña Martín Campaña Uruguayan Football b. 1989
57,907 CC Chory Castro Chory Castro Uruguayan Football b. 1984
60,175 RB Rodrigo Bentancur Rodrigo Bentancur Uruguayan Football b. 1997
61,768 ÁF Álvaro Fernández Álvaro Fernández Uruguayan Football b. 1985
66,401 NN Nahitan Nández Nahitan Nández Uruguayan Football b. 1995
69,180 AS Andrés Scotti Andrés Scotti Uruguayan Football b. 1975
69,569 JG Juan Guillermo Castillo Juan Guillermo Castillo Uruguayan Football b. 1978
70,948 NS Nicolás Schiappacasse Nicolás Schiappacasse Uruguayan Football b. 1999
86,778 DI Diego Ifrán Uruguayan Football b. 1987
87,092 FR Federico Ricca Uruguayan Football b. 1994
90,803 LM Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Uruguayan Football 1945–2013
92,752 EA Emiliano Albín Uruguayan Football b. 1989
101,066 GG Gianni Guigou Uruguayan Football b. 1975
123,704 EC Esteban Conde Esteban Conde Uruguayan Football b. 1983
130,038 JÁ Jonathan Álvez Jonathan Álvez Uruguayan Football b. 1988
135,344 JR Juan Ramón Carrasco Juan Ramón Carrasco Uruguayan Football b. 1956
136,050 WC Wilmar Cabrera Uruguayan Football b. 1959
146,541 JO José Oscar Herrera Uruguayan Football b. 1965
149,495 JA Julio Abbadie Julio Abbadie Uruguayan Football 1930–2014
152,398 HT Horacio Troche Uruguayan Football 1935–2014
164,153 VR Venancio Ramos Uruguayan Football b. 1959
177,102 GD Guillermo de Amores Guillermo de Amores Uruguayan Football b. 1994
180,422 MA Michele Andreolo Michele Andreolo Uruguayan Football 1912–1981
180,447 JM Juan Mujica Juan Mujica Uruguayan Football 1943–2016
186,232 SO Santiago Ostolaza Uruguayan Football b. 1962
193,801 EV Ernesto Vidal Ernesto Vidal Uruguayan Football 1921–1974
197,389 WM William Martínez William Martínez Uruguayan Football 1928–1997
198,774 FJ Felipe Jorge Rodríguez Uruguayan Football b. 1990
211,094 OV Ondino Viera Ondino Viera Uruguayan Football 1901–1997
211,863 NG Néstor Gonçalves Néstor Gonçalves Uruguayan Football 1936–2016
218,978 ZS Zoilo Saldombide Uruguayan Football 1905–1981
244,553 SU Santiago Urrutia Santiago Urrutia Uruguayan Racing b. 1996
259,981 ER Emilio Recoba Uruguayan Football 1904–1992
263,105 JC Juan Carlos Masnik Juan Carlos Masnik Uruguayan Football b. 1943
267,605 LR Luis Romero (Uruguayan footballer) Uruguayan Football b. 1968
269,438 IL Irineo Leguisamo Irineo Leguisamo Uruguayan Jockey 1903–1985
274,019 DT Darwin Torres Uruguayan Football b. 1991
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Inside Uruguay Athletes

86 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous uruguay athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Uruguay Athletes peaked in the 1990s with 29 people.

What Uruguay Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Uruguay Athletes's biggest group — 94% of all notables (81).

Uruguay Athletes over-index on football — 10.2× the global rate.

  1. Football81
  2. Sport2
  3. Racing1
  4. Jockey1
  5. Athletic1
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City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Uruguay Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.