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Famous Uruguayan Men

Uruguay might be the ultimate paradise for the jet-set crowd to unwind and lap up the beauties and bounties around, but that is not the sole feather in Uruguay’s hat. You will be rather surprised to know that this country, better lauded by the outside world for its architecture, barbecue, healing springs, and football, has also been home to some avant-garde men. That is right? Did you know that the birth the birth control pill was invented by a Uruguayan? Did you know that mammogram was first done in the Uruguayan city of Montevideo? Did you know that safety device for extraction of blood was also the brain child of a Uruguayan? With a wad of creative and resourceful lot in its kitty, Uruguay has always held its heroes — be it its authors, athletes, politicians, artists and other men of varying accomplishments in great esteem. Unearth all about the lives of some famous Uruguayan men in their biographies below. Exploring their timeline, trivia, and lesser-known facts will be worthy enough.
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 1 
Luis Suarez
(Uruguayan Professional Football Striker)
Luis Suarez
97
Birthdate: January 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Edinson Cavani
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Edinson Cavani
47
Birthdate: February 14, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 3 
José Mujica
(Former President of Uruguay)
José Mujica
28
Birthdate: May 20, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo
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 4 
Diego Forlán
(Uruguayan Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Diego Forlán
20
Birthdate: May 19, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
Diego Godín
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Centre-Back)
Diego Godín
14
Birthdate: February 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rosario, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 6 
Fernando Muslera
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Fernando Muslera
18
Birthdate: June 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 7 
Eduardo Galeano
(Uruguayan Journalist & Writer Best-Known for His Works ‘Las venas abiertas de América Latina’ & ‘Memoria del Fuego’)
Eduardo Galeano
5
Birthdate: September 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: April 13, 2015
 8 
Martín Cáceres
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Martín Cáceres
11
Birthdate: April 7, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Mario Benedetti
(Journalist, Novelist and Poet)
Mario Benedetti
3
Birthdate: September 14, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paso de los Toros, Uruguay
Died: May 17, 2009
 10 
Diego Lugano
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Central Defender)
Diego Lugano
5
Birthdate: November 2, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Canelones, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 11 
Álvaro Recoba
(Uruguayan Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward or Midfielder)
Álvaro Recoba
6
Birthdate: March 17, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 12 
Horacio Quiroga
(Uruguayan Playwright, Poet and Short Story Writer)
Horacio Quiroga
5
Birthdate: December 31, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Died: February 19, 1937
 13 
Jorge Drexler
(First Uruguayan Composer to Win an Academy Award)
Jorge Drexler
4
Birthdate: September 21, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
 14 
José Gervasio Artigas
(Politician, Military general)
José Gervasio Artigas
3
Birthdate: June 19, 1764
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: September 23, 1850
 15 
Carlos Páez Rodríguez
(Writer, Motivational speaker, Businessperson)
Carlos Páez Rodríguez
2
Birthdate: October 31, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo
 16 
Alcides Ghiggia
(Uruguayan-Italian Football Player Who Played as a Right Winger)
Alcides Ghiggia
3
Birthdate: December 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: July 16, 2015
 17 
Pablo Cuevas
(Uruguayan Professional Tennis Player)
Pablo Cuevas
6
Birthdate: January 1, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Concordia, Argentina
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 18 
Walter Gargano
(Uruguayan Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Walter Gargano
2
Birthdate: July 23, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paysandú, Uruguay
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 19 
Paolo Montero
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Central Defender / Left-Back)
Paolo Montero
3
Birthdate: September 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 20 
Jayson Granger
(Basketball player)
Jayson Granger
3
Birthdate: September 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 21 
Santiago Vescovi
(Basketball player)
Santiago Vescovi
2
Birthdate: September 14, 2001
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 22 
Enzo Francescoli
(Uruguayan Former Footballer Who Played as a Attacking Midfielder)
Enzo Francescoli
4
Birthdate: November 12, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 23 
Martin Mendez
(Bassist)
Martin Mendez
0
Birthdate: April 6, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
 24 
Sebastián Abreu
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Sebastián Abreu
5
Birthdate: October 17, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Minas, Uruguay
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 25 
Alfredo Evangelista
(Boxer)
Alfredo Evangelista
2
Birthdate: December 3, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 26 
Marcelo Zalayeta
(Uruguayan Former Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Marcelo Zalayeta
1
Birthdate: December 5, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 27 
Diego Aguirre
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Forward)
Diego Aguirre
1
Birthdate: September 13, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
Fede Alvarez
Fede Alvarez
4
Birthdate: February 9, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo
 29 
Gus Poyet
(Uruguayan Professional Football Manager and Former Footballer Midfielder)
Gus Poyet
4
Birthdate: November 15, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 30 
Walter Pandiani
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Walter Pandiani
3
Birthdate: April 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 31 
Sebastián Coates
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre Back)
Sebastián Coates
4
Birthdate: October 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 32 
Maxi Pereira
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Right-Back)
Maxi Pereira
2
Birthdate: June 8, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 33 
Diego Laxalt
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer, Who Plays as a Left-Back or a Left Winger)
Diego Laxalt
3
Birthdate: February 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 34 
Gustavo Rojo
(Actor)
Gustavo Rojo
3
Birthdate: September 5, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: April 22, 2017
 35 
Gonzalo Rodríguez
Gonzalo Rodríguez
2
Birthdate: January 22, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo
Died: September 11, 1999
 36 
José Batlle y Ordóñez
(Former President of Uruguay Who Served for Three-Terms Between 1899 and 1911)
José Batlle y Ordóñez
0
Birthdate: May 21, 1856
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: October 20, 1929
 37 
Tabaré Vázquez
(39th and 41st President of Uruguay (2005 - 2010, 2015 - 2020))
Tabaré Vázquez
9
Birthdate: January 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: December 6, 2020
 38 
Esteban Batista
(Basketball player)
Esteban Batista
0
Birthdate: September 2, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
 39 
Nicolás Lodeiro
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Nicolás Lodeiro
5
Birthdate: March 21, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paysandú, Uruguay
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 40 
Tab Ramos
(American Former Soccer Player and Former Head Coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship)
Tab Ramos
3
Birthdate: September 21, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 41 
Marcelo Buquet
(Actor)
Marcelo Buquet
1
Birthdate: October 4, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 42 
Rafael Viñoly
(Architect)
Rafael Viñoly
3
Birthdate: June 1, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
 43 
Jorge Fossati
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Jorge Fossati
0
Birthdate: November 22, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
 44 
Diego Pérez
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Diego Pérez
0
Birthdate: May 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
 45 
Carlos Páez Vilaró
(Artist)
Carlos Páez Vilaró
0
Birthdate: November 1, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo
Died: February 24, 2014
 46 
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo
(President)
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo
1
Birthdate: January 6, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo
 47 
Bruno Fornaroli
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward or Attacking Midfielder)
Bruno Fornaroli
3
Birthdate: September 7, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay Salto, Uruguay
 48 
Raúl Sendic
(Lawyer)
Raúl Sendic
0
Birthdate: March 16, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Flores Department, Uruguay
Died: April 28, 1989
 49 
Mauricio Rosencof
(Playwright)
Mauricio Rosencof
1
Birthdate: June 30, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Florida, Uruguay
 50 
Angel Bonanni
(Actor)
Angel Bonanni
6
Birthdate: February 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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