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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Birthdate: January 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Edinson Cavani(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Birthdate: February 14, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: May 20, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo
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Diego Forlán
(Uruguayan Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: May 19, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Diego Godín
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Centre-Back)
Birthdate: February 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rosario, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Fernando Muslera
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: June 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Eduardo Galeano(Uruguayan Journalist & Writer Best-Known for His Works ‘Las venas abiertas de América Latina’ & ‘Memoria del Fuego’)
Birthdate: September 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: April 13, 2015
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Martín Cáceres
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Birthdate: April 7, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Mario Benedetti
(Journalist, Novelist and Poet)
Birthdate: September 14, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paso de los Toros, Uruguay
Died: May 17, 2009
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Diego Lugano
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Central Defender)
Birthdate: November 2, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Canelones, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Álvaro Recoba
(Uruguayan Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward or Midfielder)
Birthdate: March 17, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Horacio Quiroga
(Uruguayan Playwright, Poet and Short Story Writer)
Birthdate: December 31, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Died: February 19, 1937
Birthdate: September 21, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
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José Gervasio Artigas
(Politician, Military general)
Birthdate: June 19, 1764
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: September 23, 1850
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Carlos Páez Rodríguez
(Writer, Motivational speaker, Businessperson)
Birthdate: October 31, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo
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Alcides Ghiggia
(Uruguayan-Italian Football Player Who Played as a Right Winger)
Birthdate: December 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: July 16, 2015
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Pablo Cuevas
(Uruguayan Professional Tennis Player)
Birthdate: January 1, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Concordia, Argentina
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Walter Gargano
(Uruguayan Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Birthdate: July 23, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paysandú, Uruguay
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Paolo Montero
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Central Defender / Left-Back)
Birthdate: September 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Jayson Granger
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: September 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Santiago Vescovi
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: September 14, 2001
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Enzo Francescoli
(Uruguayan Former Footballer Who Played as a Attacking Midfielder)
Birthdate: November 12, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: April 6, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
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Sebastián Abreu
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: October 17, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Minas, Uruguay
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Alfredo Evangelista
(Boxer)
Birthdate: December 3, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Marcelo Zalayeta
(Uruguayan Former Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: December 5, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Diego Aguirre
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Forward)
Birthdate: September 13, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: February 9, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo
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Gus Poyet
(Uruguayan Professional Football Manager and Former Footballer Midfielder)
Birthdate: November 15, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Walter Pandiani
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: April 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Sebastián Coates
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre Back)
Birthdate: October 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Maxi Pereira
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Right-Back)
Birthdate: June 8, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Diego Laxalt
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer, Who Plays as a Left-Back or a Left Winger)
Birthdate: February 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 5, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: April 22, 2017
Birthdate: January 22, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo
Died: September 11, 1999
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José Batlle y Ordóñez
(Former President of Uruguay Who Served for Three-Terms Between 1899 and 1911)
Birthdate: May 21, 1856
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: October 20, 1929
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Tabaré Vázquez(39th and 41st President of Uruguay (2005 - 2010, 2015 - 2020))
Birthdate: January 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: December 6, 2020
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Esteban Batista
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: September 2, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
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Nicolás Lodeiro
(Uruguayan Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Birthdate: March 21, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paysandú, Uruguay
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Tab Ramos
(American Former Soccer Player and Former Head Coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship)
Birthdate: September 21, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: October 4, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: June 1, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
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Jorge Fossati
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: November 22, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
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Diego Pérez
(Uruguayan Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Birthdate: May 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Birthdate: November 1, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo
Died: February 24, 2014
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Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo
(President)
Birthdate: January 6, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montevideo
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Bruno Fornaroli
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward or Attacking Midfielder)
Birthdate: September 7, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay Salto, Uruguay
Birthdate: March 16, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Flores Department, Uruguay
Died: April 28, 1989
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Mauricio Rosencof
(Playwright)
Birthdate: June 30, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Florida, Uruguay
Birthdate: February 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)