Uruguay
Uruguay ranks 418th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Granada, Kuwait City, and Schwerin. Memorable people born in Uruguay include Óscar Míguez, Álvaro Gestido, and Domingo Tejera. Memorable people who died in Uruguay include Manuel Oribe, Carlos Romero, and Lorenzo Batlle y Grau. Uruguay has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Uruguay is located in Uruguay.
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of around 3.4 million, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 1964, Uruguay was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Óscar Míguez, Álvaro Gestido, and Domingo Tejera. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Uruguay including Manuel Oribe, Carlos Romero, and Lorenzo Batlle y Grau.
People Born in Uruguay
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Óscar Míguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1
Álvaro Gestido
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1957
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2
Domingo Tejera
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 3
Miguel Capuccini
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 4
Eusebio Tejera
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 5
Emilio Recoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1992
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 6
Carlos Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 7
Juan Carlos González
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 8
Conduelo Píriz
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 9
Rubén Morán
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1978
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
Julio César Britos
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1998
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 11
Ángel Melogno
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Uruguay
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Luis Maidana
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 21
Roberto Sosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2008
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 23
José Urruzmendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 26
Héctor Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 27
Carmen Posadas
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 29
Walter Mantegazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2006
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 30
People Deceased in Uruguay
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Manuel Oribe
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1857
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1
Carlos Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2
Lorenzo Batlle y Grau
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3
Luis Eduardo Pérez
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1841
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 4
Francisco Antonino Vidal
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 5
Alberto Cardaccio
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Uruguay were soccer players (32), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (4), and soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Uruguay, including Óscar Míguez, Carlos Romero, and Juan Carlos González. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Uruguay, including Óscar Míguez, Álvaro Gestido, and Domingo Tejera.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Uruguay since 1700.
