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) and 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
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.
1927 - 2006
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1
1907 - 1957
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2
1899 - 1969
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 3
1904 - 1980
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 4
1922 - 2002
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 5
1904 - 1992
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 6
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 7
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 8
1905 - 1976
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 9
1930 - 1978
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
1926 - 1998
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 11
1905 - 1945
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 12
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 21
1935 - 2008
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 23
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 26
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 27
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 29
1952 - 2006
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 30
1792 - 1857
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 2
1810 - 1887
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 3
1774 - 1841
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 4
1825 - 1889
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 5
1949 - 2015
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 6
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).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Uruguay since 1700.