Notable Uruguayan Americans
- Jonathan Del Arco - Uruguayan born, American actor
- Pedro Sevcec - television reporter who works for America TV / Miami in the United States
- Fernando Clavijo - Former footballer/soccer player, currently retired.
- Natalia Cigliuti - American actress
- Fernando Espuelas - Uruguayan born, American naturalized entrepreneur, author, media personality and philanthropist
- Bruno Fonseca - (1958 – 1994) American artist who shifted between abstract and figurative styles and worked in both painting and sculpture. His father, Gonzalo Fonseca, was also an Uruguayan sculptor.
- Caio Fonseca - American painter. He is brother of Bruno Fonseca
- Isabel Fonseca - American writer
- Enrique Graf - Uruguayan born, American naturalized Musician
- Jorge Majfud - Uruguayan writer, professor at Jacksonville University
- Elizabeth Melendez - American actress and former model of Cuban and Uruguayan descent.
- Emir Rodríguez Monegal - (1921 – 1985) was a Uruguay a scholar, literary critic, and editor of Latin American literature
- Martín Núñez - Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Minnesota Stars FC in the North American Soccer League. the Florida State Final Four MVP and the Miami Herald Player of the Year as he led the team with thirty-four goals.
- Pedro Piedrabuena - American professional three-cushion billiards player
- Daniel Pontet - Uruguayan-born artist working in the US.
- Tab Ramos - Former footballer/soccer player, whom also served as co-assistant to U.S. team manager Bob Bradley from 2007-2011.
- Gabe Saporta - Vocalist of bands Midtown and Cobra Starship
- Martin Sorrondeguy - singer of bands Los Crudos and Limp Wrist, the founder of the DIY record label, Lengua Armada Discos, documentary film director and a prominent figure in both the straight edge scene and the queercore scene. He is a Uruguayan born and American raised.
- Miguel Terekhov - (1928 – 2012) Uruguayan-born American ballet dancer and ballet instructor.
- Carlos A. Vegh - Uruguayan academic economist and Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland.
- Agustín Viana - American -born, Uruguayan professional footballer
- Rafael Viñoly - Uruguayan architect living in the United States
- Ida Vitale - prolific writer from Montevideo who played an important role in the Uruguayan art movement "Generation of 1945".
- Adrian Vallarino - TV and Film producer and director born in Uruguay working in the United States
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