The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history, the colonial period (1516–1811), the period of nation-building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent country.
Alberto Guani (1877–1956) was an Uruguayan jurist, diplomat and the Vice President from 1943 to 1947.
Dr. Gabriel Terra Leivas was the President of Uruguay from 1931 to 1938.
Juan Campisteguy Oxcoby was a Uruguayan soldier, lawyer, and President of Uruguay (1927–1931).
Italian Uruguayans are Uruguayan-born citizens who are either fully/partially of Italian descent or Italian-born people in Uruguay. It is estimated that more than 1/3 of the Uruguayan population is of Italian descent. Along with its neighboring country, Argentina, Italian immigration to Uruguay are one of the largest, if not the largest, and central ethnic groups towards Uruguay's modern day culture and society along with Spanish Uruguayans, exhibiting significant connections to the Italian culture in terms of language, customs and traditions. These waves of Italian immigrants started forming in 1857 up until 1940. Outside of Italy, Uruguay has one of the highest percentages of Italians in the world.
Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé is a Uruguayan lawyer and political figure.
Juan Pablo Terra (1924–1991) was a Uruguayan architect and political figure.
Horacio Terra Arocena (1894–1985) was a Uruguayan architect and political figure.
Héctor Macchiavello was an Uruguayan footballer who played for Racing de Montevideo in Uruguay, Audax Italiano in Chile and the Uruguay national football team in the Copa América 1935. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Casa Central del Banco República is a building, seat of the administration of the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. It is located in Ciudad Vieja of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Basque Uruguayans are citizens of Uruguay who are of Basque ancestry.
Julio Vilamajó Echaniz was one of the best known Uruguayan architects. He was a member of the Board of Design Consultants for the construction of the United Nations headquarters together with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer.
The German community in Uruguay is small but significant; it numbers ca. 10,000 German expatriates and 40,000 people of German descent. Most of them live in the Montevideo area, although there are German minorities in Paysandú, Río Negro, San José and Canelones.
Emigration from Uruguay is a migratory phenomenon that has been taking place in Uruguay since the early 20th century.
María Julia Muñoz is a Uruguayan doctor in medicine and politician. Formerly a Uruguayan Minister for Public Health, she is now a Minister of Education and Culture for Uruguay, as of March 1, 2015.
