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QUITO
Most Famous People Born in Quito, Ecuador
- Notable people
- 402
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1955
- Most distinctive
- Model 4.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Quito during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Quito Is Known For
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Football is Quito's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (84).
Quito over-indexes on model — 4.8× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Quito's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Lucio Gutiérrez
Born 1957
Arturo Rodas
Born 1954
Carlos Sevilla
Born 1950
Jaime Zapata (painter)
Born 1957
Chico Borja
Born 1959
Alfonso Reece Dousdebés
Born 1955
Steve Saint
Born 1951
Miguel Betancourt
Born 1958
Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota
Born 1951
Santiago Páez
Born 1958
Luis Zúñiga
Born 1955
René Coba Galarza
Born 1957
Natasha Salguero
Born 1952
Hugo Bastidas
Born 1955
Erika Sylva Charvet
Born 1951
Pavel Égüez
Born 1959
Enrique Ojeda (scholar)
Born 1950
Wilma Andrade
Born 1956
Wilma Salgado
Born 1952
Marcelo Tejada
Born 1952
Jürg Oleas
Born 1957
Carlos Michelena
Born 1954
Orlando Narváez
Born 1958
Ximena Bohórquez
Born 1956
Luis Viracocha
Born 1954
Jorge Gabela
1954 - 2010
Douglas Moya
Born 1951
Fabián Paz y Miño
Born 1953
Paco Velasco
Born 1958
Ricardo Torres Gavela
Born 1953
Patricio Pazmiño Freire
Born 1957
José Jacinto Vega
Born 1958
César Rohon
Born 1956
Francisco Carrión
Born 1953
Luis Granda
Born 1955
Edison Chávez
1954 - 2019
Mauricio Larrea
Born 1955
Ramiro Gallo Peneyda
1956 - 2003
Cecilia Velástegui
Born 1953
Carlos Arcos Cabrera
Born 1951
Ángel Guevara
1955 - 2011