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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football84
  2. Politician70
  3. Writer26
  4. Painter18
  5. Actor16
  6. Lawyer14
  7. Poet9
  8. Diplomat9
  1. Model54.8×
  2. Diplomat93.8×
  3. Novelist53.1×
  4. Physician72.5×
  5. Poet92.2×
  6. Lawyer142.0×
  7. Writer262.0×
  8. Football841.9×

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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0012 FILM

Sebastián Cordero

Born 1972

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0021 FOOTBALL

Giovanny Espinoza

Born 1977

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0036 ACTOR

Diego Serrano

Born 1973

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0055 PAINTER

Alberto Montt

Born 1972

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0056 ACTOR

Liliana Castro

Born 1979

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0060 FOOTBALL

William Araujo

Born 1979

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0079 PLAYER

Pablo Campana

Born 1972

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0084 FOOTBALL

Juan Aguinaga

Born 1978

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0094 SINGER

Juan Fernando Velasco

Born 1972

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0098 PIANIST

Boris Cepeda

Born 1974

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0112 RACEWALKER

Xavier Moreno

Born 1979

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0113 POLITICIAN

María Paula Romo

Born 1979

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0127 FOOTBALL

Carlos Ernesto Castro

Born 1978

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0130 RUNNER

Sandra Ruales

Born 1974

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0135 WRITER

Aleyda Quevedo

Born 1972

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0148 FOOTBALL

Franklin Anangonó

Born 1974

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0149 POLITICIAN

Alexandra Ocles

Born 1979

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0152 FOOTBALL

Santiago Jácome

Born 1973

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0153 FOOTBALL

Edison Maldonado

Born 1972

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0158 FOOTBALL

Omar de Jesús

Born 1976

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0173 POLITICIAN

Mauricio Rodas

Born 1975

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0177 FOOTBALL

Wagner Rivera

Born 1972

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0183 MODEL

Susana Rivadeneira

Born 1979

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0196 AUTHOR

Felipe Correa

Born 1976

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0200 POLITICIAN

Macarena Valarezo

Born 1972

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0204 POLITICIAN

Paola Vintimilla

Born 1971

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0208 ACTOR

Marisol Romero

Born 1970

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0221 CARTOONIST

Power Paola

Born 1977

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0244 ACTOR

Carolina Lizarazo

Born 1977

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0247 SOCIOLOGIST

Geovanni Atarihuana

Born 1972

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0250 ECONOMIST

René Ramírez Gallegos

Born 1975

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0251 PHOTOGRAPHER

Simón Brauer

Born 1973

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0256 ECONOMISTA

Carlos de la Torre

Born 1971

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0272 DISCOVER

Amaruk Kayshapanta

Born 1970

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0292 POLITICIAN

Pabel Muñoz

Born 1975

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0295 PARLIAMENT

María José Carrión

Born 1977

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0322 FOOTBALL

Christian Castro (futbolista)

Born 1978

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0326 CIVIL SERVICE

Johana Pesántez

Born 1975

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0327 WRITER

Paúl Puma

Born 1972

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0331 FOOTBALL

Mario Lastra

Born 1979

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0348 PAINTER

Oswaldo Calisto Rivera

1979 - 2000

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0352 ACTOR

David Andrade (actor)

Born 1978

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0366 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Mónica Chalá

Born 1973

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0375 SINGER

Luis Rueda (cantante)

Born 1973

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0385 ÁRBITR

Diego Lara

Born 1979

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0386 COMMUNICATION

Valeria Betancourt

Born 1970

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0398 POLITICIAN

Fausto Cayambe

1976 - 2016

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