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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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0011 FOOTBALL

Christian Benítez

1986 - 2013

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0015 FOOTBALL

Oswaldo Minda

Born 1983

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0016 FOOTBALL

Christian Lara (footballer)

Born 1980

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0019 FOOTBALL

Fernando Guerrero (footballer)

Born 1989

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0022 FOOTBALL

Luis Bolaños

Born 1985

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0027 FOOTBALL

Pablo Palacios

Born 1982

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0028 FOOTBALL

Diego Calderón

Born 1986

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0045 POLITICIAN

Gabriela Rivadeneira

Born 1983

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0047 FOOTBALL

Luis Checa

Born 1983

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0052 FOOTBALL

Fernando Hidalgo

Born 1985

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0058 FOOTBALL

Alex Colón

Born 1986

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0064 FOOTBALL

Henry León

Born 1983

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0077 MODEL

Fernanda Cornejo

Born 1989

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0083 FOOTBALL

Henry Patta

Born 1987

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0100 FOOTBALL

Roberto Michael Castro

Born 1989

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0117 FOOTBALL

Pedro Romo (footballer)

Born 1989

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0118 SINGER

Larissa Rieß

Born 1988

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0133 RUNNER

Miguel Ángel Almachi

Born 1985

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0150 FOOTBALL

Miguel Bravo

Born 1986

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0151 SINGER

Gabriela Villalba

Born 1984

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0165 SPORT

Emilio Falla

Born 1986

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0178 JOURNALIST

Estéfani Espín

Born 1985

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0188 SPORT

Karl Egloff

Born 1981

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0192 ACTOR

Giselle Calderón

Born 1987

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0195 ACTOR

Tábata Gálvez

Born 1980

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0206 FOOTBALL

Gabriel Espinosa

Born 1988

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0220 FOOTBALL

Mabel Velarde

Born 1988

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0232 LAWYER

Pamela Aguirre Zambonino

Born 1984

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0248 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Ximena Zamora

Born 1985

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0264 JOURNALIST

Ronald Farina

Born 1980

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0277 FOOTBALL

Luis Preti

Born 1983

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0278 HIJA

Paola Mahuad Calderón

Born 1981

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0282 ACTOR

Jonathan Estrada Becerra

Born 1986

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0284 FOOTBALL

André Skiadas

Born 1985

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0290 WRITER

Jorge Luis Cáceres

Born 1982

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0300 KARATE

Jacqueline Factos Henao

Born 1985

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0306 FOOTBALL

Daniel Samaniego

Born 1986

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0307 FOOTBALL

Elvis Vásquez

Born 1989

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0308 FOOTBALL

Miguel Álvarez Zambrano

Born 1989

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0325 BUSINESS

Carlos Moncayo

Born 1981

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0339 WRITER

Roberto Ramírez Paredes

Born 1982

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0346 FILM

Camilo Coba

Born 1986

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0377 FOOTBALL

Juan José Bermeo

Born 1986

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0380 FOOTBALL

Gary Cortés

Born 1988

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0383 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Cobo

Born 1987

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0394 PERIODISMO

Javier Alejandro Quelal Sabando

Born 1988

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0395 FOOTBALL

Jefferson Villacís

Born 1988

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0396 FOOTBALL

Gabriel Renato Vásquez

Born 1984

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