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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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0184 LAWYER

Lourdes Gillespie Baird

Born 1935

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0209 LAWYER

Blasco Peñaherrera Padilla

Born 1934

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0219 LAWYER

Virgilio Hernández Enríquez

Born 1965

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0232 LAWYER

Pamela Aguirre Zambonino

Born 1984

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0252 LAWYER

Luis Felipe Borja Pérez

1845 - 1912

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0261 LAWYER

Francisco José Urrutia Holguín

1910 - 1981

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0268 LAWYER

Óscar Vela

Born 1968

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0301 LAWYER

Marcelo Dotti

Born 1942

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0319 LAWYER

Patricio Pazmiño Freire

Born 1957

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0333 LAWYER

Camila Moreno Subía

Born 1990

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0334 LAWYER

Patricio Romero Barberis

1931 - 2005

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0343 LAWYER

René Maugé

Born 1938

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0376 LAWYER

Antonio Rodríguez Vicens

Born 1945

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0390 LAWYER

Julio Moreno Espinosa

1915 - 2004

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