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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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Marcelo Dotti
Born 1942
Roque Sevilla
Born 1947
Martha de Salas
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Douglas Moya
Born 1951
María Sol Corral
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Daniel Samaniego
Born 1986
Elvis Vásquez
Born 1989
Miguel Álvarez Zambrano
Born 1989
Marco Montaño
Born 1992
General Vicente Aguirre
1771 - 1858
Fabián Paz y Miño
Born 1953
Mosquito Mosquera
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Paco Velasco
Born 1958
Diego Hurtado
Born 1995
Carmen Heymann
1944 - 2012
Rafael Dávila Egüez
Born 1960
Diego Armas
Born 1990
Ricardo Torres Gavela
Born 1953
Patricio Pazmiño Freire
Born 1957
Federico Pérez Intriago
Born 1947
Larry Salgado
Died 1975
Christian Castro (futbolista)
Born 1978
Armando Velasco
1918 - 1999
Jorge Fegan
1931 - 1993
Carlos Moncayo
Born 1981
Johana Pesántez
Born 1975
Paúl Puma
Born 1972
José Jacinto Vega
Born 1958
Camilo Ponce Gangotena
Born 1943
Gonzalo Pozo
1925 - 2019
Mario Lastra
Born 1979
Rosario Pallares Zaldumbide
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Camila Moreno Subía
Born 1990
Patricio Romero Barberis
1931 - 2005
Lucas Vicente Joaquín de Borja y Lasteros
1725 - 1772
César Rohon
Born 1956
Carlos Amable Ortiz
1859 - 1937
Nina Vaca
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Roberto Ramírez Paredes
Born 1982
Eduardo Villacís Meythaler
1932 - 2013
Jonathan de la Cruz
Born 1992
Ana Estrella Santos
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René Maugé
Born 1938
Fausto Navarro Allende
1888 - 1972
Marco Ramos
Born 1992
Camilo Coba
Born 1986
Francisco Carrión
Born 1953
Oswaldo Calisto Rivera
1979 - 2000
José Luis Celi
Born 1965
Luis Granda
Born 1955
Luis Antonio Peñaherrera
Born 1894
David Andrade (actor)
Born 1978
Francisco Javier Cortés
Died 1841
Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos
1809 - 1882
Hugo Caicedo
1940 - 2012
Guillermo Freile Posso
1927 - 2009
José Rafael Bustamante
1881 - 1961
Juan Carlos Jácome
Born 1960
Edison Chávez
1954 - 2019
Juan Andrade Heymann
Born 1945
Mauricio Larrea
Born 1955
Polo Barriga
1947 - 2012
Daniel Toledo
Born 1991
Santiago Mallitasig
Born 1990
Estefanía Realpe
Born 1990
Mónica Chalá
Born 1973
José Ignacio Camacho
Born 1990
José Carcelén
1747 - 1807
Marcos Espinel
1809 - 1876
Fernando Cazón Vera
Born 1935
Emilia Rivadeneira
1839 - 1916
Vladimir Vinicio Basabe Fiallo
1938 - 2018
Jonathan Conrado
Born 1991
Ramiro Gallo Peneyda
1956 - 2003
Luis Rueda (cantante)
Born 1973
Antonio Rodríguez Vicens
Born 1945
Juan José Bermeo
Born 1986
Cecilia Velástegui
Born 1953
Diana María Vizcarra Montes
Born 1990
Gary Cortés
Born 1988
Sandro Rojas
Born 1993
Rafael Reyes Uribe
Born 1948
Jonathan Cobo
Born 1987
Carlos Arcos Cabrera
Born 1951
Diego Lara
Born 1979
Valeria Betancourt
Born 1970
Ernesto Dávila
Born 1993
Ángel Guevara
1955 - 2011
Eduardo Villota
Born 1990
Julio Moreno Espinosa
1915 - 2004
Simón Corral
Born 1946
Hernán Escudero Martínez
Born 1946
Pastoriza Flores
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Javier Alejandro Quelal Sabando
Born 1988
Jefferson Villacís
Born 1988
Gabriel Renato Vásquez
Born 1984
Sybill Buitrón Lübcke
Born 1969
Fausto Cayambe
1976 - 2016
Jhonny Quiñónez
Born 1998
Raul Gangotena-Rivadeneira
Born 1945
Gabriela Baer Crespo
Born 1969
Carla Valencia Dávila
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