List of Ecuadorians
This is a list of famous Ecuadorians.
Arts
Literature
- Demetrio Aguilera Malta - Writer
- Alejandro Carrión Aguirre - Writer and journalist
- Fanny Carrión de Fierro - writer, poet, essayist, professor
- José de la Cuadra - Writer
- Benjamín Carrión Mora - Writer
- Ángel Felicísimo Rojas - Writer
- Jorge Icaza Coronel - Writer
- Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco - Writer
- Juan Larrea Holguín - Writer and Lawyer
- Adalberto Ortiz - Writer
- Norma N. Ruiz - Nothing
- Isacovici Salomon - Writer
- Humberto Salvador - Writer
- Benjamín Urrutia - Writer
- Nelson Estupiñán Bass - Writer
- Emanuel Xavier- writer, poet
- Pedro Jorge Vera- writer
- Pedro Enrique Ribadeneira- Poet
Visual Arts
- Gilberto Almeida - Painter
- Félix Arauz - Painter
- Maria Baquerizo - Painter
- Hugo Cifuentes - Photographer/Painter
- Theo Constanté - Painter
- Patricio Cueva Jaramillo - Painter
- Rafael Diaz Gallegos - Painter
- Gonzalo Endara Crow - Painter
- Camilo Egas - Painter
- Caesar Andrade Faini - Painter
- Araceli Gilbert - Painter
- Oswaldo Guayasamín - Painter
- Judith Gutierrez - Painter
- Ramiro Jácome - Painter
- Eduardo Kingman - Painter
- Washington Iza - Painter
- Bernardo de Legarda - Sculptor
- Estuardo Maldonado - Sculptor/Painter
- Bolívar Mena Franco - Painter
- Luis Miranda - Painter
- Luis Molinari - Painter
- Ramón Piaguaje - Painter
- Grace Polit - Painter
- Manuel Rendón - Painter
- Marcos Restrepo - Painter
- Rosy Revelo - Painter
- Leon Ricaurte - Painter
- Enrique Tábara - Painter
- Jorge Velarde - Painter
- Aníbal Villacís - Painter
- Juan Villafuerte - Painter
- Oswaldo Viteri - Painter
- Jose De La Cuadra - Weaver
Dance
- Noralma Vera - Prima Ballerina of Ecuador, Director of the National Dance Institute (Instituto Nacional de Danza)
- Vilma Pombar - Ballerina
- Inge Brückmann - Ballerina
- Patricia Aulestia - Ballerina
Theater/Movie
- Sebastián Cordero - Director
- Mike Judge - Animator
- Camilo Luzuriaga - Director
- Jenn Pinto - Actress - Ecuadorian/Puerto Rican American
- Michael Steger - Actor
- Carlos Valencia - Actor
Music
- Jorge Saade - violinist
- Beatriz Parra Durango - Classical soprano
- Gerardo - Singer
- Julio Jaramillo - Folklore and romantic music singer
- Victor Ribadeneira - Acousmatic-Music composer
- Christina Aguilera - Singer
- Adrienne Bailon - Singer 3LW -Ecuadorian/puertorican
- Esteban Calderón - Bluegrass musician
- Sebastian Jacome - Music Producer
- Juan Fernando Velasco - Singer, Song-Writer
- Soledad Vargas Cueva - Music, Transverse Flute player
- Segundo Cueva Celi - Compositor, pianist, violinist
- Pamela Cortez - Singer
- Mayto Ballede - Guitarist, Singer
- Danilo Arroyo - Drummer, Percussionist, arranger
- Fausto Miño - Singer, Song-Writer
Science
- Ronnie Nader, First Ecuadorian Astronaut
- Clodoveo Carrión Mora , Paleontologist and naturalist
- Pedro Vicente Maldonado - Geographer
- Misael Acosta Solis (1910-1994)- Botanist and naturalist
- Luis A. Coloma- Evolutionary Biologist
- Jules Nader Microgravity World Record
Medicine
- Eugenio Espejo (1747-1795) - Physician, Journalist, Writer, Philosopher
- Pablo Arturo Suarez (1889-1945) - Physician, higienist
- Carlos Andrade Marin (1904-1968) - Physician, politician
- Alejo Lascano Bahamonde - Physician, surgeon
- Enrique Garces, Physician
- Luis Vernaza, Physician
- Rodrigo Fierro Benítez - Physician, researcher, writer
- Germán Abad Valenzuela - Doctor-radiologist
- Victor Isaac Ruíz - Doctor-Dentist
Politics
- Alberto Acosta Espinosa - President of the National Constitutional Assembly.
- Diego Borja - Member of the National Constitutional Assembly for Pichincha, National President of the Poder Ciudadano Movement
- Carlos Cueva Tamaríz (1898-1991) - Politician, Senator, Legislator, Councilman to the city of Cuenca, Ambassador to UN, Secretary of Labor
- Eduardo Maruri - Assembly Member for the Guayas Province
- Raúl Vallejo - Minister of Education (1991-1992, 2006-present)
- Alfredo Vera Vera (1910-1999) - Politician and Lawyer, Minister of Education, Councilman to the city of Guayaquil, Diplomat to Portugal
- Alfredo Vera Arrata - Politician and Architect, Minister of Education, Councilman to the city of Quito, Anti-Corruption Secretary
Presidents
- Juan José Flores - First President (1830-1834)(1839-1843) (1843-1845)
- José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri - Ex-President (1845-1845)
- Vicente Ramón Roca- Ex-President (1845 -1849)
- Diego Noboa - Ex-President (1850-1851)
- Gabriel García Moreno - Ex-President (1869-1875)
- Eloy Alfaro - Ex-President (1895-1901)
- Leonidas Plaza - Ex-President (1901-1905)(1912-1916)
- Isidro Ayora - Ex-President (1926-1931)
- Galo Plaza Lasso - Ex-President (1948-1952)
- Leon Febres Cordero - Ex-President (1984-1988)
- Rodrigo Borja Cevallos - Ex-President (1988-1992)
- Sixto Durán Ballén - Ex-President (1992-1996)
- Abdalá Bucaram - Ex-President (1996-1997)
- Jamil Mahuad - Ex-President (1998-2000)
- Gustavo Noboa - Ex-President (2002-2003)
- Lucio Gutiérrez - Ex-President (2003-2005)
- Alfredo Palacio - Ex-President (2005-2007)
- Rafael Correa - Current President (2007 - Present)
Sports
- Álex Aguinaga - Soccer player
- Ulises de la Cruz - Soccer player
- Agustín Delgado - Soccer player
- Martha Fierro - Chess player
- Edison Mendez - Soccer player
- Iván Kaviedes - Soccer player
- Antonio Valencia - Soccer player
- Andrés Gómez - Tennis player
- Eduardo Hurtado - Soccer player
- Iván Hurtado - Soccer player
- Nicolás Lapentti - Tennis player
- Giovanni Lapentti - Tennis player
- Jefferson Pérez - Race walker
- Pancho Segura - Tennis player
- Alberto Spencer - Soccer player
- Hugo Savinovich - Professional Wrestler
- Byron Piedra - Athlete
- Silvio Guerra - Athlete