List of Ecuadorians

This is a list of notable Ecuadorians.

Arts

Literature

• Demetrio Aguilera Malta - Writer and Diplomat fag
• Edgar Allan García - Writer and Poet
• Alejandro Carrión Aguirre - Writer and Journalist
• Fanny Carrión de Fierro - Writer, Poet, Essayist and Professor
• Luz Argentina Chiriboga - Writer, Poet, and Essayist
• José De la Cuadra - Writer
• Benjamín Carrión Mora - Writer
• Milayo Domida Carido- Author
• Iván Egüez - Writer
• Jenny Estrada - Writer
• Nelson Estupiñán Bass - Writer
• Ángel Felicísimo Rojas - Writer
• María Gabriela Alemán - Writer
• Joaquín Gallegos Lara - Writer and Essayist
• Karina Galvez - Poet
• Enrique Gil Gilbert - Writer
• Jorge Icaza Coronel - Writer
• Juan Manuel Rodríguez - Writer
• Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco - Writer
• Juan Larrea Holguín - Writer and Lawyer
• Lucrecia Maldonado - Writer
• Adalberto Ortiz - Writer, Poet and Diplomat
• Pablo Palacio - Writer and Lawyer
• Raúl Pérez Torres - Writer
• Pedro Enrique Ribadeneira- Poet
• Huilo Ruales - Writer
• Humberto Salvador - Writer
• Isacovici Salomon - Writer
• Abdón Ubidia - Writer and Essayist
• Benjamín Urrutia - Writer
• Raúl Vallejo - Writer, Poet, Politician and Teacher
• Pedro Jorge Vera- Writer
• Emanuel Xavier- Writer and Poet
• Alicia Yánez Cossío - Writer
• Luis Zúñiga - Writer

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Visual Arts

Main article: List of Ecuadorian artists

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• Gilberto Almeida - Painter
• Félix Arauz - Painter
• Maria Baquerizo - Painter
• Luis Burgos Flor - Painter
• Hugo Cifuentes - Photographer/Painter
• Theo Constanté - Painter
• Patricio Cueva Jaramillo - Painter
• Antonio Del Campo - 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

• Patricia Aulestia - Ballerina
• Inge Brückmann - Ballerina
• Esperanza Cruz - Ballerina
• Vilma Pombar - Ballerina
• Noralma Vera - Prima Ballerina of Ecuador, Director of the National Dance Institute (Instituto Nacional de Danza)
• Janet Vivar - Danza Española, Flamenco

Theater/Movie

• Sebastián Cordero - Director
• Mike Judge - Animator
• Camilo Luzuriaga - Director
• Jenn Pinto - Actress - Ecuadorian/Puerto Rican American
• Michael Steger - Actor
• Carlos Valencia - Actor
• Barbara Vasconez - Actress/stuff

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 J. - Music Producer, Songwriter
• Juan Fernando Velasco - Singer, Songwriter
• 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
• Julio Fierro-singer

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

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
• Leon Roldos Aguilera - Vicepresident of Ecuador
• 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
• General Victor F. Aulestia Mier - Minister of Defense

Presidents

• Juan José Flores - First President (1830-1835)(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)
• Jaime Roldos Aguilera - Ex-President
• 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
• Lawrie Sanchez - Soccer player