Loja, Ecuador
Loja, Ecuador ranks 4,434th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Codogno, Mandalay, and Melton Mowbray. Memorable people born in Loja, Ecuador include Jamil Mahuad, Matilde Hidalgo, and Isidro Ayora. Loja, Ecuador has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicians. Loja, Ecuador is located in Ecuador.
Loja, formerly Loxa and fully City of the Immaculate Conception of Loja, is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and other cantons of the province of Loja. Loja holds a rich tradition in the arts, and for this reason is known as the Music and Cultural Capital of Ecuador. The city is home to two major universities. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1879 and 1983, Loja, Ecuador was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Jamil Mahuad, Matilde Hidalgo, and Isidro Ayora.
People Born in Loja, Ecuador
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Jamil Mahuad
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 1
Matilde Hidalgo
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 2
Isidro Ayora
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1978
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 3
Luis Saritama
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.15
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Loja, Ecuador were politicians (2), physicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Loja, Ecuador, including Jamil Mahuad. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Loja, Ecuador, including Jamil Mahuad, and Isidro Ayora.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Loja, Ecuador since 1700.
