Quito
Quito ranks 788th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lomé, Torrance, California, and Düren. Memorable people born in Quito include Manuela Sáenz, José María Velasco Ibarra, and Rodrigo Borja Cevallos. Memorable people who died in Quito include Gabriel García Moreno, José María Velasco Ibarra, and Eloy Alfaro. Quito has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Quito is located in Ecuador.
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1618 and 1995, Quito was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Manuela Sáenz, José María Velasco Ibarra, and Rodrigo Borja Cevallos. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Quito including Gabriel García Moreno, José María Velasco Ibarra, and Eloy Alfaro.
People Born in Quito
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Manuela Sáenz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1797 - 1856
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1
José María Velasco Ibarra
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1979
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 2
Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3
Oswaldo Guayasamín
PAINTER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 4
Mariana de Jesús de Paredes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1618 - 1645
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5
Byron Moreno
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 6
Eugenio Espejo
WRITER
1747 - 1795
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 7
Lucio Gutiérrez
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8
Fabián Alarcón
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 9
Jorge Icaza Coronel
WRITER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 10
Ignacio de Veintemilla
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 11
Antonio Flores Jijón
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1915
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Quito
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Piotr Kuczera
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 19
Daniela Darquea
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 18.35
Rank: 20
Marcela Cuaspud
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 21
Diana Durango
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Quito
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Gabriel García Moreno
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1875
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 1
José María Velasco Ibarra
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1979
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 2
Eloy Alfaro
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1912
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3
Sixto Durán Ballén
ARCHITECT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 4
Mariana de Jesús de Paredes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1618 - 1645
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5
Eugenio Espejo
WRITER
1747 - 1795
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 6
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 7
Galo Plaza
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1987
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 8
Jorge Icaza Coronel
WRITER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 9
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
Camilo Ponce Enríquez
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1976
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 11
Carlos María de la Torre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1968
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Quito were politicians (8), athletes (4), soccer players (3), religious figures (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (7), religious figures (4), writers (3), and architects (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Quito, including Piotr Kuczera, Daniela Darquea, and Marcela Cuaspud. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Quito, including José María Velasco Ibarra, Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, and Lucio Gutiérrez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Quito since 1700.
