Cuenca, Ecuador
1. Mayra Calle (1997)
Instagram Star
Ecuadorian Instagram star who usually posts modeling photos to her imayracalle account. She has accumulated over 9,000 followers on her Instagram.
2. Erick Urgilés (1992)
Photographer
Renown for his non-photoshop levitation photography, he became a sought after visionary notable for combining subjects and backdrops in a surrealistic manner. He would specialize in footwear, fashion and product...
3. Diego Ulloa (1992)
YouTube Star
Writer and cast member of the ultra popular Ecuadorian sketch comedy YouTube channel Enchufe.tv. He was part of a 2016 mini-series as well called Kikirimiau.
4. Toño Abril (1970)
Reality Star
Reality television personality who rose to fame after competing on the athletic and physical challenge program Calle7. This exposure led to him amassing more than 900,000 followers on his personal Instagram...
5. Jefferson Pérez (1974)
Ecuadorian Race Walking Athlete
Race walker who won a gold medal in the 20km race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the first Ecuadorian to earn an Olympic medal.
6. Any Hurtado (1981)
Instagram Star
Ecuadorian Instagram star who usually posts selfies and modeling photos to her account. She has accumulated over 1.4 million followers on her Instagram.
7. Sebastián Merchán (1987)
Ecuadorian Racing Driver
Sebastián Merchán is an Ecuadorian racing driver. He has competed in such series as Euroseries 3000 and the Italian Formula Renault Championship.
8. Federico Malo Andrade (1859)
Businessperson
Eulogio Malo Andrade was an Ecuadorian entrepreneur and prominent figure who made a fortune from the exportation of panama hats and quinine and with the foundation of financial institutions. He...
9. Elizabeth Bravo (1987)
Triathlete
Elizabeth Bravo is an Ecuadorian triathlete. She competed in the Women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
10. Damián Lanza (1982)
Ecuadorian Footballer
Damián Enrique Lanza Moyano is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona in the Ecuador Serie A. Lanza was born in Cuenca and is half Argentinian through...
11. Tatiana Torres (1988)
Miss Earth Ecuador 2012 Contesta
Tatiana Torres is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who was assumed the crown of Miss Earth Ecuador 2012 before Estefanía Realpe was dethroned she competed at Miss Earth 2012...
12. Mauricio Arteaga (1988)
Olympic Racewalker
Mauricio Arteaga is an Ecuadorian racewalker.
13. Fausto Quinde (1976)
Athletics (sport) Competitor
usto Vicente Quinde Vizcaíno is a male race walker from Ecuador. He competed for his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was...
14. José de la Mar (1778)
Military Leader President Of Per
José de la Mar was a Peruvian military leader politician and the third President of Peru. He was born in Cuenca in what today is Ecuador. He spent his early...
15. Fernando Cordero Cueva (1952)
Ecuadorian Politician And Archit
Juan Fernando Cordero Cueva is an Ecuadorian politician and architect. He was the mayor of Cuenca between 1996 and 2005. He was also Member of the Ecuadorian Congress and President...
16. Tania Hermida (1968)
Writer
17. Antonio Borrero (1827)
Ecuadorian Politician
Antonio María Vicente Narciso Borrero y Cortázar was Vice President of Ecuador from 1863 to 1864 and President from 9 December 1875 to 18 December 1876. Antonio Borrero was born...
18. Guadalupe Larriva (1956)
Ecuadorian Politician
Guadalupe Larriva was an Ecuadorian politician. She was the head of the Ecuadorian Socialist Party-Broad Front as well as the country's Defense Minister under President Rafael Correa.
19. Manuel María Borrero (1883)
President Of Ecuador
Manuel María Borrero Gonzalez was President of Ecuador in 1938.
20. Rosalía Arteaga (1956)
Ecuadorian Politician
Lupe Rosalía Arteaga Serrano de Fernández de Córdova is an Ecuadorian politician who served as the country's first female president for only two days in 1997. She was born in...
21. Martin Klinger (1980)
Ecuadorian Footballer
Martin Klinger is an Ecuadorian association football player. He spent two seasons in Major League Soccer with the MetroStars making 9 appearances. He later went on to play with the...
22. Cisne Rivera (1996)
Ecuadorian Model
María del Cisne Rivera Alvarez is an Ecuadorian model Miss Teen Earth Ecuador and Miss Teen Earth International 2012.
23. Remigio Crespo Toral (1860)
Ecuadorian Poet
Remigio Crespo Toral was an Ecuadorian writer from Cuenca.
24. César Dávila Andrade (1918)
Ecuadorian Writer
César Dávila Andrade was an Ecuadorian poet and writer. His works displayed elements of Neo-romanticism and surrealism. He spent much of his life in Caracas Venezuela.
25. Efraín Jara Idrovo (1926)
Ecuadorian Poet And Writer
Efraín Jara Idrovo is an Ecuadorian writer and poet. Efraín Jara Idrovo was born into a wealthy family. His father Salvador Jara Bermeo was a merchant who exported straw hats...
26. Julio Santiago Pañi (1983)
YouTube Star
27. Samantha Arevalo (1994)
Ecuadorian Swimmer
Samantha Michelle Arévalo Salinas is an Ecuadorian swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 800 metre freestyle finishing in 29th place overall in the heats failing...
28. Carmen Malo (1972)
Olympic Pistol Shooter
Carmen Elena Malo Merchán is an Ecuadorian pistol shooter who competed at three Olympic games. Malo made her official Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she...