Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco — born Alfredo Pareja y Díez Canseco — was a prominent Ecuadorian novelist, essayist, journalist, historian and diplomat. An innovator of the 20th-century Latin American novel, he was a founding member of the literary Grupo de Guayaquil. The government of President Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1979–81) appointed him Chancellor of the Republic and he served as Foreign Minister of Ecuador (1979–80) and Ambassador to France (1983–84).
Theo Constanté Parra was a master Latin American painter part of the Abstract Informalist Movement in Ecuador. In 2005, Constanté won the country's most prestigious award for art, literature and culture, the Premio Eugenio Espejo National Award, presented by the President of Ecuador. Constanté's works are abstract in nature and consist of many colors which meld together amongst loosely drawn geometric lines. Constanté stated that his favorite colors were red, orange and blue and they are the colors that are typically more dominant in his work.
Abdón Ubidia (1944) is an Ecuadorian writer who is considered one of the most representative and relevant voices of modern Ecuadorian literature. He was the 2012 recipient of the Premio Eugenio Espejo in Literature, awarded to him by President Rafael Correa.
José Martínez Queirolo was an Ecuadorian playwright and narrator. He was the 2001 recipient of the Premio Eugenio Espejo in Literature, awarded to him by President Gustavo Noboa.
Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel is an Ecuadorian lawyer, historian, and biographer. He was declared the lifetime chronicler of the city of Guayaquil, and is a member of the National Academy of Ecuadorian History. He was the 2005 recipient of the Premio Eugenio Espejo in Literature, awarded to him by President Alfredo Palacio.
Leslie Wright Durán Ballén is a notable Ecuadorian pianist. He is Ecuador's cultural attache in Paris and has received many international awards.
Antonio Parra Velasco was an Ecuadorian thinker, diplomat, and internationalist.
Jorge Pérez Concha was an Ecuadorian historian, biographer, writer, and diplomat.
Esperanza Cruz Hidalgo is a former Ecuadorian ballerina and dance instructor.
José Amén-Palma is an Ecuadorian surgeon and medical researcher.
Luis Silva Parra, better known as "Lucho Silva" was an Ecuadorian saxophonist of classical jazz. He is considered the first saxophonist of Ecuador.
Jaime Galarza Zavala is an Ecuadorian writer, poet, journalist and politician.
Jorge Swett Palomeque was an Ecuadorian muralist, painter, lawyer and writer.
Carlos Aurelio Rubira Infante was an Ecuadorian singer and songwriter of pasillo and pasacalle music.
Oswaldo Muñoz Mariño is an Ecuadorian architect and painter.
Hernan Crespo Toral was an Ecuadorian architect, archeologist and museologist who played an important role in the conservation of cultural heritage in Ecuador.
Diego Luzuriaga is an Ecuadorian composer of classical music.
Edgar Palacios Rodriguez, known as Edgar Palacios, is an Ecuadorian music composer.
Nicolás Kingman Riofrío was an Ecuadorian journalist, writer and politician.
