List of Famous people born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fenerbahçe and the Ecuador national team.

Alexander Domínguez Carabalí is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vélez Sarsfield of the Argentine Primera División.

Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club Talleres and the Ecuador national team.

Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal as a left back.

Arturo Rafael Mina Meza is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor.

Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brazilian club São Paulo FC and the Ecuador national team.

Miller Alejandro Bolaños Reasco is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.

Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Lazio.

José Enrique Angulo Caicedo is an Ecuadorian footballer who last played as a forward for Manta on loan from Liga MX team Tijuana.

Erika Andreina Mercado Chávez, known as Erika Mercado, is a volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Emirati club Sharjah Women's. Born in Ecuador, she represents Argentina internationally. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.