People from Manta, Ecuador

Agustín Aníbal Intriago Quijano (20 January 1985 – 23 July 2023) was an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician.

Jordy José Alcívar Macías (born 5 August 1999 in Ecuador) is a Ecuadorean footballer.

Jordan Steeven Sierra Flores (born 23 April 1997) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Liga MX side UANL. He made his debut for Ecuador on 22 February 2017 in a match against the Honduras.

Gonzalo Escobar (born 20 January 1989, in Manta) is an Ecuadorian tennis player.

Carlos Jhon Garcés Acosta (born 1 March 1990) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Delfín and the Ecuador national team.

Fabrizio Moreira (born January 18, 1982, Manta, Manabi, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian politician and businessman. He currently resides in the United States as a political dissident against the government of Rafael Correa in Ecuador. He is a licensed talent agent and owner of the record label VIP Music Records, best known for managing the bookings of the rapper Soulja Boy from 2013 to 2014. He is also a dual LARAS / NARAS Grammy voting member and international speaker.

Patricio Alvarado (born 6 October 1989) is an Ecuadorian tennis player.

Miguel Augusto Egas Miranda, better known by his pen name Hugo Mayo (November 24, 1895 in Manta – April 5, 1988 in Guayaquil), was an Ecuadorian avant-garde poet. He was the older brother of the poet José María Egas (1896–1982).

Efrén Alexander Mera Moreira (born June 23, 1985) and nicknamed "the Pup" is an Ecuadorian Attacking Midfielder currently playing for Independiente del Valle of the Ecuadorian first division league.

Erwin Argenis Moreira Alcivar (born June 15, 1987) is an Ecuadorian football defender who plays for Colón F.C. in the Ecuadorian Serie B.