14.5955° N, 120.9787° E

QUIAPO

Most Famous People Born in Quiapo, Philippines

Notable people
1,050
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1961
Most distinctive
Comedian 21.4×

A Manila church-square district where showbiz, pulpit and politics have always elbowed each other for the same sidewalks. The Comedian bench runs at better than twenty times the global baseline — the bodabil vaudeville tradition bleeding straight into postwar television — while a Basket depth well above the norm feeds the PBA year after year.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Quiapo during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 155 notable births.

What Quiapo Is Known For

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Actor is Quiapo's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (243).

Quiapo over-indexes on comedian21.4× the global rate.

Quiapo under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.

  1. Actor243
  2. Politician112
  3. Singer80
  4. Basket71
  5. Film35
  6. Journalist31
  7. Comedian28
  8. Writer23
  1. Comedian2821.4×
  2. Basket715.4×
  3. Model134.8×
  4. Actor2434.3×
  5. Singer803.7×
  6. Judge153.0×
  7. Film352.7×
  8. Journalist311.9×
  1. Football170.1×
  2. Painter160.6×
  3. Writer230.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Quiapo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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1,050 notable people

0001 POLITICIAN

Imelda Marcos

Born 1929

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0002 PRODUCER

Laidback Luke

Born 1976

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0003 POLITICIAN

Benigno Aquino III

Born 1960

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0004 PAINTER

Luis Eduardo Aute

1943 - 2020

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0005 FILM

Brian Yuzna

Born 1949

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0006 PRIEST

Luis Antonio Tagle

Born 1957

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0007 SINGER

Sharon Cuneta

Born 1966

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0008 WRITER

Melissa de la Cruz

Born 1971

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0009 ACTOR

Bryan Callen

Born 1967

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0010 MUSIC

Daniel Padilla

Born 1995

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0011 SINGER

Billy Crawford

Born 1982

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0012 ACTOR

Fernando Poe Jr.

1939 - 2004

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0013 PRESENTER

Isabel Preysler

Born 1951

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0014 NOVELIST

Pedro Paterno

1857 - 1911

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0015 WRITER

Nick Joaquin

1917 - 2004

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0016 ACTOR

Piolo Pascual

Born 1977

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0017 MISSIONARY

Lorenzo Ruiz

1600 - 1637

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0018 ACTOR

Neile Adams

Born 1932

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0019 MUSIC

Joey Santiago

Born 1965

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0020 ACTOR

Shay Jordan

Born 1985

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0021 SINGER

Arnel Pineda

Born 1967

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0022 SINGER

Gary Valenciano

Born 1964

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0023 ACTOR

Tito Sotto

Born 1948

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0024 CHESS

Eugenio Torre

Born 1951

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0025 POLITICIAN

Jejomar Binay

Born 1942

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0026 FILM

Judy Ann Santos

Born 1978

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0027 POLITICIAN

Arturo Tolentino

1910 - 2004

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0028 CHESS

Florencio Campomanes

1927 - 2010

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0029 PIANIST

Cecile Licad

Born 1961

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0030 ACTOR

Gianna Lynn

Born 1984

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0031 ACTOR

Meiling Melançon

Born 1980

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0032 ACTOR

Cesar Montano

Born 1962

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0033 PLAYWRIGHT

Jessica Hagedorn

Born 1949

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0034 AEROSPACE

Ben Rich

1925 - 1995

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0035 ACTOR

Claudine Barretto

Born 1979

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0036 ACTOR

Vic Sotto

Born 1954

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0037 ACTOR

Maricel Soriano

Born 1965

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0038 CONDUCTOR

Fred Elizalde

1907 - 1979

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0039 ACTOR

Rudy Fernandez (actor)

1953 - 2008

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0040 ACTOR

Eva Lin

Born 1985

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0041 POLITICIAN

Nicanor Perlas

Born 1950

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0042 POLITICIAN

Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero

1832 - 1915

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0043 COMEDIAN

Angelica Panganiban

Born 1986

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0044 REVOLUTIONARY

Emilio Jacinto

1875 - 1899

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0045 HISTORIAN

Trinidad Pardo de Tavera

1857 - 1925

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0046 FILM

Gerardo de León

1913 - 1981

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0047 ACTOR

Mylene Dizon

Born 1974

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0048 PRIEST

Mariano Gómez

1799 - 1872

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0049 ANIMATOR

Van Partible

Born 1971

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0050 ACTOR

Sabrine Maui

Born 1980

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0051 LAWYER

Maria Lourdes Sereno

Born 1960

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0052 PAINTER

Alfonso A. Ossorio

1916 - 1990

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0053 SINGER

Jaya (singer)

Born 1969

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0054 SINGER

Joey de Leon

Born 1946

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0055 SONGWRITER

KC Concepcion

Born 1985

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0056 FILM

Jerrold Tarog

Born 1977

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0057 POET

José García Villa

1908 - 1997

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0058 POLITICIAN

Jose Diokno

1922 - 1987

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0059 ACTOR

Karylle

Born 1981

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0060 RAPPER

Francis Magalona

1964 - 2009

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0061 ACTOR

Ruffa Gutierrez

Born 1974

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0062 ACTOR

Cristina Raines

Born 1952

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0063 WRITER

Miguel Syjuco

Born 1976

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0064 FILM

Ishmael Bernal

1938 - 1996

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0065 FILM

Cirio H. Santiago

1936 - 2008

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0066 ACTOR

Júnior (Filipino singer)

1943 - 2014

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0067 MINISTER

Raul Manglapus

1918 - 1999

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0068 COMPOSER

Ryan Cayabyab

Born 1954

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0069 POLITICIAN

Juan Flavier

1935 - 2014

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0070 POLITICIAN

Alejandro Roces

1924 - 2011

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0071 ACTOR

Christopher de Leon

Born 1956

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0072 SINGER

Heart Evangelista

Born 1985

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0073 ACTOR

Chat Silayan

1959 - 2006

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0074 CHESS

Arianne Caoili

1986 - 2020

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0075 ARTIST

Tony DeZuniga

1932 - 2012

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0076 COMPOSER

José Maceda

1917 - 2004

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0077 POLITICIAN

Francis Escudero

Born 1969

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0078 ACTOR

John Prats

Born 1984

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0079 SPORT

Josiah Ng

Born 1980

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0080 BASKET

Carlos Loyzaga

1930 - 2016

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0081 MODEL

Precious Lara Quigaman

Born 1983

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0082 ACTOR

Sid Lucero

Born 1981

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0083 COMPOSER

Billy Hinsche

Born 1951

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0084 CARTOONIST

Kenn Navarro

Born 1979

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0085 ACTOR

Rachelle Ann Go

Born 1986

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0086 COMPOSER

Levi Celerio

1910 - 2002

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0087 ACTOR

Johnny Delgado

1948 - 2009

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0088 CONDUCTOR

Andrea Veneracion

1928 - 2013

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0089 ACTOR

Marvin Agustin

Born 1979

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0090 ARTIST

David Medalla

Born 1942

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0091 PRIEST

Jacinto Zamora

1835 - 1872

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0092 DRIVER

Marlon Stöckinger

Born 1991

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0093 PROFESSOR

Josephine Donovan

Born 1941

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0094 ENTREPRENEUR

Washington SyCip

1921 - 2017

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0095 POLITICIAN

Risa Hontiveros

Born 1966

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0096 ACTOR

Isabel Granada

1976 - 2017

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0097 ACTOR

Manny Jacinto

Born 1987

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0098 ACTOR

Gardo Versoza

Born 1969

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0099 ACTOR

Donna Cruz

Born 1977

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0100 SINGER

Ara Mina

Born 1979

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0101 SINGER

Sam Concepcion

Born 1992

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0102 FOOTBALL

Simone Rota

Born 1984

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0103 ACTOR

Sofia Andres

Born 1998

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0104 ARTIST

Roberto Chabet

1937 - 2013

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0105 ARTIST

Francis Manapul

Born 1979

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0106 SINGER

Martin Nievera

Born 1962

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0107 FILM

Auraeus Solito

Born 1969

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0108 ATHLETE

Monsour del Rosario

Born 1965

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0109 ACTOR

Julio Diaz

Born 1958

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0110 ACTOR

Richard Gomez

Born 1966

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0111 PLAYER

Felicisimo Ampon

1920 - 1997

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0112 SINGER

Rico J. Puno

1953 - 2018

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0113 JUDGE

Artemio Panganiban

Born 1936

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0114 POLITICIAN

Crispin Beltran

1933 - 2008

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0115 JOURNALIST

Rafael Palma

1874 - 1939

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0116 ACTOR

Mercedes Cabral

Born 1986

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0117 ACTOR

Pilar Seurat

1938 - 2001

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0118 WRITER

Bob Ong

Born 1972

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0119 ACTOR

Bong Revilla

Born 1966

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0120 SINGER

Maloy Lozanes

Born 1976

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0121 SINGER

Sitti

Born 1984

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0122 ACTOR

Perla Bautista

Born 1940

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0123 POLITICIAN

Helena Benitez

1914 - 2016

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0124 ACTOR

German Moreno

1943 - 2016

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0125 ACTOR

Carla Abellana

Born 1986

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0126 ACTOR

May Ling Su

Born 1973

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0127 LAWYER

Fernando María Guerrero

1873 - 1929

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0128 ACTRESS

Katya Santos

Born 1982

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0129 ACTOR

Aga Muhlach

Born 1969

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0130 SINGER

Lani Misalucha

Born 1969

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0131 COMEDIAN

Jean Garcia

Born 1969

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0132 ARTIST

Philip Tan

Born 1978

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0133 POLITICIAN

Gerardo Roxas

1924 - 1982

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0134 SINGER

Angeline Quinto

Born 1989

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0135 ACTOR

Jane McLean

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0136 PAINTER

José T. Joya

1931 - 1995

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0137 PAINTER

Anita Magsaysay-Ho

1914 - 2012

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0138 ACTOR

Patrick Adiarte

Born 1943

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0139 POET

Cirilo Bautista

1941 - 2018

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0140 ARTIST

Arturo R. Luz

Born 1926

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0141 ACTOR

Eula Valdez

Born 1968

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0142 ACTOR

Paolo Montalbán

Born 1973

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0143 BUSINESS

Andrés Soriano

1898 - 1964

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0144 FOOTBALL

Jane Törnqvist

Born 1975

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0145 ACTOR

J. C. de Vera

Born 1986

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0146 DIPLOMAT

Teodoro Locsin Jr.

Born 1948

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0147 POLITICIAN

Francis Pangilinan

Born 1963

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0148 JOURNALIST

Letty Jimenez Magsanoc

1941 - 2015

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0149 SINGER

Kitchie Nadal

Born 1980

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0150 BASKET

Freddie Webb

Born 1942

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0151 JOURNALIST

Max Soliven

1929 - 2006

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0152 ACTRESS

Pia Reyes

Born 1964

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0153 ACTOR

Cherie Gil

Born 1963

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0154 ACTOR

William Fox (actor)

1911 - 2008

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0155 SINGER

Jose Llana

Born 1976

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0156 YOUTUBER

Dominic Panganiban

Born 1990

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0157 AUTHOR

J. Torres

Born 1969

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0158 FILM

Ryan Agoncillo

Born 1979

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0159 BOXER

Luisito Espinosa

Born 1967

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0160 BALLET

Lisa Macuja-Elizalde

Born 1964

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0161 ACTOR

Susan Penhaligon

Born 1949

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0162 ACTOR

Cherry Pie Picache

Born 1970

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0163 ACADEMIC

Leo Damrosch

Born 1941

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0164 ACTOR

Chiquito (actor)

1932 - 1997

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0165 BOXER

José Villanueva

1913 - 1983

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0166 ACTOR

Miriam Quiambao

Born 1975

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0167 ACTOR

Etang Discher

Born 1908

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0168 ACTOR

Mikey Arroyo

Born 1969

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0169 ACTOR

Raymart Santiago

Born 1973

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0170 ACTOR

Max Alvarado

1929 - 1997

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0171 SINGER

Aicelle Santos

Born 1985

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0172 CHESS

Nelson Mariano II

Born 1974

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0173 CHILD

Arthur MacArthur IV

Born 1938

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0174 JOURNALIST

Maria Ressa

Born 1963

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0175 POET

Patricio Mariano

1877 - 1935

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0176 POLITICIAN

Bam Aquino

Born 1977

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0177 FILM

Wenn V. Deramas

1968 - 2016

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0178 ARCHITECT

Juan M. Arellano

1888 - 1960

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0179 COMEDIAN

Wendell Ramos

Born 1978

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0180 POET

Cecilio Apóstol

1877 - 1938

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0181 ACTOR

Eric Quizon

Born 1967

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0182 SCREENWRITER

Raya Martin

Born 1984

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0183 ACTOR

Pinky Amador

Born 1966

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0184 ACTOR

Jennifer Paz

Born 1974

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0185 POLITICIAN

Crisanto Evangelista

1888 - 1942

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0186 SINGER

Keempee de Leon

Born 1973

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0187 WRITER

Francisco Arcellana

1916 - 2002

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0188 ACTOR

AJ Perez

1993 - 2011

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0189 SINGER

Denise Laurel

Born 1986

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0190 ACTOR

TJ Trinidad

Born 1976

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0191 ACTOR

Mark Anthony Fernandez

Born 1979

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0192 SINGER

JM de Guzman

Born 1988

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0193 ACTOR

Polo Ravales

Born 1982

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0194 PLAYER

Marcus Smith (rugby player)

Born 1999

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0195 PRIEST

Socrates Villegas

Born 1960

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0196 SINGER

Janno Gibbs

Born 1969

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0197 ACTOR

Jasmine Lee (politician)

Born 1977

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0198 BASKET

Danny Florencio

1947 - 2018

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0199 BALLET

Margarita Moran-Floirendo

Born 1953

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0200 PAINTER

Marion Peck

Born 1963

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0201 ACTOR

Berting Labra

1933 - 2009

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0202 ACTOR

Tirso Cruz III

Born 1958

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0203 SINGER

Rachel Alejandro

Born 1974

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0204 ACTOR

Chin Chin Gutierrez

Born 1970

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0205 PRESENTER

Dawn Zulueta

Born 1969

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0206 SKATER

Christina Beier

Born 1984

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0207 FILM

Pepe Diokno (director)

Born 1987

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0208 SINGER

Claire de la Fuente

Born 1958

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0209 MILITAR

William Robertson Desobry

1918 - 1999

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0210 FOOTBALL

Patrick Deyto

Born 1990

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0211 SCIENTIST

Lydia Yu-Jose

1944 - 2014

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0212 SINGER

Karel Marquez

Born 1986

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0213 SINGER

Geneva Cruz

Born 1976

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0214 POET

Edmundo Farolan

Born 1943

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0215 SINGER

Joanna Ampil

Born 1975

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0216 FILM

Brice Mack

1917 - 2008

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0217 PAINTER

Onib Olmedo

1937 - 1996

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0218 POLITICIAN

Pablo Ocampo

1853 - 1925

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0219 BASKET

Narciso Bernardo

1937 - 2008

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0220 CHESS

Rosendo Balinas Jr.

1941 - 1998

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0221 FOOTBALL

Juan Torena

1898 - 1983

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0222 ACTOR

William Martinez (actor)

Born 1962

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0223 ACTOR

Armando Goyena

1922 - 2011

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0224 COMPOSER

Julio Nakpil

1867 - 1960

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0225 ACTOR

Vic Silayan

1929 - 1987

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0226 ACTOR

Nathan Lopez

Born 1991

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0227 ACTOR

Ricky Davao

Born 1961

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0228 ARCHITECT

Francisco Mañosa

1931 - 2019

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0229 COMEDIAN

Pen Medina

Born 1950

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0230 GOLF

Miguel Tabuena

Born 1994

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0231 POLITICIAN

Maria Kalaw Katigbak

1912 - 1992

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0232 FILM

Pia Clemente

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0233 PAINTER

Antonio Blanco (painter)

1911 - 1999

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0234 SKATER

William Beier

Born 1982

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0235 BUSINESS

Bobby Murphy (businessman)

Born 1989

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0236 SINGER

Kathleen de Leon Jones

Born 1977

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0237 FOOTBALL

Marcelino Gálatas

1903 - 1994

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0238 JOURNALIST

Rosauro Almario

1886 - 1933

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0239 JUDGE

Roberto Concepcion

1903 - 1987

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0240 LIEUTENANT

José Olaguer Feliú

1857 - 1929

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0241 ENDOCRINOLOGIST

Frederic Bartter

1914 - 1983

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0242 ACTOR

Marife Necesito

Born 1980

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0243 ACTOR

Jinggoy Estrada

Born 1963

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0244 HISTORIAN

Doreen Fernandez

1934 - 2013

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0245 POLITICIAN

Butz Aquino

1939 - 2015

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0246 OFFICER

Antonio Castejón Espinosa

1896 - 1979

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0247 JUDGE

Reynato Puno

Born 1940

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0248 ACTOR

Bobby Andrews

Born 1975

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0249 POLITICIAN

Benito Legarda

1853 - 1915

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0250 JUDGE

J. B. L. Reyes

1902 - 1994

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0251 SINGER

Basil Valdez

Born 1951

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0252 SINGER

Joey Albert

Born 1960

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0253 POLITICIAN

Mike Defensor

Born 1969

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0254 JOURNALIST

Alex Tizon

1959 - 2017

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0255 FILM

Lou Veloso

Born 1947

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0256 ACTOR

Rosanna Roces

Born 1966

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0257 SINGER

Conchita Panadés

1908 - 1981

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0258 BASKET

Jun Papa

1945 - 2005

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0259 ACTOR

Miguel Tanfelix

Born 1998

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0260 SINGER

Karl Roy

1968 - 2012

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0261 ECONOMIST

Jose Encarnacion Jr.

1928 - 1998

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0262 HISTORIAN

Kemp Tolley

1908 - 2000

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0263 POLITICIAN

Angelo Reyes

1945 - 2011

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0264 FILM

José Nepomuceno

1893 - 1959

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0265 ACTOR

Jose Manalo

Born 1966

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0266 BASKET

Paolo Bugia

Born 1981

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0267 MUSIC

Spazzkid

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0268 ARTIST

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen

Born 1970

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0269 ACTOR

Arjo Atayde

Born 1990

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0270 ACTOR

Adrian Alandy

Born 1980

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0271 SINGER

Richard Poon

Born 1981

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0272 SINGER

Athena (singer)

Born 1988

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0273 POLITICIAN

Florencio Abad

Born 1954

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0274 SINGER

Nikki Gil

Born 1987

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0275 CHOREOGRAPHER

Fely Franquelli

1916 - 2002

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0276 ACTOR

Maxene Magalona

Born 1986

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0277 ACTOR

Eddie Mesa

Born 1940

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0278 COMEDIAN

Eddie Gutierrez (actor)

Born 1942

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0279 ACTOR

Pauleen Luna

Born 1988

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0280 ACTOR

Robert Arevalo

Born 1943

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0281 JUDGE

Teresita de Castro

Born 1948

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0282 HISTORIAN

Ambeth Ocampo

Born 1961

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0283 FILM

Joel Lamangan

Born 1952

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0284 BOXER

Erbito Salavarria

Born 1946

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0285 POLITICIAN

Henedina Abad

1955 - 2017

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0286 POLITICIAN

Joaquín Miguel Elizalde

1896 - 1965

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0287 MODEL

Geena Rocero

Born 1984

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0288 POLITICIAN

Gemma Cruz-Araneta

Born 1943

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0289 ACTOR

Elizabeth Cooper

1914 - 1960

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0290 POLITICIAN

Vicente Paterno

1925 - 2014

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0291 ACTOR

Jimmy Santos (actor)

Born 1951

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0292 BASKET

Antonio Martínez (basketball)

1926 - 2016

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0293 ACTOR

Tommy Abuel

Born 1942

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0294 WRITER

Genoveva Matute

1915 - 2009

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0295 ACTOR

Hayden Kho

Born 1980

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0296 BASKET

Eduardo Pacheco (Filipino sportsman)

1936 - 2009

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0297 MINISTER

Albert del Rosario

Born 1939

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0298 JOURNALIST

Howie Severino

Born 1961

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0299 ACTOR

Rosa Rosal

Born 1931

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0300 SINGER

Elmo Magalona

Born 1992

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