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.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Quiapo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Quiapo Is Known For
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Actor is Quiapo's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (243).
Quiapo over-indexes on comedian — 21.4× the global rate.
Quiapo under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.
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.
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Music
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Andrés Soriano
1898 - 1964
Juan Torena
1898 - 1983
Antonio Castejón Espinosa
1896 - 1979
José Nepomuceno
1893 - 1959
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
1896 - 1965
Juan Nakpil
1899 - 1986
Doris Fitton
1897 - 1985
Antonio Molina (composer)
1894 - 1980
Natividad Almeda-López
1892 - 1977
Monang Carvajal
1898 - 1980
Esperanza Osmeña
1896 - 1978
Eduardo Teus
1896 - 1958
Victor Jones (British Army officer)
Born 1898
Juan Castellví
Born 1895