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 1900s Clear ×
Fred Elizalde
1907 - 1979
José García Villa
1908 - 1997
Etang Discher
Born 1908
Marcelino Gálatas
1903 - 1994
Roberto Concepcion
1903 - 1987
J. B. L. Reyes
1902 - 1994
Conchita Panadés
1908 - 1981
Kemp Tolley
1908 - 2000
Gil Puyat
1907 - 1980
Dionisio Calvo
1903 - 1977
Jesus M. Vargas
1905 - 1994
Ricardo de Churruca
1900 - 1963
Marcial Lichauco
1902 - 1971
Morton C. Mumma
1904 - 1968
Evangelina Guerrero
1904 - 1949
Speedy Dado
1906 - 1990
José Corazón de Jesús Jr.
Born 1908
Frank S. Bowen
1905 - 1976