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.

160016501700175018001850190019502000
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  • Music
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
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Showing 107 of 1,050 notable people

0004 PAINTER

Luis Eduardo Aute

1943 - 2020

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0005 FILM

Brian Yuzna

Born 1949

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0023 ACTOR

Tito Sotto

Born 1948

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0025 POLITICIAN

Jejomar Binay

Born 1942

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0033 PLAYWRIGHT

Jessica Hagedorn

Born 1949

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0054 SINGER

Joey de Leon

Born 1946

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0066 ACTOR

Júnior (Filipino singer)

1943 - 2014

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0087 ACTOR

Johnny Delgado

1948 - 2009

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0090 ARTIST

David Medalla

Born 1942

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0093 PROFESSOR

Josephine Donovan

Born 1941

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0122 ACTOR

Perla Bautista

Born 1940

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0124 ACTOR

German Moreno

1943 - 2016

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0138 ACTOR

Patrick Adiarte

Born 1943

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0139 POET

Cirilo Bautista

1941 - 2018

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0146 DIPLOMAT

Teodoro Locsin Jr.

Born 1948

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0148 JOURNALIST

Letty Jimenez Magsanoc

1941 - 2015

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0150 BASKET

Freddie Webb

Born 1942

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0161 ACTOR

Susan Penhaligon

Born 1949

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0163 ACADEMIC

Leo Damrosch

Born 1941

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0198 BASKET

Danny Florencio

1947 - 2018

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0211 SCIENTIST

Lydia Yu-Jose

1944 - 2014

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0214 POET

Edmundo Farolan

Born 1943

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0220 CHESS

Rosendo Balinas Jr.

1941 - 1998

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0247 JUDGE

Reynato Puno

Born 1940

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0255 FILM

Lou Veloso

Born 1947

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0258 BASKET

Jun Papa

1945 - 2005

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0263 POLITICIAN

Angelo Reyes

1945 - 2011

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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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0280 ACTOR

Robert Arevalo

Born 1943

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0281 JUDGE

Teresita de Castro

Born 1948

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0284 BOXER

Erbito Salavarria

Born 1946

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0288 POLITICIAN

Gemma Cruz-Araneta

Born 1943

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0293 ACTOR

Tommy Abuel

Born 1942

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0304 ACTOR

Rosemarie Gil

Born 1942

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0318 POLITICIAN

Orlando S. Mercado

Born 1946

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0319 SINGER

June Millington

Born 1948

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0323 POLITICIAN

Lito Atienza

Born 1941

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0330 SINGER

Didith Reyes

1949 - 2008

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0332 ACTOR

Boots Anson-Roa

Born 1945

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0334 POLITICIAN

Ronaldo Puno

Born 1948

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0336 ACTOR

Val Sotto

Born 1945

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0338 FILM

Mike De Leon

Born 1947

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0340 JOURNALIST

Angelo Castro Jr.

1945 - 2012

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0347 ACTIVIST

Edgar Jopson

1948 - 1982

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0375 JUDGE

Arturo Brion

Born 1946

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0377 SON

Andrew Gonzalez

1940 - 2006

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0383 ACTOR

Spanky Manikan

1942 - 2018

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0411 ACTOR

Eddie Peregrina

1944 - 1977

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0419 FILM

Lito Calzado

1946 - 2011

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0423 COMEDIAN

Ronaldo Valdez

Born 1947

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0450 JOURNALIST

June Keithley

1947 - 2013

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0457 FEMINIST

Irene Natividad

Born 1948

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0460 DESIGNER

Josie Natori

Born 1947

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0468 ACTOR

Ruel Vernal

Born 1946

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0472 ACTOR

Alicia Alonzo

Born 1947

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0478 ACTOR

Dante Rivero

Born 1946

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0495 POLITICIAN

Herminio Aquino

Born 1949

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0498 JUDGE

Alicia Austria-Martinez

Born 1940

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0501 POLITICIAN

Sergio Osmeña III

Born 1943

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0515 ACTOR

Helen Vela

1946 - 1992

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0520 PRESENTER

Inday Badiday

1944 - 2003

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0523 ACTOR

Andy Poe

1945 - 1995

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0528 FILM

Danny Zialcita

1940 - 2013

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0531 TELEVISION

Dong Puno

Born 1946

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0538 FILM

Joey Gosiengfiao

1941 - 2007

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0542 ACTOR

Alona Alegre

1948 - 2018

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0547 COMEDIAN

Subas Herrero

1943 - 2013

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0551 POLITICIAN

Tomas Osmeña

Born 1948

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0614 ACTOR

Tessie Agana

Born 1943

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0618 POLITICIAN

Antonio Halili

1946 - 2018

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0619 ENTREPRENEUR

Freddie M. Garcia

Born 1944

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0659 ECONOMIST

Solita Monsod

Born 1940

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0671 JESUIT

Joel Tabora

Born 1947

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0672 BOWLER

Bong Coo

Born 1948

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0673 POLITICIAN

Ignacio Bunye

Born 1945

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0688 POLITICIAN

Monico Puentevella

Born 1946

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0700 POLITICIAN

Angelito Sarmiento

1947 - 2015

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0719 ACTOR

Jose Mari Gonzales

1942 - 2019

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0728 POLITICIAN

Celso Lobregat

Born 1948

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0748 ACTOR

Conrad Poe

1948 - 2010

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0753 POLITICIAN

Ronaldo Zamora

Born 1944

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0758 POLITICIAN

Victor Ziga

Born 1945

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0762 POLITICIAN

Amado Bagatsing

Born 1947

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0772 POLITICIAN

Antonio Cerilles

Born 1948

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0773 ACTOR

Madam Auring

Born 1941

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0779 ACTOR

Renato del Prado

1940 - 2013

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0780 BOTANIST

Domingo A. Madulid

Born 1946

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0785 PAINTER

Roy Veneracion

Born 1947

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0810 JUDO

Geronimo Dyogi

1949 - 2016

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0822 POLITICIAN

Jun Chipeco Jr.

Born 1942

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0837 LAWYER

Noel Tijam

Born 1949

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0845 POLITICIAN

Alberto Romualdez

1940 - 2013

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0860 POLITICIAN

Gina de Venecia

Born 1949

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0862 DIPLOMAT

Victor G. Garcia III

Born 1947

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0889 ARTIST

Imelda Cajipe-Endaya

Born 1949

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0909 ACTOR

Bomber Moran

1944 - 2004

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0919 PRIEST

Jesus Aputen Cabrera

Born 1940

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0977 ACTOR

Lolit Solis

Born 1947

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0984 SWIMMER

Helen Elliott

Born 1949

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0985 GOVERNMENT

Roberto Sebastian

1944 - 2012

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0991 BANK

Jose L. Cuisia Jr.

Born 1944

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0992 POLITICIAN

Ding Roman

Born 1946

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1003 ATHLETE

Teresita Abundo

Born 1949

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1006 POLITICIAN

Zosimo Paredes

Born 1948

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1020 MANAGER

Narcisa Escaler

Born 1944

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1044 WRITER

Marra Lanot

Born 1944

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