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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  • Sports
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
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Showing 100 of 1,050 notable people

0006 PRIEST

Luis Antonio Tagle

Born 1957

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0013 PRESENTER

Isabel Preysler

Born 1951

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0024 CHESS

Eugenio Torre

Born 1951

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0036 ACTOR

Vic Sotto

Born 1954

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0039 ACTOR

Rudy Fernandez (actor)

1953 - 2008

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0041 POLITICIAN

Nicanor Perlas

Born 1950

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0062 ACTOR

Cristina Raines

Born 1952

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0068 COMPOSER

Ryan Cayabyab

Born 1954

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0071 ACTOR

Christopher de Leon

Born 1956

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0073 ACTOR

Chat Silayan

1959 - 2006

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0083 COMPOSER

Billy Hinsche

Born 1951

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0109 ACTOR

Julio Diaz

Born 1958

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0112 SINGER

Rico J. Puno

1953 - 2018

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0199 BALLET

Margarita Moran-Floirendo

Born 1953

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0202 ACTOR

Tirso Cruz III

Born 1958

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0208 SINGER

Claire de la Fuente

Born 1958

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0229 COMEDIAN

Pen Medina

Born 1950

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0251 SINGER

Basil Valdez

Born 1951

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0254 JOURNALIST

Alex Tizon

1959 - 2017

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0273 POLITICIAN

Florencio Abad

Born 1954

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0283 FILM

Joel Lamangan

Born 1952

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0285 POLITICIAN

Henedina Abad

1955 - 2017

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0291 ACTOR

Jimmy Santos (actor)

Born 1951

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0306 FILM

Coney Reyes

Born 1954

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0310 ACTOR

Bembol Roco

Born 1953

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0312 EXECUTIVE

Antonio Taguba

Born 1950

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0335 JOURNALIST

Mike Enriquez

Born 1951

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0343 ACTOR

Dexter Doria

Born 1955

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0356 COMEDIAN

Efren Reyes Jr.

Born 1959

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0357 FILM

Gina Alajar

Born 1959

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0372 PRODUCER

Wilma Galvante

Born 1952

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0373 POLITICIAN

Francisco Duque

Born 1957

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0379 COMEDIAN

Joy Viado

1959 - 2016

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0384 POLITICIAN

Nikki Coseteng

Born 1952

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0391 PAINTER

Marcelino Truong

Born 1957

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0424 ACTOR

Evangeline Pascual

Born 1956

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0436 WRITER

Eric Gamalinda

Born 1956

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0449 ARTIST

Peter Soriano

Born 1959

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0469 ACTOR

Roi Vinzon

Born 1953

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0477 ACTOR

Malou de Guzman

Born 1958

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0511 ACTOR

Freddie Quizon

1956 - 2005

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0521 ACTOR

Jay Ilagan

1953 - 1992

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0522 POLITICIAN

Jamby Madrigal

Born 1958

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0545 SINGER

Jim Paredes

Born 1951

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0565 BASKET

Philip Cezar

Born 1951

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0566 FILM

Tata Esteban

1954 - 2003

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0568 BASKET

Chito Loyzaga

Born 1958

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0571 LAWYER

TG Guingona

Born 1959

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0574 MODEL

Anna Bayle

Born 1956

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0582 BANK

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala

Born 1959

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0587 ACTOR

Mat Ranillo III

Born 1956

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0592 FILM

Jeffrey Jeturian

Born 1959

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0594 POLITICIAN

Mark Cojuangco

Born 1957

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0610 HISTORIAN

Vicente L. Rafael

Born 1956

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0611 POLITICIAN

Jack Enrile

Born 1958

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0612 SINGER

Ignatius Jones

Born 1957

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0628 POLITICIAN

Rodolfo Fariñas

Born 1951

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0634 POLITICIAN

Enrico Echiverri

Born 1954

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0638 ACTOR

Rio Diaz

1959 - 2004

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0642 POLITICIAN

Corazon Soliman

Born 1953

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0650 ACADEMIC

Eleanor Ty

Born 1958

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0678 BUSINESS

Ramon S. Ang

Born 1954

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0693 JUDGE

Florentino Floro

Born 1953

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0694 BASKET

Terry Saldaña

Born 1958

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0695 COMEDIAN

Shalala

Born 1951

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0697 PRESENTER

Toni Rose Gayda

Born 1957

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0727 COMPOSER

Miguel Morales Barretto

Born 1950

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0743 POLITICIAN

Gina Lopez

1953 - 2019

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0775 ACTOR

Ces Quesada

Born 1958

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0791 BASKET

Joel Banal

Born 1958

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0800 BUSINESS

Salvador Medialdea

Born 1951

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0801 SINGER

Lolita Carbon

Born 1952

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0802 MILITAR

Gregorio Pio Catapang

Born 1959

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0807 POLITICIAN

Sally Ponce Enrile

Born 1958

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0820 ACADEMIC

Danilo Concepcion

Born 1958

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0823 POLITICIAN

Flor Marcelino

Born 1951

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0824 JOURNALIST

Vicente Massot

Born 1952

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0843 POLITICIAN

Ramon Jimenez Jr.

1955 - 2020

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0853 FORCE

Natalio Ecarma III

Born 1955

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0856 ACTOR

Richie D'Horsie

1957 - 2015

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0858 SOCIALITE

Ricky Reyes (hairdresser)

Born 1950

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0863 POLITICIAN

Vicky Cayetano

Born 1956

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0873 BUSINESS

Dioceldo Sy

Born 1958

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0902 BASKET

Bernardo Carpio (basketball)

Born 1958

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0906 PRIEST

Enrique V. Macaraeg

Born 1955

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0913 BUSINESS

Pearlasia Gamboa

Born 1951

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0918 POLITICIAN

Benny Abante

Born 1951

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0921 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Zialcita

Born 1950

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0927 FILM

Soxie Topacio

1952 - 2017

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0928 BUSINESS

Nestor Tan

Born 1958

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0938 POLITICIAN

Carl Benito

Born 1954

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0940 ACADEMIC

Carmen Lamagna

Born 1956

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0943 BROADCAST

Tony Calvento

1954 - 2017

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0952 POLITICIAN

Victor Agbayani

Born 1957

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0953 JUDGE

Voltaire Y. Rosales

1955 - 2004

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0988 LAWYER

Teresita Herbosa

Born 1950

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1004 PLAYWRIGHT

Manuel Buising

Born 1951

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1005 HISTORIAN

Ricardo Manapat

1953 - 2008

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1008 SWIMMER

Luis Ayesa

Born 1950

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1047 RECTOR

Honesto Geronimo, Jr.

Born 1958

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