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
  • Film & TV
  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Other
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Showing 28 of 1,050 notable people

0043 COMEDIAN

Angelica Panganiban

Born 1986

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0131 COMEDIAN

Jean Garcia

Born 1969

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0179 COMEDIAN

Wendell Ramos

Born 1978

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0229 COMEDIAN

Pen Medina

Born 1950

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0278 COMEDIAN

Eddie Gutierrez (actor)

Born 1942

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0331 COMEDIAN

Isabelle Daza

Born 1988

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0356 COMEDIAN

Efren Reyes Jr.

Born 1959

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0366 COMEDIAN

Tuesday Vargas

Born 1979

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0379 COMEDIAN

Joy Viado

1959 - 2016

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0403 COMEDIAN

Roderick Paulate

Born 1960

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0417 COMEDIAN

John Lapus

Born 1973

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0423 COMEDIAN

Ronaldo Valdez

Born 1947

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0447 COMEDIAN

Meryll Soriano

Born 1982

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0448 COMEDIAN

Benjie Paras

Born 1968

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0462 COMEDIAN

Candy Pangilinan

Born 1972

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0488 COMEDIAN

Maureen Larrazabal

Born 1979

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0491 COMEDIAN

Matet de Leon

Born 1983

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0509 COMEDIAN

Bearwin Meily

Born 1976

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0547 COMEDIAN

Subas Herrero

1943 - 2013

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0552 COMEDIAN

Oscar Obligacion

1924 - 2010

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0579 COMEDIAN

Cachupoy

1931 - 2008

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0644 COMEDIAN

Dencio Padilla

1929 - 1997

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0648 COMEDIAN

Niño Muhlach

Born 1971

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0654 COMEDIAN

Kitkat (comedian)

Born 1984

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0655 COMEDIAN

Maria Teresa Carlson

1963 - 2001

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0695 COMEDIAN

Shalala

Born 1951

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0734 COMEDIAN

Karen delos Reyes

Born 1984

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0786 COMEDIAN

John Feir

Born 1968

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