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
- Field: Comedian Clear ×
Angelica Panganiban
Born 1986
Jean Garcia
Born 1969
Wendell Ramos
Born 1978
Pen Medina
Born 1950
Eddie Gutierrez (actor)
Born 1942
Isabelle Daza
Born 1988
Efren Reyes Jr.
Born 1959
Tuesday Vargas
Born 1979
Joy Viado
1959 - 2016
Roderick Paulate
Born 1960
John Lapus
Born 1973
Ronaldo Valdez
Born 1947
Meryll Soriano
Born 1982
Benjie Paras
Born 1968
Candy Pangilinan
Born 1972
Maureen Larrazabal
Born 1979
Matet de Leon
Born 1983
Bearwin Meily
Born 1976
Subas Herrero
1943 - 2013
Oscar Obligacion
1924 - 2010
Cachupoy
1931 - 2008
Dencio Padilla
1929 - 1997
Niño Muhlach
Born 1971
Kitkat (comedian)
Born 1984
Maria Teresa Carlson
1963 - 2001
Shalala
Born 1951
Karen delos Reyes
Born 1984
John Feir
Born 1968