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
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Rafael Palma
1874 - 1939
Letty Jimenez Magsanoc
1941 - 2015
Max Soliven
1929 - 2006
Maria Ressa
Born 1963
Rosauro Almario
1886 - 1933
Alex Tizon
1959 - 2017
Howie Severino
Born 1961
Juan Abad
1872 - 1932
Mike Enriquez
Born 1951
Angelo Castro Jr.
1945 - 2012
June Keithley
1947 - 2013
Amelyn Veloso
1975 - 2017
Jessica Soho
Born 1964
Rico Hizon
Born 1966
Louie Beltran
1936 - 1994
Rod Reyes
1935 - 2016
Karen Kunawicz
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Doris Bigornia
Born 1966
Vicky Morales
Born 1969
Mariano Juderías
1836 - 1900
Vicente Massot
Born 1952
Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez
Born 1980
Katherine Creag
Born 1973
Niña Corpuz
Born 1977
Patricia Evangelista
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Rubylita Garcia
1962 - 2014
Mari Kaimo
Born 1960
Cathy Yap-Yang
Born 1967
Teodoro Benigno
1923 - 2005
Jose C. Zulueta
1876 - 1904
Joseph Ubalde
1986 - 2019