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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Artemio Panganiban
Born 1936
Roberto Concepcion
1903 - 1987
Reynato Puno
Born 1940
J. B. L. Reyes
1902 - 1994
Teresita de Castro
Born 1948
Arturo Brion
Born 1946
Ramón Avanceña
1872 - 1957
Jose Melo
1932 - 2020
Alicia Austria-Martinez
Born 1940
Andres Narvasa
1928 - 2013
Florentino Floro
Born 1953
Isagani Cruz
1924 - 2013
Alfredo Benipayo
Born 1938
Bernardo P. Pardo
Born 1932
Voltaire Y. Rosales
1955 - 2004