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: Painter Clear ×
Luis Eduardo Aute
1943 - 2020
Alfonso A. Ossorio
1916 - 1990
José T. Joya
1931 - 1995
Anita Magsaysay-Ho
1914 - 2012
Marion Peck
Born 1963
Onib Olmedo
1937 - 1996
Antonio Blanco (painter)
1911 - 1999
Marcelino Truong
Born 1957
José Honorato Lozano
1815 - 1885
Marcel Antonio
Born 1965
Ronald Ventura
Born 1973
Roy Veneracion
Born 1947
Andres Barrioquinto
Born 1975
Froilan Calayag
Born 1982
Roderick Macutay
Born 1971
José de Entrala y Lannoy
1849 - 1886