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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Melissa de la Cruz
Born 1971
Nick Joaquin
1917 - 2004
Miguel Syjuco
Born 1976
Bob Ong
Born 1972
Francisco Arcellana
1916 - 2002
Genoveva Matute
1915 - 2009
Mia Alvar
Born 1978
Eric Gamalinda
Born 1956
Han Ong
Born 1968
Gilda Cordero-Fernando
1932 - 2020
José Wendell Capili
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Rosalinda L. Orosa
Born 1921
Al Dimalanta
Born 1969
Evangelina Guerrero
1904 - 1949
Michael M. Coroza
Born 1969
Erica Grupe-Lörcher
1875 - 1960
Christopher de Venecia
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Gina Apostol
Born 1963
Ruby Veridiano-Ching
Born 1983
Pedro Aunario
1878 - 1945
José Arcilla Solero
Born 1925
Marra Lanot
Born 1944
Hilario Ziálcita
1913 - 2011