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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Quiapo during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 155 notable births.

What Quiapo Is Known For

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Actor is Quiapo's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (243).

Quiapo over-indexes on comedian21.4× the global rate.

Quiapo under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.

  1. Actor243
  2. Politician112
  3. Singer80
  4. Basket71
  5. Film35
  6. Journalist31
  7. Comedian28
  8. Writer23
  1. Comedian2821.4×
  2. Basket715.4×
  3. Model134.8×
  4. Actor2434.3×
  5. Singer803.7×
  6. Judge153.0×
  7. Film352.7×
  8. Journalist311.9×
  1. Football170.1×
  2. Painter160.6×
  3. Writer230.7×

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.

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1,050 notable people

0601 JUDGE

Andres Narvasa

1928 - 2013

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0602 ACTOR

Sam Bumatay

Born 1999

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0603 ACTOR

Renz Fernandez

Born 1986

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0604 ANATOMIST

Wilhelm von Möllendorff

1887 - 1944

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0605 POLITICIAN

Mark Villar

Born 1978

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0606 POLITICIAN

Mel Senen Sarmiento

Born 1962

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0607 ACTOR

Kim Molina

Born 1991

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0608 BASKET

Frankie Lim

Born 1960

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0609 ACTRESS

Mona Louise Rey

Born 2004

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0610 HISTORIAN

Vicente L. Rafael

Born 1956

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0611 POLITICIAN

Jack Enrile

Born 1958

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0612 SINGER

Ignatius Jones

Born 1957

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0613 PHOTOGRAPHER

Kenneth Kit Lamug

Born 1978

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0614 ACTOR

Tessie Agana

Born 1943

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0615 ACTOR

Carl John Barrameda

Born 1993

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0616 ACTRESS

Saab Magalona

Born 1988

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0617 BASKET

Wesley Gonzales

Born 1980

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0618 POLITICIAN

Antonio Halili

1946 - 2018

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0619 ENTREPRENEUR

Freddie M. Garcia

Born 1944

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0620 BASKET

Elmer Espiritu

Born 1985

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0621 ACTOR

Frank Magalona

Born 1987

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0622 MODEL

Joey Mead King

Born 1976

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0623 ACTOR

George Estregan

1928 - 1999

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0624 SINGER

Danita Paner

Born 1989

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0625 FOOTBALL

Eugene Amano

Born 1982

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0626 BASKET

Robert Bolick

Born 1995

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0627 PRESENTER

Tim Yap

Born 1977

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0628 POLITICIAN

Rodolfo Fariñas

Born 1951

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0629 POLITICIAN

Gerardo Roxas Jr.

1960 - 1993

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0630 BASKET

Kelvin dela Peña

Born 1984

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0631 POLITICIAN

Chito Gascon

-

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0632 COMPOSER

Antonio Molina (composer)

1894 - 1980

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0633 ACTOR

Rodjun Cruz

Born 1987

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0634 POLITICIAN

Enrico Echiverri

Born 1954

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0635 SINGER

Gab Chee Kee

Born 1976

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0636 BIOLOGIST

Michael Purugganan

Born 1963

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0637 COMPOSER

Ron Jackson (jazz musician)

Born 1964

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0638 ACTOR

Rio Diaz

1959 - 2004

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0639 POET

Roberto T. Añonuevo

Born 1968

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0640 BANK

Alfonso Yuchengco

1923 - 2017

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0641 PAINTER

Marcel Antonio

Born 1965

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0642 POLITICIAN

Corazon Soliman

Born 1953

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0643 ACTOR

Pepsi Paloma

1966 - 1985

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0644 COMEDIAN

Dencio Padilla

1929 - 1997

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0645 DIPLOMAT

Rosario Manalo

Born 1935

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0646 ATHLETE

Arnold Atienza

Born 1972

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0647 JOURNALIST

Rod Reyes

1935 - 2016

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0648 COMEDIAN

Niño Muhlach

Born 1971

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0649 PRODUCER

Craig B. Fisher

1932 - 2006

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0650 ACADEMIC

Eleanor Ty

Born 1958

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0651 POLITICIAN

Kaka Bag-ao

Born 1969

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0652 WRITER

José Wendell Capili

-

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0653 JUSTICE

Querube Makalintal

1910 - 2002

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0654 COMEDIAN

Kitkat (comedian)

Born 1984

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0655 COMEDIAN

Maria Teresa Carlson

1963 - 2001

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0656 LAWYER

Natividad Almeda-López

1892 - 1977

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0657 CARTOONIST

Corky Trinidad

1939 - 2009

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0658 DAUGHTER

Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez

1931 - 2006

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0659 ECONOMIST

Solita Monsod

Born 1940

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0660 BASKET

Gilbert Lao

Born 1978

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0661 ACTOR

Chuckie Dreyfus

Born 1974

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0662 BASKET

JC Tiuseco

Born 1985

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0663 BASKET

Mark Andaya

Born 1981

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0664 JOURNALIST

Karen Kunawicz

-

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0665 POLITICIAN

Juanito Victor Remulla

Born 1967

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0666 ACTOR

Jomari Yllana

Born 1976

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0667 OFFICER

Morton C. Mumma

1904 - 1968

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0668 ACTOR

Monang Carvajal

1898 - 1980

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0669 BUSINESS

Chino Roces

1913 - 1988

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0670 GEOGRAPHER

Emilio Valverde Álvarez

1848 - 1894

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0671 JESUIT

Joel Tabora

Born 1947

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0672 BOWLER

Bong Coo

Born 1948

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0673 POLITICIAN

Ignacio Bunye

Born 1945

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0674 SINGER

Nino Alejandro

Born 1976

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0675 ACTOR

Bea Nicolas

Born 1975

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0676 ACTOR

Ina Feleo

Born 1986

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0677 RADIO

Karen Davila

Born 1970

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0678 BUSINESS

Ramon S. Ang

Born 1954

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0679 BASKET

Mark Isip

Born 1980

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0680 WRITER

Rosalinda L. Orosa

Born 1921

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0681 BASKET

Victor Pablo

Born 1970

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0682 ACTOR

Rod Navarro

1936 - 2003

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0683 ACTOR

Felino Dolloso

Born 1980

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0684 SKATER

Zhaira Costiniano

Born 1995

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0685 ACTOR

Mosang

Born 1972

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0686 POLICE

Neil Perez

Born 1985

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0687 ACTOR

Mikee Lee

Born 1990

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0688 POLITICIAN

Monico Puentevella

Born 1946

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0689 SONGWRITER

Radha Cuadrado

Born 1976

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0690 PAINTER

Ronald Ventura

Born 1973

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0691 WIFE OF

Esperanza Osmeña

1896 - 1978

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0692 JOURNALIST

Doris Bigornia

Born 1966

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0693 JUDGE

Florentino Floro

Born 1953

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0694 BASKET

Terry Saldaña

Born 1958

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0695 COMEDIAN

Shalala

Born 1951

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0696 DRIVER

Enzo Pastor

1982 - 2014

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0697 PRESENTER

Toni Rose Gayda

Born 1957

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0698 BROADCAST

Pia Hontiveros

Born 1967

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0699 ACTOR

BJ Forbes

Born 1998

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0700 POLITICIAN

Angelito Sarmiento

1947 - 2015

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0701 ACTOR

Alonzo Muhlach

Born 2010

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0702 ACTOR

Kevin Santos

Born 1988

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0703 SINGER

Arnell Ignacio

Born 1964

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0704 BASKET

Marvin Cruz

Born 1985

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0705 ACTOR

Niña Dolino

Born 1982

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0706 BASKET

TY Tang

Born 1984

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0707 REPUBBLICANA

Serena Cruz

Born 1986

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0708 SWIMMER

Raphael Matthew Chua

Born 1982

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0709 ACTOR

Miko Sotto

1982 - 2003

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0710 WRITER

Al Dimalanta

Born 1969

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0711 FOOTBALL

Charlie Kendall

Born 1935

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0712 PRESENTER

Trey Farley

Born 1975

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0713 OFFICER

Jerry D. Page

1915 - 1989

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0714 BASKET

Leonardo Marquicias

Died 2002

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0715 SINGER

Jenn Cuneta

-

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0716 BASKET

Celino Cruz

Born 1977

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0717 FOOTBALL

Inna Palacios

Born 1994

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0718 SWIMMER

Miguel Mendoza

Born 1982

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0719 ACTOR

Jose Mari Gonzales

1942 - 2019

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0720 BASKET

Jonathan Uyloan

Born 1983

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0721 ACTOR

Monique Wilson

Born 1970

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0722 ACTOR

Larry Silva

1937 - 2004

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0723 ACTOR

Jon Hernandez

1969 - 1993

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0724 MISSING

Leo Echegaray

1960 - 1999

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0725 JOURNALIST

Vicky Morales

Born 1969

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0726 LEGISLATOR

Toby Tiangco

Born 1967

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0727 COMPOSER

Miguel Morales Barretto

Born 1950

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0728 POLITICIAN

Celso Lobregat

Born 1948

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0729 ACTOR

Sheena Reyes

Born 1987

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0730 ACTOR

RK Bagatsing

Born 1988

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0731 POLITICIAN

Tomás Balbás

1846 - 1930

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0732 LAWYER

Manuel Azcárraga y Palmero

1829 - 1896

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0733 BASKET

Marcy Arellano

Born 1986

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0734 COMEDIAN

Karen delos Reyes

Born 1984

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0735 POLITICIAN

Pacita Madrigal-Warns

1915 - 2008

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0736 FIRST LADY

Pacencia Laurel

1889 - 1960

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0737 JUDGE

Isagani Cruz

1924 - 2013

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0738 FOOTBALL

Daniel Gadia

Born 1995

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0739 SPORT

Rustom Lim

Born 1993

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0740 SINGER

Zarah (television personality)

-

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0741 PLAYER

Khim Iglupas

Born 1998

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0742 BASKET

Sherilyn Reyes-Tan

Born 1975

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0743 POLITICIAN

Gina Lopez

1953 - 2019

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0744 CINEMA

Tamara Benitez

Born 1983

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0745 KARATE

Katsuhiko Shinzato

Born 1939

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0746 ACTOR

Anton dela Paz

Born 1986

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0747 DOGE

Alex Leukart

Born 1939

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0748 ACTOR

Conrad Poe

1948 - 2010

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0749 SINGER

Miguel Escueta

Born 1984

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0750 DIPLOMAT

Domingo Lucenario Jr.

1960 - 2015

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0751 ACTOR

Ma-Anne Dionisio

Born 1973

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0752 ARTIST

Poklong Anading

Born 1975

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0753 POLITICIAN

Ronaldo Zamora

Born 1944

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0754 SECRETARY

Jaime C. Laya

Born 1939

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0755 POLITICIAN

Robert "Ace" Barbers

Born 1969

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0756 BASKET

Jong Uichico

Born 1962

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0757 ACTOR

Narding Anzures

1928 - 1949

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0758 POLITICIAN

Victor Ziga

Born 1945

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0759 ACTOR

Jojo Alejar

Born 1966

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0760 POLITICIAN

Rex Gatchalian

Born 1979

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0761 ACTOR

Eunice Lagusad

Born 1998

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0762 POLITICIAN

Amado Bagatsing

Born 1947

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0763 WRITER

Evangelina Guerrero

1904 - 1949

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0764 POLITICIAN

Lord Allan Jay Velasco

Born 1977

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0765 POLITICIAN

Joey de Venecia

Born 1963

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0766 WRITER

Michael M. Coroza

Born 1969

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0767 BOXER

Speedy Dado

1906 - 1990

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0768 JOURNALIST

Mariano Juderías

1836 - 1900

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0769 BASKET

Estong Ballesteros

Born 1973

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0770 PRIEST

Jose Paala Salazar

1937 - 2004

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0771 POLITICIAN

Teodoro Sandiko

1860 - 1939

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0772 POLITICIAN

Antonio Cerilles

Born 1948

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0773 ACTOR

Madam Auring

Born 1941

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0774 SINGER

Cassandra Ford

Born 1981

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0775 ACTOR

Ces Quesada

Born 1958

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0776 ACTOR

Elisse Joson

Born 1996

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0777 JUDGE

Alfredo Benipayo

Born 1938

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0778 OFFICER

George Fleming Davis

1911 - 1945

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0779 ACTOR

Renato del Prado

1940 - 2013

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0780 BOTANIST

Domingo A. Madulid

Born 1946

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0781 SINGER

Jacob Benedicto

Born 1992

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0782 ACTOR

Maricar de Mesa

Born 1980

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0783 ACTOR

Mel Martinez (actor)

Born 1970

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0784 BASKET

Von Pessumal

Born 1993

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0785 PAINTER

Roy Veneracion

Born 1947

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0786 COMEDIAN

John Feir

Born 1968

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0787 ACTOR

Led Sobrepeña III

Born 1980

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0788 BOTANIST

Esperanza Maribel Guiao Agoo

Born 1964

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0789 BASKET

Siot Tanquingcen

Born 1972

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0790 CRICKET

Charles Grieve

1913 - 2000

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0791 BASKET

Joel Banal

Born 1958

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0792 COMPOSER

Diwa de Leon

-

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0793 PAINTER

Andres Barrioquinto

Born 1975

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0794 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Teus

1896 - 1958

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0795 ACTOR

Beverly Long (actress)

1933 - 2014

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0796 POLITICIAN

Jean Odilon-Barrot

1841 - 1904

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0797 ACTOR

Beverly Vergel

-

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0798 BASKET

Denden Lazaro

Born 1992

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0799 ACTOR

Vince Gamad

Born 1994

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0800 BUSINESS

Salvador Medialdea

Born 1951

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0801 SINGER

Lolita Carbon

Born 1952

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0802 MILITAR

Gregorio Pio Catapang

Born 1959

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0803 BASKET

Gretchen Ho

Born 1990

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0804 MEDICAL

James S. Tan

1938 - 2006

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0805 ARTIST

Armand Serrano

-

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0806 POLITICIAN

Raul Daza

Born 1935

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0807 POLITICIAN

Sally Ponce Enrile

Born 1958

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0808 POLITICIAN

Dennis Apuan

Born 1964

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0809 POLITICIAN

Macario Peralta Jr.

1913 - 1975

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0810 JUDO

Geronimo Dyogi

1949 - 2016

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0811 WRITER

Erica Grupe-Lörcher

1875 - 1960

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0812 POLITICIAN

Abraham Mitra

Born 1970

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0813 BASKET

Carl Bryan Cruz

Born 1991

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0814 BADMINTON

Daniel Guda

Born 1996

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0815 LAWYER

Erin Tañada

Born 1963

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0816 BASKET

Justin Chua

Born 1989

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0817 JUDGE

Bernardo P. Pardo

Born 1932

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0818 RACER

Jerrold Mangliwan

Born 1979

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0819 BANK

Lorenzo V. Tan

Born 1961

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0820 ACADEMIC

Danilo Concepcion

Born 1958

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0821 BOTANIST

Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann

1937 - 2005

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0822 POLITICIAN

Jun Chipeco Jr.

Born 1942

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0823 POLITICIAN

Flor Marcelino

Born 1951

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0824 JOURNALIST

Vicente Massot

Born 1952

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0825 BOTANIST

Mary Ann O. Cajano

1976 - 2015

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0826 ACTOR

CJ Navato

Born 1996

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0827 POLO

Mikee Romero

Born 1971

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0828 FILM

Antoinette Jadaone

Born 1984

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0829 ACTOR

Grae Fernandez

Born 2001

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0830 BASKET

Luigi Trillo

Born 1975

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0831 DIPLOMAT

Antonio Cabangon-Chua

1934 - 2016

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0832 ACTOR

Sunshine Cruz

Born 1977

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0833 MARTIAL ART

Alvin Aguilar

Born 1974

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0834 BUSINESS

Fernando Zobel de Ayala

Born 1960

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0835 WRITER

Christopher de Venecia

-

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0836 ARCHITECT

José María Zaragoza

1912 - 1994

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0837 LAWYER

Noel Tijam

Born 1949

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0838 BOTANIST

Carmina Villariba-Tolentino

Born 1964

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0839 DANCER

Stella Abrera

Born 1978

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0840 ACTOR

Eddie Mercado

1938 - 2006

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0841 KARATE

Kristina Mah

Born 1983

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0842 HACKER

Onel de Guzmán

Born 1977

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0843 POLITICIAN

Ramon Jimenez Jr.

1955 - 2020

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0844 FILM

Emmanuel Borlaza

1935 - 2017

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0845 POLITICIAN

Alberto Romualdez

1940 - 2013

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0846 DESIGNER

Pitoy Moreno

1925 - 2018

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0847 POLITICIAN

Greco Belgica

Born 1978

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0848 ACTOR

Liezl Martinez

1967 - 2015

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0849 SINGER

Jensen Kyra

Born 1993

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0850 SINGER

Unique (musician)

Born 2000

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0851 BASKET

Eric Gonzales

Born 1972

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0852 SINGER

Gabriel Valenciano

Born 1988

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0853 FORCE

Natalio Ecarma III

Born 1955

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0854 BUSINESS

Alex Gorayeb

1924 - 1996

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0855 ARTIST

Jackie Tileston

Born 1960

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0856 ACTOR

Richie D'Horsie

1957 - 2015

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0857 PRIEST

Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara

Born 1962

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0858 SOCIALITE

Ricky Reyes (hairdresser)

Born 1950

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0859 POET

José Corazón de Jesús Jr.

Born 1908

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0860 POLITICIAN

Gina de Venecia

Born 1949

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0861 LAWYER

Chel Diokno

Born 1961

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0862 DIPLOMAT

Victor G. Garcia III

Born 1947

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0863 POLITICIAN

Vicky Cayetano

Born 1956

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0864 MUSIC

Buwi Meneses

Born 1976

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0865 KICKBOXER

Melchor Menor

Born 1974

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0866 JESUIT

Jose Ramon Villarin

Born 1960

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0867 SINGER

Andión Fernández

-

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0868 SINGER

Mica Javier

Born 1993

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0869 ACTOR

Prince Villanueva

Born 1998

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0870 BASKET

Pocholo Villanueva

Born 1982

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0871 CURATOR

Yexel Sebastian

Born 1982

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0872 WORLD WAR

Manuel Yan

1920 - 2008

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0873 BUSINESS

Dioceldo Sy

Born 1958

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0874 FOOTBALL

Samuel Morris

1870 - 1935

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0875 MODEL

Kelly Misa

Born 1981

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0876 MILITAR

Arthur E. Brown Jr.

Born 1929

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0877 POLITICIAN

Reynaldo Dagsa

1975 - 2011

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0878 PLAYER

Felix Barrientos

Born 1967

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0879 POLITICIAN

Alfred Romuáldez

Born 1962

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0880 POLITICIAN

Timmy Chipeco

Born 1975

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0881 DESIGNER

Sassa Jimenez

Born 1987

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0882 BASKET

Christian Coronel

Born 1980

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0883 SONGWRITER

Miko Manguba

Born 1994

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0884 JOURNALIST

Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez

Born 1980

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0885 DESIGNER

Kermit Tesoro

Born 1988

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0886 MODEL

RR Enriquez

Born 1985

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0887 JOURNALIST

Katherine Creag

Born 1973

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0888 PRIEST

Pedro Baquero

Born 1970

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0889 ARTIST

Imelda Cajipe-Endaya

Born 1949

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0890 CHOREOGRAPHER

Alvin Erasga Tolentino

-

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0891 BASKET

Borgie Hermida

Born 1988

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0892 PRODUCER

Cecilio Asuncion

-

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0893 ARMY

Andrés Novales

1800 - 1823

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0894 PRIEST

Antonio Racelis Rañola

Born 1932

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0895 FOOTBALL

Henry Morris

Born 1874

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0896 PLAYER

Robert Andrew Garcia

Born 1986

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0897 SINGER

Tootsie Guevara

Born 1980

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0898 BASKET

Jorella Marie de Jesus

Born 1993

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0899 BROADCAST

Luchi Cruz-Valdes

Born 1965

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0900 MUSIC

Mike Elgar

Born 1976

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