Most Famous Filipino Politicians & Lawyers

50 Filipino Politicians & Lawyers in view out of 203

Politics & Law 203
Philippines 698
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos Filipino Politician 1917 – 1989
#1,781
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino Filipino Politician 1933 – 2009
#3,346
Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel L. Quezon Filipino Politician 1878 – 1944
#5,888
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino Politician 1869 – 1964
#6,087
Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos Filipino Politician Born 1929
#7,802
Benigno Aquino Jr.
Benigno Aquino Jr. Filipino Politician 1932 – 1983
#10,237
Ramon Magsaysay
Ramon Magsaysay Filipino Politician 1907 – 1957
#11,870
Apolinario Mabini
Apolinario Mabini Filipino Revolutionary 1864 – 1903
#13,067
Fidel Ramos
Fidel Ramos Filipino Politician Born 1928
#16,202
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Filipino Politician Born 1947
#16,594
Andrés Bonifacio
Andrés Bonifacio Filipino Revolutionary 1863 – 1897
#17,061
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte Filipino Politician Born 1945
#19,629
Manuel Roxas
Manuel Roxas Filipino Politician 1892 – 1948
#19,689
Carlos P. Romulo
Carlos P. Romulo Filipino Statesman 1899 – 1985
#20,223
Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña Filipino Politician 1878 – 1961
#20,704
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino Filipino Diplomat 1890 – 1956
#20,909
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos P. Garcia Filipino Politician 1896 – 1971
#21,951
Jose Maria Sison
Jose Maria Sison Filipino Politician Born 1939
#31,168
Miriam Defensor Santiago
Miriam Defensor Santiago Filipino Judge 1945 – 2016
#54,572
Claro M. Recto
Claro M. Recto Filipino Diplomat 1890 – 1960
#72,276
Juan Ponce Enrile
Juan Ponce Enrile Filipino Politician Born 1924
#72,761
Luis Taruc
Luis Taruc Filipino Politician 1913 – 2005
#77,403
Nur Misuari
Nur Misuari Filipino Politician Born 1939
#86,618
Jovito Salonga
Jovito Salonga Filipino Politician 1920 – 2016
#88,747
Alfredo Lim
Alfredo Lim Filipino Politician 1929 – 2020
#102,252
Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar Filipino Politician 1865 – 1911
#104,198
Leni Robredo
Leni Robredo Filipino Politician Born 1964
#133,466
Grace Poe
Grace Poe Filipino Politician Born 1968
#141,007
Diego Silang
Diego Silang Filipino Revolutionary 1730 – 1763
#163,925
BO
Blas Ople Filipino Politician 1927 – 2003
#168,433
JB
Jorge B. Vargas Filipino Diplomat 1890 – 1980
#173,754
Francisco Tatad
Francisco Tatad Filipino Minister Born 1939
#183,668
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Filipino Politician 1933 – 2019
#198,940
Felipe Agoncillo
Felipe Agoncillo Filipino Lawyer 1859 – 1941
#204,589
Camilo Osías
Camilo Osías Filipino Politician 1889 – 1976
#221,552
Norberto Romualdez
Norberto Romualdez Filipino Lawyer 1875 – 1941
#221,934
Jose de Venecia Jr.
Jose de Venecia Jr. Filipino Politician Born 1936
#226,981
ER
Eulogio Rodriguez Filipino Politician 1883 – 1964
#231,600
Quintín Paredes
Quintín Paredes Filipino Lawyer 1884 – 1973
#239,612
Renato Corona
Renato Corona Filipino Judge 1948 – 2016
#243,996
GD
Gregoria de Jesús Filipino Revolutionary 1875 – 1943
#247,505
Ernesto Maceda
Ernesto Maceda Filipino Politician 1935 – 2016
#253,112
FM
Felix Manalo Filipino Minister 1886 – 1963
#258,725
Mariano Ponce
Mariano Ponce Filipino Politician 1863 – 1918
#263,847
LS
Lorenzo Sumulong Filipino Diplomat 1905 – 1997
#283,186
TK
Teodoro Kalaw Filipino Politician 1884 – 1940
#283,766
Gregorio S. Araneta
Gregorio S. Araneta Filipino Lawyer 1869 – 1930
#292,693
Raul Roco
Raul Roco Filipino Politician 1941 – 2005
#295,579
Imee Marcos
Imee Marcos Filipino Politician Born 1955
#300,105
Manuel Tinio
Manuel Tinio Filipino Politician 1877 – 1924
#302,863

By the numbers

Inside the Philippines Politicians & Lawyers

203 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous the philippines politicians & lawyers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the Philippines Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1940s with 43 people.

What the Philippines Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Politician are the Philippines Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 67% of all notables (135).

The Philippines Politicians & Lawyers over-index on revolutionary22.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician135
  2. Lawyer18
  3. Judge15
  4. Diplomat7
  5. Revolutionary6
  6. Minister3
  7. Mayor3
  8. Secretary3
  1. Revolutionary622.7×
  2. Judge1521.9×
  3. Diplomat77.6×
  4. Lawyer185.5×
  5. Politician1353.9×