Famous Filipinos

• Gemino Abad poet
• Pacita Abad painter
• Elfren Abueg writer, editor, author, novelist, professor, anthologist
• Jose V. Abueva educator, author
• Napoleon Abueva artist, sculptor
• Nereus Acosta politician, academician, political scientist
• Mamintal M. Adiong, Sr. politician
• Gregorio Aglipay first Filipino Supreme Bishop of Philippine Independent Church
• Emilio Aguinaldo first president, independence leader
• Consolacion Alaras professor
• Larry Alcala cartoonist, illustrator
• Fernando Amorsolo painter
• Edgardo Angara politician
• Benigno Aquino, Jr. politician
• Benigno Aquino III president
• Corazon Aquino former president
• Kris Aquino host, actress, writer, comedian
• Francisco Arcellana writer, poet, essayist, journalist, teacher
• Juan M. Arellano architect
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo former president
• Mikey Arroyo actor, politician
• Nora Aunor actress, singer

• Peter Bacho writer, teacher
• Jeremy Castro Baguyos musician, researcher
• Rommel Banlaoi political scientist
• Julian A. Banzon chemist
• Adelina Barrion entomologist, geneticist
• Cesar Basa pilot, WWII hero
• Christian Bautista singer, actor
• Herbert Bautista actor, politician
• Terence Baylon actor
• Miguel Bernad Jesuit priest, academic, author, journalist, editor
• Nida Blanca actress
• Lino Brocka director

• Maria Cabase singer, songwriter, musician
• Florencio Campomanes political scientist, chess player
• Paulo C. Campos physician, educator, scientist
• Clarita Carlos political analyst, academician
• Eduardo Castrillo sculptor
• Josefino Cenizal composer, music director, actor
• Olivia Cenizal actress
• Roberto Chabet artist
• Arlene J. Chai author
• Chichay comedian
• Kim Chiu actress, singer
• Cristeta Comerford chef
• Manuel Conde actor, film director, producer

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• Christopher DeLeon actor, politician
• Mike DeLeon director, cinematographer, scriptwriter, producer
• Nina Dolino actress
• Dolphy comedian, actor
• Francisco Domagoso (Isko Moreno) actor, politician
• Paul Dumol playwright, educator
• E. R. Ejercito actor, politician
• Josefa Llanes Escoda women's rights advocate, founder Girl Scouts of the Philippines
• Mart Escudero actor
• Pedro B. Escuro geneticist
• Jesus Estanislao politician
• Jinggoy Estrada politician
• Joseph Estrada former president

• Raymundo Favila mathematician
• Jim Fernandez comic book artist
• Rudy Fernandez actor, producer
• Daniel Fernando politician
• Juan Flavier politician
• Alexander Flor academic
• Botong Francisco muralist
• Carlos P. Garcia former president
• Marco Polo Garcia politician
• Enrique Gil actor, dancer, director
• Cristina Gonzales politician
• Neptali A. Gonzales, Sr. politician
• Pedro Guevara soldier, lawyer, writer, politician
• Matteo Guidicelli actor, singer
• Francisco Guilledo (Pancho Villa) boxer
• Roxanne Guinoo actress
• Chin Chin Gutierrez actress, environmentalist

• Jessica Hagedorn playwright, writer, poet, multimedia performance artist
• Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo artist
• Francis Jardeleza lawyer, professor
• Nick Joaquin writer, historian, journalist
• Angelica Jones singer, actress
• Francisco Sionil Jose writer

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