List of people from Iloilo

The following is a list of people born or associated with Iloilo and Iloilo City.

Arts, literature, and entertainment

Beauty pageants

Rabiya Occeña Sundall Mateo – Miss Universe Philippines 2020 winner
Pura Villanueva Kalaw – first Manila Carnival queen in 1908
Angelia Ong – Miss Earth 2015 winner
Anjanette Abayari – Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1991 winner

Film

Nick Deocampo – film director, film historian
Peter Solis Nery – film director, actor, producer, writer; Gugma sa Panahon sang Bakunawa (2012)

Literature

Gilbert Luis R. Centina III – Palanca awardee
Leoncio P. Deriada – Ilonggo Palanca awardee
Magdalena Jalandoni – Hiligaynon poet, National Cultural awardee for Literature
Ramon Muzones – National Artist for Literature.
Stevan Javellana – Ilonggo writer
Peter Solis Nery – Ilonggo Palanca Awards Hall of Fame awardee; first Filipino author invited to the Sharjah International Book Fair^[1]
Guillermo Gómez Rivera – Ilonggo writer
Miguel Syjuco – winner of 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize

Performing arts

Music

Emman Abatayo – singer, songwriter, Pinoy Dream Academy Season 1 scholar
Jose Mari Chan – singer, songwriter
Vehnee Saturno – record producer
Nina Girado – singer^{[citation needed]}
Jed Madela – singer, songwriter
Ruben Tagalog – Kundiman singer
Young JV – singer, actor, model, and dancer
Jhett Tolentino – singer, Grammy and Tony-award winning theatrical producer
Beabadoobee – indie pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

TV and movie personalities

Allan K. - actor, comedian, host, singer and businessman.
Carla Abellana – actress, model, TV host and personality
John Arcilla – actor
Sharmaine Arnaiz – actress
Claudine Barretto – actress
Gretchen Barretto – actress
Billy Crawford – actor, model, singer, TV host and personality
Dingdong Dantes – actor, model
Charlie Davao – actor
Sunshine Dizon – actress, model
Gabb Drilon – actor
Anita Linda – actress
Ike Lozada – actor
Edu Manzano – TV host, actor
Luis Manzano – actor, model, TV host and personality
Pokwang – actress, comedian
Delia Razon – actress
Paul Salas – actor
Myrtle Sarrosa – Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4 Big Winner
Arthur Solinap – actor
Prince Stefan (actor) – actor, model, and dancer
Joy Viado – actress, comedian
Marita Zobel – actress
Dawn Zulueta – actress
Seham Daghlas – former Pinoy Big Brother Kumunity Season 10 adult housemate

Mass communications

Billy Balbastro – radio broadcaster
Karen Davila – main news anchor on the ABS-CBN News Channel programmers TV Patrol and Headstart with Karen Davila

Visual arts

Romeo Villalva Tabuena – Filipino painter and printmaker
The Scottish artists, Iain Macnab and Chica Macnab were both born in Iloilo
Kristoffer Brasileño - Ilonggo painter born in Janiuay, Iloilo

Business

Eugenio Lopez, Sr. – former Chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies
Eugenio Lopez, Jr. – former Chairman Emeritus of ABS-CBN
Eugenio Lopez III – the 3rd generation Eugenio of the Lopez family; present Chairman of ABS-CBN
Edgar Sia – founder of Mang Inasal and DoubleDragon Corporation
Jonha Richman – investor and dubbed by Rappler as one of the 'most inspiring Filipino entrepreneurs'
Alfonso A. Uy – first President of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Visayas and Mindanao

Education

Jose Cabalum, Sr. – educator
William Valentine – American Protestant missionary and educator; founded Central Philippine University, the second American university in Asia

Government service

Executive service

Teofisto Guingona, Jr. – former Senator and Vice President of the Philippines
Fernando López – former Senator, Vice President of the Philippines, and Mayor of Iloilo City
Amelita Ramos – former First Lady of the Philippines; wife of former President Fidel Ramos
Liza Araneta Marcos – First Lady of the Philippines; wife of President Bongbong Marcos

Judiciary

Ramón Avanceña – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Vice President
Carolina Griño-Aquino – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Rank 1st 1950 Philippine Bar Examinations
Gregorio Perfecto – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Florenz Regalado – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and record holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%
Francis Jardeleza – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Solicitor General of the Philippines
Raul M. Gonzalez – former Secretary of Justice
Gregorio S. Araneta – former Secretary of Finance and Justice, Attorney General of the Philippines, and Solicitor General of the Philippines

Legislators

Military service

Vicente Piccio, Jr. – former chief of the Philippine Air Force
Ramona Go – First Female Brigadier General

Civil service

Resurreccion Borra – COMELEC Commissioner

Social sciences

F. Landa Jocano – anthropologist and historian; documented the epic Hinilawod of the Panay Bukidnon of Iloilo
Alicia P. Magos – anthropologist and historian; published and documented the culture of Western Visayas, especially the Panay Bukidnon

Innovators and scientists

Alexis Belonio – engineer, inventor and winner of Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2008
Josette Biyo – Intel Excellence for Teaching awardee in 2002; an asteroid was named after her, 13241 Biyo
Mariano Yogore, Jr, MD, PHD, MPH – Accomplished Scientist at major universities. Senior author and co-author in about 50 scientific publications, and published a number of books. Published in Library of Congress http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/1/65

Religious service

Fernando Capalla – present Archbishop of Davao
Eduardo Hontiveros – Filipino Jesuit composer and musician
Angel Lagdameo – 5th Archbishop of Jaro and former President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Antonio Ledesma – Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Jose S. Palma – present Archbishop of Cebu and President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Alberto Jover Piamonte – 4th Archbishop of Jaro
Jaime Sin – 9th Archbishop of Jaro and 30th Archbishop of Manila
Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion - Servant of God, founder Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines

Revolutionaries and war heroes

Juan Araneta – led the Negros Revolution
Ludovico Arroyo Bañas – World War II veteran, pioneer in Philippine telecommunications
Jose Calugas – World War II Medal of Honor awardee
Martin Teofilo Delgado – revolutionary hero, soldier, politician
Adriano Hernandez – leader of the "Cry of Lincud", the first armed uprising for independence in the province of Iloilo
Graciano Lopez Jaena – revolutionary hero, writer, editor, orator, and journalist, founder of La Solidaridad
Aniceto Lacson – led the Negros Revolution
Teresa Magbanua – the Joan of Arc of the Visayas
Patrocinio Gamboa – revolutionary heroine, brought the Philippine flag to Sta. Barbara, where it was first raised outside the capital.

Sports

Paulino Alcántara – international football player who played for FC Barcelona
Angel Guirado Aldeguer – member of Philippine Azkals
Ian Araneta – member of Philippine Azkals
Kurt Bachmann – basketball player
Ken Bono – PBA player
Emelio Caligdong – Vice Captain of Philippine Azkals and 2012 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee
Anjo Caram – PBA player, former NCAA basketball player for San Beda Red Lions
Denver Cuello – current WBC International minimumweight champion
Kenneth Duremdes – PBA player
Rudy Fernandez – amputee triathlete
Emmanuel "Emman" Monfort – PBA player, former UAAP basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, former Ateneo de Iloilo-SMCS player Ateneo Blue Dragons
Bong Ravena – PBA player
Kiefer Ravena – UAAP basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles
Masunoyama Tomoharu – sumo wrestler
Eugenio Torre – first Filipino and Asian Grandmaster
Ronald Tubid – PBA player
James Yap – PBA player, former ICCHS or Huasiong basketball player
Wesley So – chess prodigy; youngest Filipino chess grandmaster
Manuel Araneta Jr. – basketball player in 1948 Summer Olympics