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The following is a list of people born or associated with
Iloilo and
Iloilo City .
Arts, literature, and entertainment
Beauty pageants
Film
Literature
Performing arts
Music
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
Visual arts
Business
Education
Government service
Executive service
Judiciary
Legislators
Senators
Tomas Confesor –
Senator served in the 2nd Commonwealth Congress or
1st Congress of the Philippines , elected ranked 6th in the 1946 national elections, former
Governor of Iloilo
José María Arroyo –
Senator from the
Seventh Senatorial District
Francisco Felipe Villanueva – Visayan delegate to the
Malolos Congress , Senate majority floor leader during the
Fourth Legislature in 1916–1919
Nikki Coseteng –
Senator, 8th Congress
Miriam Defensor Santiago –
Senator ,
10th ,
11th ,
13th ,
14th ,
15th , and
16th Congress
Franklin Drilon –
Senator ,
10th ,
11th (
Senate President ),
12th (Senate President),
13th (Senate President),
15th ,
16th (Senate President), and
17th (Senate President pro tempore ) Congress
Teofisto Guingona, Sr. –
Senator ,
4th Philippine Legislature
Grace Poe-Llamanzares –
Senator ,
16th Congress of the Philippines
Manuel Villar –
Senator ,
12th ,
13th (
Senate President ),
14th (Senate President),
15th Congress
Jose Zulueta –
Senator and
Senate President ,
2nd Congress
House Representatives
Local Government
Military service
Civil service
Social sciences
Innovators and scientists
Religious service
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
Others
Nicholas Loney – 19th-century British diplomat and businessman who helped develop Iloilo City
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. – former
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman; 2010 Philippine Vice-Presidential candidate running alongside
Eddie Villanueva along with
John Gokongwei ,
Henry Sy ,
Wilfred Steven Uytengsu ,
Ramon S. Ang ,
Manny V. Pangilinan ,
Dennis Uy ,
Dioceldo Sy ,
Emilio Yap , and
Migz Zubiri and finally the death,
David Consunji .
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