This list is made up of notable people born or resides in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

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• Andrés Bonifacio – Filipino nationalist, revolutionary leader and founder of Katipunan
• Gregoria de Jesús – founder and vice-president of the women's chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines.^[1] She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan.^[2] Wife of Andrés Bonifacio.
• Emilio Jacinto – Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution
• Julio Nakpil – Filipino musician, composer and a General during the Philippine Revolution
• Antonio Luna – Filipino pharmacist and general who fought in the Philippine–American War
• José Palma – poet and soldier. He was on the staff of La Independencia at the time he wrote "Filipinas", a patriotic poem in Spanish that is since been the basis for every translation of the lyrics of Philippine National Anthem.
• Jacinto Zamora and Mariano Gomes – Filipino Catholic priests, part of the Gomburza, a trio of priests who were falsely accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century.
• Teodora Alonso Realonda - mother of José Rizal
• Trinidad Pardo de Tavera – Filipino propagandist, physician, historian and politician
• Macario Sakay – Filipino Revolutionay General
• Francisco Carreón – Filipino Revolutionay General
• Edilberto Evangelista – Filipino Revolutionary General
• Flaviano Yengko – Filipino Revolutionary General
• Licerio Gerónimo – general of the Philippine Revolutionary Forces under Emilio Aguinaldo during Philippine–American War
• Marina Dizon – heroine of the Philippine Revolution and one of the first women initiated into the Katipunan. She also kept important documents for the Katipunan.^[3]
• José Dizon – Filipino patriot who was among those who founded the Katipunan that sparked the Philippine Revolution
• Román Ongpin – Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who aided Filipino revolutionaries against the Spanish and American colonial administration in the Philippine islands.^[4]
• Mariano Limjap – Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who helped in the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino-American War.
• Agueda Esteban – Filipina revolutionary
• Hermenegildo Cruz – writer and trade union organizer. He was a founding member of Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina and a member of the Philippine Assembly. He became Director of the Bureau of Labor in 1924.^[5]
• Gregorio S. Araneta – Filipino lawyer, businessman, and nationalist, during the Spanish and American colonial periods.^[6]
• Pablo Ocampo – Filipino lawyer, nationalist, a member of the Malolos Congress, first Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress
• Rosa Sevilla – Filipino activist, educator, and journalist who advocated for women's suffrage in the Philippines.^[7]
• Concepción Felix – Filipina feminist and human rights activist. She established one of the first women's organizations in the Philippines, Asociación Feminista Filipina, as well as one of the first humanitarian NGOs, La Gota de Leche, aimed specifically at the well-being of mothers and their children. On several occasions, she spoke to legislators to promote women's enfranchisement.
• Benito Legarda – Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government's legislature, and later a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress.
• Edgar Jopson – labor rights and student activist, and freedom fighter during the reign of Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
• Gaston Z. Ortigas – freedom fighter, agrarian reformer, entrepreneur, and peace advocate best known for his opposition to the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos,^[8]
• Cristina Catalla, Jessica Sales, and Gerry Faustino – anti-martial law activists that were abducted by state security agents and disappeared with seven other activists in what is believed to be the single biggest case of involuntary disappearance during Ferdinand Marcos' martial law in the Philippines that later came to be known as the Southern Tagalog 10.

• Fe del Mundo – National Scientist of the Philippines for Pediatrics
• Jose Encarnacion Jr. – National Scientist of the Philippines for Economics
• Alfredo Lagmay – National Scientist of the Philippines for Experimental Psychology
• Benito Vergara- National Scientist of the Philippines for Plant Physiology
• Teodulo Topacio, Jr. – National Scientist of the Philippines for Veterinary Medicine
• Edgardo Gomez – National Scientist of the Philippines for Marine Biology

• Ryan Cayabyab – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
• Levi Celerio – National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature
• Lucrecia Roces Kasilag – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
• Antonio Molina – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
• Andrea Veneracion – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
• Alice Reyes – National Artist of the Philippines for Dance
• Atang de la Rama – -National Artist of the Philippines for Theater
• Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero -National Artist of the Philippines for Theater
• Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio -National Artist of the Philippines for Theater
• Rolando Tinio – National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Literature
• Federico Aguilar Alcuaz – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media
• Fernando Amorsolo – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
• Jose T. Joya – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
• Cesar Legaspi – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
• Arturo R. Luz -National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
• Hernando R. Ocampo – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
• Ishmael Bernal – National Artist of the Philippines for Film
• Gerardo de León – National Artist of the Philippines for Film
• Fernando Poe Jr. – National Artist of the Philippines for Film
• Francisco Arcellana – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Cirilo Bautista– National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Gémino Abad – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Amado V. Hernandez– National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Nick Joaquin – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Alejandro Roces – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Jose Garcia Villa – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
• Carlos Quirino– National Artist of the Philippines for Historical Literature
• Pablo Antonio– National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
• Francisco Mañosa -National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
• Juan Nakpil – National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
• Ramón Valera – National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture, Design and Allied Arts – Fashion Design
• José María Zaragoza – National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture

• Lorenzo Ruiz – first Catholic Filipino saint
• José María of Manila – Spanish-Filipino Roman Catholic blessed, and was priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was martyred in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War, and is the third Filipino to have been declared blessed by the Roman Catholic Church.
• Ignacia del Espíritu Santo – Catholic Venerable, founder the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status in what is now the Republic of the Philippines.^[15]
• Francisca del Espíritu Santo Fuentes – Catholic Venerable, first Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena in the Philippines.
• Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez – Catholic Venerable, Spanish-Filipina nun and foundress who is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church.
• Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages – Catholic Venerable, Spanish Augustinian nun who cofounded the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
• Rolando Joven Tria Tirona OCD, D.D., Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Caceres and Bishop Emeritus of Prelature of Infanta and Diocese of Malolos
• Diosdado Talamayan – Roman Catholic archbishop. Former auxiliary bishop and second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
• Mylo Hubert Vergara – 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Pasig, 3rd Bishop of San Jose from February 12, 2005 to April 20, 2011.^[16]
• Federico O. Escaler, S.J. – Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan and the Diocese of Ipil
• Nicolás Zamora – founder of the first indigenous evangelical church in the Philippines, known as Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas.^[17] Zamora is also recognized as the first Filipino Protestant minister in the Philippines.^[18]
• Dionisio Deista Alejandro – first Filipino Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1944.
• Jose C. Abriol – Filipino Catholic priest, linguist, and high official in the church in the Philippines. He was the first to translate the Catholic Bible into Tagalog, the native language for most Filipinos.^[19]
• Roque Ferriols, S.J. –Filipino Jesuit philosopher known for pioneering the use of Tagalog in philosophizing.^{[20][21][22][23]}
• Mary Therese Vicente – Filipino Roman Catholic nun, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Face of Jesus of Perpetual Adoration
• Mary Christine Tan – Filipino missionary, nun, and activist, who was known to be one of the key figures who was against the human rights abuses during the Martial law era. She headed the Association of Major Religious Superiors of Women (AMRSP) from 1973–1976, a group of religious sisters who not only vocalized their disdain against the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, but also managed to help Filipinos who are suffering from poverty.^[24] Member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986.

• José de la Cruz – "Hari ng Makatang Tagalog"
• Patricio Mariano – nationalist, revolutionary, pundit,^[25] poet, playwright, dramatist, short story writer, novelist, journalist,^[25] violinist, and painter.
• Severino Reyes – writer, playwright, and director of plays, "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".^[26]
• Juan Abad – playwright and journalist
• Fernando María Guerrero – poet
• Cecilio Apóstol – poet
• Jesús Balmori – Filipino Spanish language journalist, playwright, and poet.
• Faustino Aguilar – pioneering Filipinosocial realist novelist, journalist, revolutionary, union leader, and editor.
• Alberto Segismundo Cruz – Poet and novelist
• Iñigo Ed. Regalado – Poet, journalist, and novelist
• Iñigo C. Regalado – Poet and novelist
• Rosauro Almario – writer
• José Corazón de Jesús – Tagalog poet, King of the Balagtasan
• Genoveva Matute – author
• Carmen Guerrero Nakpil – journalist, author, historian and public servant
• Bienvenido Santos – Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer
• Gilda Cordero-Fernando – writer and publisher
• Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. – novelist, playwright, essayist, short story writer, journalist, screenwriter, teacher, critic
• Virginia R. Moreno – writer and playwright
• Pablo S. Gomez – komiks writer, screenwriter and director.
• E. San Juan Jr. – literary critic
• Teo Antonio – poet
• Lualhati Bautista – novelist, film and television screenwriter
• Jessica Hagedorn – playwright, writer, poet, multimedia performance artist
• Loizza Aquino – writer, mental health activist, and founder of Peace of Mind Canada and co-founder of Student Mental Health Canada.

• Marcel Antonio – painter
• Elmer Borlongan – painter
• Eduardo Castrillo – sculptor
• Roberto Chabet – conceptual artist and architect
• Froilan Calayag - painter
• Fabián de la Rosa – painter
• Camille Dela Rosa – painter and former child star
• Damián Domingo – painter
• Paco Gorospe – painter
• Graciano Nepomuceno – sculptor
• Félix Resurrección Hidalgo – artist
• Nestor Leynes – hyperrealistic painter
• Anita Magsaysay-Ho – painter
• José Honorato Lozano – painter
• Malang – cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter
• Onib Olmedo – painter
• Alfonso A. Ossorio – Filipino–American abstract expressionist artist
• Fernando Sena – painter
• Tony Velasquez – Filipino illustrator regarded as the Father of Tagalog comics and as the pioneer and founding father of the Philippine comics industry. He was the creator of Kenkoy, an "iconic Philippine comic strip character".^[27]
• Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo – Spanish–Filipino painter, businessman, art collector.

• Carlos Arguelles – architect
• Arcadio Arellano – architect
• Juan M. Arellano – architect
• Tomás Mapúa – architect
• Carlos A. Santos-Viola – architect

• Anacleto del Rosario – chemist, "Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory"
• León María Guerrero – Filipino writer, revolutionary leader, politician, the first licensed pharmacist in the Philippines, and one of the most eminent botanists in the country in his time.
• Manuel A. Zamora – Filipino chemist and pharmacist best known for his discovery of the tiki-tiki formula against beriberi.^[28]
• Manuel S. Guerrero – medical doctor who studied beriberi in infants in the Philippines.^[29]
• Renato Constantino – nationalist historian
• Ricardo Manapat – scholar, writer, researcher, and author of Some Are Smarter Than Others: The History of Marcos' Crony Capitalism", a work on anti-cronyism exposing the wealth of the Marcos dynasty. ^[30][31]
• Lydia Yu-Jose – professor of political science and Japanese Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University best known for her research into the history of Japan–Philippines relations, as well as aiding in the development of Japanese studies in the Philippines as a separate academic discipline.
• Jaime C. Bulatao, S.J. – Filipino Jesuit priest and psychologist.
• Armand Mijares – Filipino archaeologist
• Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna -Filipina educators and founders of Centro Escolar University.
• Onofre R. Pagsanghan – educator, screenplay writer
• Don Moon – President of Shimer College^[32]
• Dr. Jose Antonio (professor of sports nutrition)

• Armando Malay – journalist, scholar, and activist during the Marcos administration.^[37]
• Gus Abelgas – host and journalist
• Kim Atienza – television host, actor, and weather anchor
• Inday Badiday – host and journalist
• Louie Beltran – broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist
• Teodoro Benigno – Journalist, writer
• Jeff Canoy – field reporter, journalist
• Angelo Castro Jr. – broadcast journalist
• Luchi Cruz-Valdez – journalist
• Arnold Clavio – television host
• Karen Davila – broadcast journalist
• DJ Chacha – radio disc jockey
• James Deakin – TV show host and colunmist
• Mike Enriquez – TV and radio newscaster
• Jove Francisco – broadcast journalist
• Betty Go-Belmonte -Journalist, newspaper publisher, co-founder of Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine STAR and Pilipino Star Ngayon
• Bianca Gonzales – television host
• June Keithley – broadcast journalist
• Rico Hizon – broadcast journalist
• Pia Hontiveros– broadcast journalist
• Vicky Morales – TV newscaster
• Tina Monzon-Palma – broadcast journalist
• Dong Puno – former television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.
• Maria Ressa – Filipino-American journalist and author, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, and the first Filipino Nobel Prize laureate.^[38]
• Joaquin "Chino" Roces – nationalist, newspaper publisher, and freedom fighter during the reign of Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
• Abraham Sarmiento Jr. – Filipino student journalist who gained prominence as an early and visible critic of the martial law government of President Ferdinand Marcos. editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian.
• Howie Severino – broadcast journalist and documentarist
• Lolit Solis – talk show host, entertainment news writer, and talent manager.
• Max Soliven – journalist, newspaper publisher, activist, television host, co-founder of the Philippine Star
• Jose Mari Velez – TV newscaster, lawyer, journalist, business executive, and activist.
• Isagani Yambot – former publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Jorge L. Araneta – CEO, Chairman, and President of The Araneta Group
• Felipe Gozon – Chairman and CEO of GMA Network, Inc.^[39]
• Mark López – chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
• Roberto Ongpin – Chairman, CEO, and Director of Alphaland Corporation^[40]
• Manuel V. Pangilinan – owner of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, TV5 and Philex Mining
• Enrique K. Razon – billionaire and the chairman and CEO of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), Chairman of Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BRC), developer of Solaire Resort and Casino
• Andrés Soriano Sr. – Spanish Filipino industrialist and philanthropist
• Henry Sy – owner of SM Investments Corporation, SM Prime Holdings, SM Development Corporation and Highlands Prime Holdings, Banco de Oro and Chinabank
• Andrew Tan – owner of Alliance Global Group, Megaworld Corporation and Golden Arches Development Corporation
• George Ty – owner of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
• Emilio Yap – Chinese Filipino business tycoon. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin.
• Alfonso Yuchengco – headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in the Philippines.
• Fernando Zobel de Ayala – businessman, president and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation^[41]

• Cristeta Comerford – Filipino-American chef who has been the White House Executive Chef since 2005. She is the first woman and first person of Asian origin to hold the post.
• Ma Mon Luk – Chinese restaurateur.

• Brent Chua – fashion model and photographer
• Pitoy Moreno – fashion designer.
• Josie Natori – Filipino American fashion designer.
• Ricky Reyes – hairdresser
• Kermit Tesoro – accessories and fashion designer.

• Gemma Cruz-Araneta – writer, director, and beauty queen who won Miss International 1964, becoming the first Filipino and Asian to win the title.
• Maria Teresa Carlson – Binibining Pilipinas–Young 1979 and film actress
• April Love Jordan – Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 2nd Runner-up, Beauty of the World 2009, Miss International Beauty & Model winner 2009 and Miss World Philippines 2012 3rd Princess
• Bianca Manalo – Miss Universe – Philippines 2009, film and television actress and host
• Margarita Moran – Miss Universe 1973
• Joanne Quintas – Binibining Pilipinas – Universe 1995 and Miss Tourism International (Macau Version) 1997
• Daisy Reyes – Binibining Pilipinas – World 1996, film and television actress, singer, TV host, politician and businesswoman

• Bong Coo – bowler player
• EJ Obiena – track and field
• Hector Calma – basketball player
• Dionisio Calvo – swimmer
• Monsour del Rosario – martial artist, actor, producer and politician
• Luisito Espinosa – boxer
• Jasmin Figueroa – archer
• Danny Florencio – basketball player
• Zema Ion – professional wrestler
• Christine Jacob – swimmer
• Lim Eng Beng – basketball player
• Charlie Kendall – American football player
• Samboy Lim – basketball player
• Carlos Loyzaga – basketball player
• Chito Loyzaga – basketball player
• Miguel Mendoza – swimmer
• Frankie Miñoza – golfer
• Paeng Nepomuceno – bowler
• Benjie Paras – basketball player
• Efren Reyes – pool player and actor
• Jennifer Rosales – swimmer
• Jason Sabio – footballer
• Marlon Stöckinger – race car driver
• Tim Tebow – former American football and baseball player
• Yannick Tuason – footballer
• Carlos Yulo – gymnast

• Trixie Cruz-Angeles – lawyer, vlogger
• Muelmar Magallanes – 18-year-old construction worker and hero who died saving 30 lives during Typhoon Ketsana^[42]
• Wilma V. Galvante – content consultant.

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