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

Contents

• Arts, literature, and entertainment
• Beauty pageants
• Film
• Literature
• Performing arts
• Mass communications
• Visual arts
• Business
• Education
• Government service
• Executive service
• Judiciary
• Legislators
• Local Government
• Military service
• Civil service
• Social sciences
• Innovators and scientists
• Religious service
• Revolutionaries and war heroes
• Sports
• Others
• References

Arts, literature, and entertainment

Business

• Alfonso A. Uy – first President of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Visayas and Mindanao
• 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'

Education

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

Government service

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
• Magdalena Villaruz, inventor
• 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

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

Others

• Nicholas Loney – 19th-century British diplomat and businessman who helped develop Iloilo City
• Josefa Jara Martinez – social worker, suffragist and civic leader
• Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. – former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman; 2010 Philippine Vice-Presidential candidate running mate alongside Eddie Villanueva

References