List of people from Iloilo

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

Arts, Literature, Entertainment

Billy Balbastro - radio broadcaster
Karen Davila - main news anchor on the ABS-CBN News Channel programmes Bandila, and Headstart with Karen Davila
Philip Stanley Amigo Palisada - news anchor, Dateline Philippines Sunday, ABS-CBN News Channel

Eugenio Lopez, Sr. - former Chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies
Eugenio Lopez, Jr. - Formerly the Chairman Emeritus of ABS-CBN
Eugenio Lopez III - The 3rd generation Eugenio of the Lopez family and the present Chairman of ABS-CBN
Edgar Sia II - Mang Inasal Founder and Currently 30% Owner
Rogelio M. Florete - President and CEO of Bombo Radio Philippines, President and Chairman of Queen City Development Bank, and owner of R. Florete Pawnshop

Ramón Avanceña - Former Chief Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines and Vice President
Carolina Griño-Aquino - Former Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines, Rank 1st 1950 Philippine Bar Examinations
Jose Ma. Lopez Vito, Sr - Former Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines
Gregorio Perfecto - Former Associate Justice 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%.

Miriam Defensor Santiago - Senator, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th (current) Congress
Franklin Drilon - Senator, 10th, 11th (Senate President), 12th (Senate President), 13th (Senate President) and 15th (current) Congress
Jose Ma. Arroyo - Senator, 5th Legislature and 6th Legislature
Tomas Confesor - Senator, 1st Congress
Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng - Senator, 8th Congress
Rodolfo T. Ganzon - Senator 5th Congress and 6th Congress; authored the Ganzon Law on Free Tuition fee for public High school
Esperidon Guanco - Senator, 4th Legislature, 5th Legislature and 6th Legislature
Teofisto Guingona, Sr. - Senator, 4th Legislature
Jose B. Ledesma - Senator, 7th Legislature
Oscar R. Ledesma - Senator, 4th Congress and 5th Congress
Ruperto Montinola - Senator, 1st National Assembly and 2nd National Assembly
Potenciano Treñas - Senator, 10th Legislature
Francisco Villanueva - Senator and majority floor leader of the 4th Legislature
Jose Zulueta - Senator and Senate President, 2nd Congress
Manuel Villar - Senator, 25th Senate President and businessman

Rafael Jalandoni - 8th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and former Philippine Constabulary Chief.
Benjamin Defensor - 30th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was also Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force for several years, before becoming the AFP Chief of Staff.
Vicente Piccio, Jr. - Formerly Philippine Air Force Chief
Elvegia Ruiz Mendoza - First Woman Nurse General, Armed Forces of the Philippines
Ramona Go - First Woman General in Active Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines
Alexander Pama - Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy

Resurreccion Borra - COMELEC Commissioner
Francis Jardeleza - Former Solicitor General
Nicholas Loney - 19th Century British diplomat & businessman who helped develop Iloilo City
Amelita Ramos - Former First lady of the Philippines wife of former President Fidel Ramos
Neil Tupas Jr - Representative of 5th district in Iloilo, Chairman of the Committee on Justice in the House of Rep., Member of Philippine Judicial and Bar Council
Raul M.Gonzales - Former Philippine Secretary of Justice
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. - Former SEC Chairman, and 2010 Philippine Vice-Presidential candidate running alongside to Eddie Villanueva

F. Landa Jocano - Anthropologist and Historian. He 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.

Pedro Calungsod - martyred catechist and missionary (c. 1654-1672)
Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion - Servant of God, founder Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines
Jaime Sin- Former Archbishop of Jaro, Former Cardinal Archbishop of Manila and a very important figure during the EDSA I and EDSA II Revolutions
Fernando Capalla - the present Archbishop of Davao
Eduardo Hontiveros - Filipino Jesuit composer and musician
Angel Lagdameo - Archbishop of Jaro and former President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Antonio Ledesma - Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Jose S. Palma - the present Archbishop of Cebu and President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Gabriel Reyes - the first Filipino Archbishop of Cebu, and first Filipino Archbishop of Manila.

Graciano Lopez Jaena - Great revolutionary hero, Writer, editor, orator, and journalist, founder of La Solidaridad,
Jose Calugas - World War II Medal of Honor Awardee
Ludovico Arroyo Bañas - World War II Veteran, Pioneer in Philippine Telecommunications
Martin Teofilo Delgado - Revolutionary hero, soldier, politician
Adriano Hernandez - lead the "Cry of Lincud", the first armed uprising for independence in the province of Iloilo
Teresa Magbanua - The Joan of Arc of the Visayas
Aniceto Lacson - lead the Negros Revolution
Juan Araneta - lead the Negros Revolution

Paulino Alcántara - International football player who played for FC Barcelona
Eugene Torre - First Filipino and Asian Grandmaster
Emelio Caligdong - Vice Captain Philippine Azkals and 2012 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardee
Ian Araneta - Member Philippine Azkals
Kurt Bachmann - Basketball Player
Ken Bono - PBA Player
Denver Cuello - current WBC International minimumweight champion.
Rudy Fernandez - Amputee Triathlete
Emmanuel "Emman" Monfort - PBA Player, former UAAP Basketball Player for Ateneo Blue Eagles
Kiefer Ravena - UAAP Basketball Player for Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ronald Tubid - PBA Player
James Yap - PBA Player, former ICCHS or Huasiong Basketball Player