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Arts and Letters

Alfredo Alcala – Filipino comic book artist.
Lynda Barry – cartoonist, most known for Ernie Pook's Comeek and Marlys, published in Salon.com and other independent papers; created the prototype for what would become the cartoon hit series, The Simpsons
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard - works include the acclaimed novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, Woman with Horns and Other Stories and Philippine Woman in America. She is the editor of the anthology Fiction by Filipinos in America and teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension
Carlos Bulosan - prolific writer & poet, best remembered for his book America is in the Heart, a landmark semi-autobiography about the Filipino immigrant experience.
Amapola Cabase – Singer, Musician, Novelist - "Coming Home" (Winner of 3 Book Awards), "Promising Skies"
Regie Cabico – notable slam poet and performer.
Eugene F. Castillo – Music Director of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Ernie Chan – comic book artist/inker for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Howard Chua-Eoan – Time Magazine senior editor.
Dorothy Cordova – Activist, professor, co-founder of the Filipino American National Historical Society.
Fred Cordova – Author of "Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans"
Francisco Flores Trinidad, Jr.  - editorial cartoonist and comics artist better known to the public by his pen name "Corky." He has been drawing editorial cartoons for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin since 1969 and is the author of the comic strips Nguyen Charlie, Aloha Eden, and Zeus.

Historical Society

Sharon Delmendo – St. John Fisher College Professor of English; author of "The Star Entangled Banner"; researches the unique anthropological, cultural and political entanglements that have arisen as a result of the colonial relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines;
Tony DeZuniga – co-creator of Jonah Hex
George Estrada – Humboldt State University professor of journalism; author of "I Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu"; former reporter with Oakland Tribune and Associated Press; columnist with the Philippine Times of Las Vegas.
Don Figueroa - comic book artist for IDW Publishing and Dreamwave Entertainment, worked on Transformers titles.
Dina Gan – former editor-in-chief of A Magazine and co-editor of "Eastern Standard Time"
Jessica Hagedorn – playwright/author (Mango Tango, "Dream Jungle", "The Gangster of Love", Dogeaters)
Chabeli Iglesias – journalist (Filipina mother)
Theresa M. Isidro; author; "Singing the Brown Man's Burden" (Spectrum 2006)
Rafael Kayanan – comic book artist and master level instructor in Sayoc Kali.
Lloyd LaCuesta – South Bay Bureau Chief of KTVU
Nick Manabat – creator of Cybernary, comic book artist for Wildstorm Productions
Rhode Montijo – animator of cartoon Happy Tree Friends
Kenn Navarro – animator of cartoon Happy Tree Friends
Aimee Nezhukumatathil – award-winning poet and professor
Han Ong – playwright and author; recipient of MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant
Whilce Portacio – created Bishop of the X-Men, co-founder of Image Comics
Eileen Tabios – poet
Romeo Tanghal – comic book artist
Alex Tizon – Pulitzer Prize Winner
Jose Garcia Villa – poet, writer, generationalist; pre-Beat Generation influence
Jacqueline Chan – writer, graphic designer
Marisa De Los Santos – writer,of Loved Walked In
Matthew Libatique – Cinematographer, credits includes Requiem For A Dream, The Fountain, and Iron Man
Jim Warner – Pennsylvania-based poet
Dr. Mariano Yogore (1921–2006) Professor and head of Institute of Public Health

Business

Gemma C Mallari Francisco – Silicon Valley Entrepreneur *Int'l Real Estate & Finance.
Diosdado Banatao – Silicon Valley engineer and businessman
Manuel Alcantara Donesa Jr. – Hot Import Nights General Manager, leading import car show producer.
Caterina Fake – Cofounder, Flickr.com, acquired by Yahoo!
Josie Natori – founder, The Natori Company
Loida Nicolas-Lewis – chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.
Alex Esguerra – founder, Smallbusinessmentors.com and ADLE International.
Peter Valdes – Cofounder, Tivoli Systems Inc.
Justin David Evangelista– Founder and CEO, e3webmedia\e3webmedia.com, Benicia, California

Entertainment

Actors and Singers
Jelynn Rodriguez – "Drop" cast
Ruthie Alcaide – MTV Real World Hawaii cast
Anjanette Abayari – model, actress, raiderette.
Amapola – singer, author, actor, host of Amapola Presents Show for 6 years on KEMO-TV Channel 20 San Francisco, Ca
Gerald Anderson – Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition cast, actor on Sana Maulit Muli.
Alley Baggett – model, actress.
Allan Pineda a.k.a. Apl.de.ap – hip hop musician, member of The Black Eyed Peas.
Cassie – Casandra Ventura (born August 26, 1986 in New London, Connecticut), professionally known as Cassie, is an American R&B and pop singer, model, and actress.
Dante Basco – actor, director, producer.
Darion Basco – actor, director, producer.
Anna Bayle – Supermodel, maker of Anna Bayle cosmetics
Boy Katindig – Jazz Pianist International Recording Artist
Bobby Enriquez – "The Wild Man," prodigious Jazz Pianist
Anthony Begonia – producer, actor.
Bernardo Bernardo – actor, singer, comic, writer, director.
Gil Rivera Blas – actor
Q. Allan Brocka – director, producer, actor, best known for directing the film Eating Out and its sequel.
Eileen Boylan – actress (South of Nowhere, General Hospital)
Cher Calvin – actress, news anchor, KTLA Morning News
Donita Rose Cavett - model, MTV host, actress -- Legend - co starred with David Hasselhoff
Daniel Campos – (aka Cloud), dancer, actor.
Joemarpe Capul – actor, Business mogul TFC.
Tia Carrere – actress
Phoebe Cates – actress.
Sabrina Chaudhry – 49'ers & Seattle Seahawks cheerleader.
Emy Coligado – actress, (Francis' wife, Malcolm in the Middle)
Michael Copon – actor, (Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Time)
Annie Cruz – adult film star.
Lily Thai – adult film star.
Dennis Cruz – singer, songwriter.
Mark Dacascos – actor, martial arts, Iron Chef America host.
Revik Delfin – singer, performer, "Jack Killed Jill".
Mick Del Rosario – actor, The Third Monday in October
Leah Dizon – model, singer and a Japanese TV personality,
Ava Fabian – actress, model.
Von Flores – actor
Dan Gabriel – comedian, host of Asian Street Comedy.
Sumi Haru – actress First National Vice-President of the Screen Actors Guild. National Vice President of the AFL-CIO.
Melissa Howard – actress MTV Real World New Orleans cast.
Stella Hudgens – actress
Theresa Isidro; singer and performer, Soul Addiction
Radmar Agana Jao – actor
Cris Judd – actor, choreographer.
Abigail Kintanar – actress, host, reality show vixen. VH1's CelebReality Star "Red Oyster"[25]of "Flavor of Love," VH1's "Charm School" Alternate, VH1’s Big in '06 Awards, TFC's "Pinagmulan," TFC's "Speak-Out," NBC's "Identity" & "Joey."
Kit Samson - pianist, band leader and musical director at the famed Kahala Hilton. The engagement lasted 23 years.
Kevin Kleinberg–actor, (Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Time)
Lalaine – (1987) TV star ("Lizzie McGuire")[1].
Sharon Leal – actress, Boston Public, Dreamgirls (film).
Kaylani Lei – adult film star
Tiffany Limos – actress
Jose Llana – broadway actor, Drama Desk Award Winner.
Natassia Malthe – actress, model.
Alec Mapa – gay actor, comedian Adam Benet on UPN's.
Sabrine Maui – adult film star
Sean Michael - film/TV actor (Akeelah and the Bee)[2]
Madison Michele – host Animal Planet's King of the Jungle.
Vanessa Minnillo  - Model,VJ MTV's TRL Total Request Live.
Mimi Miyagi - adult film star, candidate for Gov. of Nevada.
Paolo Montalban – as Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
Rhoda Montemayor – Tiger Lily in Finding Neverland, Rose Ortiz(Pink Ranger in Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive).
Troy Montero (né Troy Miller)–actor, model
Rex Navarrete – comedian, dubbed in Myx's The Nutshack"
Jaclyn Ngan – actress Freedom Writers.
Ramon de Ocampo-- actor, XXX:State of the Union
Aaron Ochoco – actor in  Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift/writer-co-producer Future Sex Love Sounds
Nia Peeples – actress
Lou Diamond Phillips – actor, La Bamba.
Victoria Principal – actress, Dallas.
Victoria Recaño – The Insider, actress CSI: Miami.
Ernie Reyes Jr. – actor, martial artist.
Rob Schneider – SNL performer, actor, comedian
Charmane Star – adult film star
Cassie Steele – actress on Degrassi and singer
Alex Steele – actress on Degrassi
MissDianne (Dianne Carla Deguzman)– model Elle Girl
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle – (Ashley from Hannah Montana)
Chuti Tiu – actress, Desire, 24, Dragnet, Beautiful, etc
Tamlyn Tomita – actress, Joy Luck Club, Karate Kid, Part II.
Lori Trespicio–MTV Real World Cast: New York.
Hervé Villechaize – actor (Tattoo from Fantasy Island).
Joel de la Fuente – actor
Sam Milby – singer, actor, commercial model, figure skater
Shannyn Sossamon – 40 Days and 40 Nights, A Knight's Tale.
Sophia Montecarlo – singe,model, "Born Diva"grandfinalist.
Joe Bataan – Latin soul legend
Death Angel – Thrash Metal band
Billy Crawford – recording artist, singer.
Irish Fullerton – actress, singer. [3]
Marie Ceralvo – singer of all-girl music band One Vo1ce
Mae Ceralvo – singer of all-girl music band One Vo1ce
Monica Castillo – singer of all-girl music band One Vo1ce
Melissa Ruiz – singer of all-girl music band One Vo1ce
Andrey Silva – singer of R&B group Kai (band)
Guji Lorenzana – alternative rock, pop rock solo artist, American Idol contestant (Season 3)
Kate Earl – singer, songwriter.
Jocelyn Enriquez – techno and house singer
Rhica Fernandez – singer in Epic Voices.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens (1988–) actress, singer, television star (High School Musical)/teen idol[4].
Enrique Iglesias – singer, international pop star.
Julio Iglesias Jr – singer, international pop star.
Rachael Lampa – Christian singer
Melinda Lira – American Idol contestant (season 4).
Maile Misajon – singer of Eden's Crush.
Jose Penala – American Idol contestant (season 5).
Sandra McCoy – actress, former contestant in Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.
Neal McCoy – country music singer
Nicole Scherzinger – lead singer for the Pussycat Dolls. (Filipino father, Russian/Hawaiian mother)
Nes Panlilio – singer/songwriter, producer, guitar player for Jesus Speed.
Josephine “Banig” Roberto – singer, Star Search Winner.
Rome Romanne – actor, model, choreographer and former Mr. Earth Pageant winner.
Charo Ronquillo: Supermodel
Amber Rowley – singer
Jade Villalon – singer, actress.
Lea Salonga – singer/Tony Award winner
Ella May Saison: R & B Singer
Jordan Segundo – American Idol semi-finalist (Season 2).
A.J. Tabaldo – American Idol contestant (season 6).
Godfrey Ramos – Bay Area Spoken Word artist
Jasmine Trias – American Idol contestant (Season 3).
G Toengi: actress,model,host
Camile Velasco (1985–) American Idol contestant (Season 3
Jeremy Manongdo – singer, song writer.
Sharyn Maceren – singer, songwriter.
Kimee Balmilero –Cast member of Hi-5 Kid's TV show
Melissa Reyes – Pussycat Dolls Present, , (High School Musical)/Corbin Bleu's music video.
Asia Nitollano – Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll winner
Jenilee Reyes – actress/model (Deal or No Deal).
Danny Lee – actor
Raci Ignacio – hearing-impaired and transgender cast member of the Sundance Channel documentary series TransGeneration.
Reggie Lee – Prison Break actor (Season 2), played Bill Kim.
Reno Ursal – actor, entrepreneur
Pauline Wilson: singer
Joey Santiago ; lead guitarist of the Pixies, albums include the classic Surfer Rosa and Doolittle
Dominic Sandoval – dance contestant from the show So You Think You Can Dance (US
Ogie Zulueta – Actor.
Christine Gambito – comedian
Jessica Sanchez – singer, contestant in America's Got Talent

Wrestlers

David Bautista – WWE performer going by the name of Batista on the WWE Friday Night SmackDown! brand. (Filipino father, Greek mother)
Benny Cuntapay – also known by his ring alias B-Boy. Performer in CZW or Combat Zone Wrestling
Scott Lost. Performer in PWG, or Pro Wrestling Guerilla
T.J. Perkins – also known by his ring aliases Pinoy Boy and Puma.

Miscellaneous
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BARRIORS – Filipino American Webcomic[26]
Alex Esguerra – 1996-98 Philippines APEC Young Entrepreneur Representative. President of ADLE International
Blue Scholars – Geologic of the Seattle hip hop group.
DJ P-Trix–1999 DMC USA Champion & 1999 Dirtstyle World Champion DJ.
DJ Babu – DJ of the World Famous Beat Junkies & member of the Hip Hop Group Dilated Peoples.
Kimee Balmilero – member of the American version of Hi-5, a children's musical group[5]
Dan Gabriel - Stand-up comedian [6]
DJ RockyRock – World Battle DJ & Jeepney Music exec; part of the Dirty Heads (Warner Bros).
DJ Q-Bert – SF Bay Area Hip-Hop DJ and pioneering Turntablist.
DJ Dave Dynamix – Bay Area Mobile DJ - 3-Style Attractions.
DJ DeVera: Philadelphia area Hip-Hop/House DJ
Cheryl Burke (1984)–professional dancer, participant in Dancing with the Stars[7]
Jenascia Chakos – America's Next Top Model cycle 2 contestant.[8]
Francine Dee – glamour model
Dianne de Las Casas – author and award-winning storyteller
Ronnie del Carmen – story supervisor, Finding Nemo; storyboard artist, Batman: The Animated Series
Dean Devlin (1962–) screenwriter and producer of many films including, Independence Day, Godzilla and Stargate, also occasional actor[10]
Jerome Fontamillas – guitarist for the Christian rock bands Switchfoot and Fold Zandura (former member of Mortal)
Native Guns – Bambu and Kiwi of the LA hip hop group.
Christine Nubla – SF Bay Area Reporter
Malou Nubla – SF Bay Area On Air Personality
Randy Romero – Writer
Raquel Gibson (1985)–swimsuit model, Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 2005[11]
Kat Gutierrez – model
Jenny Guzon-Bae – contestant on Survivor: Cook Island
Kirk Hammett – lead guitarist for Metallica (Filipina mother)
Chad Hugo – music producer and musician; one-half of The Neptunes
Charmaine Hunt – contestant on The Apprentice season 5 [12]
Melody Lacayanga – contestant on So You Think You Can Dance
Luana Lani – model
Christine Mendoza – model
Vanessa Minnillo – Miss Teen USA 1998, MTV personality
Steffiana De La Cruz (née Stephanie Anna Zantua) – professional model
KC Montero (né Casey Miller) – MTV-Asia VJ, TV host, born in Washington and brother of Troy Montero, current MTV Asia VJ and mainstay on SOP in GMA 7
Anthony Ocampo – Visual fx artist, 4 time Visual Effects Society Winner and Emmy nominee
Braxton Olita – guitarist, ashlee simpson band (half Filipino/Puerto Rican)
Van Partible – creator/director/writer of cartoon series Johnny Bravo
Elisa Prevot – model (half-Filipina)
Joey Santiago – guitarist for the Pixies
Chuti Tiu – America's Junior Miss (first non-Caucasian winner)
Gemma Cristina M. Francisco – fashion model, int'l business mogul
Leeann Tweeden – model, television personality
Sam Khurana – contestant (Team Geniuses) on Treasure Hunters. Half-Indian and Half-Filipino[13]
Ryan Conferido – contestant on So You Think You Can Dance
Brad Virata – contestant on Survivor: Cook Island
Lorene Machado – Director, Margaret Cho concert films, "Bam Bam and Celeste"

Law & Politics

Peter Aduja – First Filipino American elected to public office in the United States
Ruby Andrew–Law professor, Southern University
Mariano Laya Armington (1908–1994)–Filipino community and labor leader
Luisa Blue – Filipino American labor leader;first Filipino American national president of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO
Carlos Bulosan – Filipino American author and labor activist
Robert Bunda – first Filipino American legislative president
Christopher Cabaldon – mayor of West Sacramento, California
Romeo Munoz Cachola – Honolulu City Council member
Benjamin J. Cayetano – first Filipino American governor in U.S.
Jose Esteves – mayor of Milpitas, California since 2002; served as a member of the City Council from 1998 to 2002.
Juventino “Ben” Fajardo – Former Mayor, Glendale Heights, Illinois
Mike Guingona – Filipino mayor of Daly City
Larry Itliong – Co-founder of the United FarmWorkers Organizing Committee, August, 23rd 1966
Andrew Imutan – Co-founder of the United Farmworkers Organizing Committee, August, 23rd 1966
Alfred Laureta – first Filpino American state cabinet member (1962), and first Filpino American US District Court Judge (District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands) (1978)
Eduardo Malapit – (1933–2007) first US mayor of Filipino ancestry.
Michelle Malkin – strongly conservative syndicated columnist
Pablo Manlapit – Filipino labor leader in Hawaii
Royal Morales – Filipino American community leader; author of "Makibaka," first text on Pilipino American history; founder of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) in Los Angeles
Francis Padua Papica – Lawyer-Philanthropist
Ron Menor – Hawaii State Representative
Richard Pio Roda – President, Filipino Bar Association, California
Victor Romero–Law Professor, Penn State University
Manuel S. Rustia – early Pensionado and professor at the University of Washington and the University of Puget Sound
Bobby Scott – U.S. Representative from Virginia (D)
Philip Vera Cruz – Filipino labor leader in California, co-founded the United Farm Workers Union with Cesar Chavez
Rose Cuison Villazor – Law professor, Southern Methodist University
Michele J. Sison – U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
Kiwi Camara -Youngest law graduate from Harvard at 19 years old.

Sports

Megan Abubo – multiple times world champion surfer (father born in the Philippines)
Benny Agbayani – New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals baseball player
Chris Aguila – Florida Marlins baseball player (Filipino father)
Eugene Amano – NFL offensive guard/center, Tennessee Titans
Tai Babilonia – Olympic figure skater (African American mother; Filipino and Hopi-Indian father)
Bobby Balcena – Cincinnati Reds baseball player
Tedy Lacap Bruschi – NFL All-Pro linebacker, New England Patriots
Bobby Chouinard – Baltimore Orioles baseball player
Natalie Coughlin – Olympic swimmer, gold medalist
Victoria Manalo Draves – diver who was first woman to win two gold medals in springboard diving at the 1948 Olympics in London.
Roman Gabriel – former NFL quarterback, Los Angeles Rams
Brie Galicinao – Head Coach-Softball UC Santa Barbara, Princeton University Grad - 1st Ivy League player to be named Pitcher and Player of the Year.
Sunny Garcia – surfing world champion, surfing legend
Taryn N. Ignacio – University of Kentucky's first NCAA Champion - 10 Meter Platform Dive 2006. (Father is full Filipino and mother is White American.)
Malia Jones – surfing model, People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
Gabe Norwood – former NCAA guard, George Mason Patriots
Chris Rix – former quarterback, Florida State Seminoles (Filipino mother)
Willy Santos – a professional skateboarder
Brandon Vera – UFC Fighter (nicknamed Brandon "the Truth" Vera; Filipino American father, Italian American mother)
Brian Viloria – US Olympic boxer, former WBC light-flyweight champion
Liz Masakayan – Olympic Volleyball Player, Pro-Beach Volleyball Player
Natasha Kai – American soccer player and member of the United States women's national soccer team
Nonito Donaire – Current IBF & IBO World Flyweight (112 lbs.) Champion
Glenn Donaire – Nonito Donaire's older brother, also a boxer in the flyweight and junior flyweight classes
Ana Julaton – Female boxer in the female 125 lbs. class.

Military

Jose Calugas – Medal of Honor Recipient, WWII
Rudolph Davila – Medal of Honor Recipient, WWII
Eleanor Mariano – First Filipino American to reach the rank of admiral. White House physician
Edward Soriano – Lieutenant General (3*) of U.S. Army
Ramon S. Subejano – PFC U.S. Army, WWII, Awarded 17 medals for killing more than 400 Germans in battle. One of the medals was the Silver Star
Antonio Taguba – Major General (2*) of U.S. Army, author of the Taguba Report which uncovered major prisoner abuses in Iraq

Other
Gemma Cristina M. Francisco – Fashion Model, International Business Mogul
Angela Perez Baraquio – Miss America 2001
Cristeta Comerford – first woman executive chef at the White House. She worked as an assistant chef for 10 years. After a ten-month search, she was appointed by First Lady Laura Bush on August 14, 2005.
Pia Clemente – The first Filipino to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award for the live action short, "Our Time Is Up". (2004)
Veronica De La Cruz – CNN News Anchor
Pedro Flores – father of the yo-yo (Donald Duncan purchased the company and renamed it Duncan Yo-Yo Co.)
Andrew Gonzales – Famous Bass Player
Fritz Friedman – Senior Vice President, Worldwide Publicity Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Dan Inosanto – Head of Bruce Lee's JKD, Head of Lacoste / Inosanto FMA
Andrea Jumapao – first Filipino American to participate (on a national level in the United States) in the Miss USA-World 1976 competition held in Boston, MA as Miss Oregon.
Claire Leka – former CNN Business Reporter (half Filipino half German Irish)
Elita Loresca, meteorologist WSVN (Fox) in Miami
Monique Lhuillier – Hollywood Fashion Designer
Pedro Manalo – Engineer/Entrepreneur, Transamerica Bldg. engineer
Loida Nicolas-Lewis – chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.,[14]
Maria Quiban – Weather meteorologist & news anchor for KTTV/KCOP-TV in Los Angeles
Maria P. P. Root – Psychologist
Carlos Forteza – Architect/Builder, Entrepreneur
Hazel Sanchez – correspondent, reporter/anchor for WCBS-TV New York
Michele J. Sison – US ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
Oscar A. Solis‎ – First Filipino American Roman Catholic bishop in the United States
Robyn Watkins – Miss Oklahoma USA 2006
Andrew Cunanan – Filipino American spree killer during mid-90's. Killed Gianni Versace
Christina Marie Williams – (1985–1998) murdered child[15]