Cultural Production in

Present Day

Philippines

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Philippines ranks 79th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Indonesia, North Macedonia, and Cameroon. Memorable people born in present day Philippines include Ferdinand Marcos, Rodrigo Duterte, and Imelda Marcos. Memorable people who died in Philippines include Ferdinand Magellan, Lapu-Lapu, and Fidel Ramos. Philippines has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 112 million, it is the world's fourteenth-most-populous country. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, present day Philippines was the birth place of 187 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand Marcos, Rodrigo Duterte, and Imelda Marcos. Additionaly, 77 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Philippines including Ferdinand Magellan, Lapu-Lapu, and Fidel Ramos.

People Born in Present Day Philippines

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People Deceased in Present Day Philippines

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Philippines were politicians (49), actors (32), athletes (22), religious figures (13), and boxers (11),  while most who died were politicians (29), religious figures (8), social activists (6), military personnels (6), and actors (5).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Philippines, including Fernando Poe Jr., Regine Velasquez, and Lou Diamond Phillips. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Philippines, including Ferdinand Marcos, Rodrigo Duterte, and Lapu-Lapu.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Philippines since 1700.