Quezon City
Quezon City ranks 6,214th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arlington Heights, Illinois, Senta, and Vranje. Memorable people born in Quezon City include Reggie Lee, Nadine Lustre, and Kris Aquino. Memorable people who died in Quezon City include Gabriel Elorde, Fernando Poe Jr., and Luis Taruc. Quezon City has been the birth place of many actors, and presenters and the death place of many politicians, and boxers. Quezon City is located in Philippines.
Quezon City, also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C., is the richest and most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. Quezon City served as the capital of the Philippines from 1948 until 1976, when the designation was returned to Manila. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1971 and 1997, Quezon City was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Reggie Lee, Nadine Lustre, and Kris Aquino. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Quezon City including Gabriel Elorde, Fernando Poe Jr., and Luis Taruc. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Quezon City than were born there.
People Born in Quezon City
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Reggie Lee
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 1
Nadine Lustre
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 2
Kris Aquino
PRESENTER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 4
Bianca Pagdanganan
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 12.35
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Quezon City
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Gabriel Elorde
BOXER
1935 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Fernando Poe Jr.
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
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Rank: 2
Luis Taruc
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Lino Brocka
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Freddie Aguilar
SINGER
1953 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jose W. Diokno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1987
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Lualhati Bautista
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Benigno Aquino III
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Emilio Aguinaldo
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1964
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
José Villanueva
ATHLETE
1913 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Fe del Mundo
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Carlos P. Garcia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Quezon City
Go to all RankingsGabriel Elorde
BOXER
1935 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Fernando Poe Jr.
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Luis Taruc
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Lino Brocka
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Freddie Aguilar
SINGER
1953 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jose W. Diokno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1987
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Lualhati Bautista
WRITER
1945 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Benigno Aquino III
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Emilio Aguinaldo
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1964
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
José Villanueva
ATHLETE
1913 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Fe del Mundo
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Carlos P. Garcia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Quezon City were actors (2), presenters (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (7), boxers (1), actors (1), social activists (1), and film directors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Quezon City, including Reggie Lee, and Nadine Lustre. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Quezon City, including Reggie Lee, and Nadine Lustre.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Quezon City since 1700.
