The Most Famous

CELEBRITIES from Philippines

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This page contains a list of the greatest Filipino Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 265 Celebrities, 3 of which were born in Philippines. This makes Philippines the birth place of the 19th most number of Celebrities behind China, and Thailand.

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Filipino Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Filipino Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Isabel Preysler (b. 1951)

With an HPI of 57.83, Isabel Preysler is the most famous Filipino Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

María Isabel Preysler Arrastía (born February 18, 1951) is a Spanish-Filipina socialite and television host. She is the mother of singers Enrique Iglesias and Julio Iglesias Jr., journalist Chábeli Iglesias, Tamara Falcó, 6th Marchioness of Griñón, and Ana Boyer Preysler.

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2. Gloria Diaz (b. 1951)

With an HPI of 41.12, Gloria Diaz is the 2nd most famous Filipino Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz (Tagalog: [ˈɡloɾja ˈdɪas]; born April 5, 1951) is a Filipina actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1969, becoming the first Filipino to hold the Miss Universe title.

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3. Vanessa Lachey (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 36.24, Vanessa Lachey is the 3rd most famous Filipino Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Vanessa Joy Lachey (née Minnillo; born November 9, 1980) is an American television host, model and actress. She was named Miss Teen USA in 1998. She has been a New York–based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and hosted Total Request Live on MTV. She has starred in two network sitcoms and hosted various competition and reality shows. Lachey has the lead role in the CBS spinoff NCIS: Hawaiʻi.

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4. Celeste Cortesi (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 15.83, Celeste Cortesi is the 4th most famous Filipino Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Silvia Celeste Rabimbi Cortesi (Tagalog: [tʃeˈlɛstɛ kɔɾˈtɛsɪ]; Italian: [ˌtʃɛˈlɛste korˈtesi]; born December 15, 1997) is a Filipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2022. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant in the United States where she was unplaced. Cortesi was previously crowned Miss Earth Philippines 2018 and represented the Philippines at Miss Earth 2018, where she finished in the top 8.

People

Pantheon has 4 people classified as Filipino celebrities born between 1951 and 1997. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Filipino celebrities include Isabel Preysler, Gloria Diaz, and Vanessa Lachey. As of April 2024, 1 new Filipino celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Celeste Cortesi.

Living Filipino Celebrities

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Newly Added Filipino Celebrities (2024)

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