Philippines
Philippines ranks 4,667th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind French First Republic, Nizhnevartovsk, and Herzberg am Harz. Memorable people born in Philippines include Leon O. Chua, Charmane Star, and Karen Moe. Memorable people who died in Philippines include Josefa Francisco. Philippines has been the birth place of many engineers, and pornographic actors and the death place of many social activists. Philippines is located in Philippines.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. 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. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It is the world's twelfth-most-populous country, with diverse ethnicities and cultures. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1936 and 1990, Philippines was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Leon O. Chua, Charmane Star, and Karen Moe. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Philippines including Josefa Francisco.
People Born in Philippines
Go to all RankingsLeon O. Chua
ENGINEER
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 1
Charmane Star
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 2
Karen Moe
SWIMMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.87
Rank: 3
Leopoldo Serantes
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2021
HPI: 28.87
Rank: 4
Andrea Anacan
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
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Most individuals born in present day Philippines were engineers (1), pornographic actors (1), swimmers (1), politicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, engineers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Philippines, including Leon O. Chua. Whereas, throughout history, engineers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Philippines, including Leon O. Chua.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Philippines since 1700.