From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of
Filipino Americans who have made significant contributions to the
American
culture ,
politics , or
society . It also includes those with notable mentions in the American media.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Filipino American or must have references showing they are Filipino American and are notable.
List
Arts and letters
Dance
Education
Jeremy Castro Baguyos , M.Mus. – Professor of Music at the
University of Nebraska Omaha and Principal Bass of the
Des Moines Metro Opera Summer Music Festival Orchestra
[2]
Jose B. Cruz, Jr. , Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor of Engineering,
Ohio State University
Conrado Gempesaw , Ph.D. – 17th President, St. John's University, New York City
[3]
Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo , Ph.D. – Professor of Philippine Literature,
University of Hawaii at Manoa; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 1996
[4]
Kevin Nadal , Ph.D. – Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; author, Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice ; former president of Asian American Psychological Association
[5]
Baldomero Olivera , Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah; first Filipino American member of the
United States National Academy of Sciences ; 2007 Harvard University Scientist of the Year
[6]
Rhacel Parrenas , Ph.D. – Professor of American Studies and Sociology at
Brown University
Talitha Espiritu , Ph.D. – Associate Professor of English at
Wheaton College
E. San Juan, Jr. , Ph.D. – Fellow, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University
Craig Abaya . – Director of Digital Media & Entertainment Programs, San Francisco State University, 2000–2014
Trinity Ordona , Ph.D. – Professor of American Studies,
City College of San Francisco , 2001–present
Vivian M. Vasquez , Ph.D. – Multi-award-winning Professor of Education at
American University in Washington, D.C.
Leon O. Chua , Ph.D. – Contributor to both the nonlinear circuit theory and cellular neural network theory, and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at
University of California at Berkeley and
Purdue University
Raymundo Favila , Ph.D. – Mathematician contributing to stratifiable congruences and geometric inequalities
Robyn Rodriguez , Ph.D. –Professor and Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies at the
University of California, Davis
Catherine Ceniza Choy , Ph.D. – Professor of Ethnic Studies at
University of California, Berkeley
Vicente L. Rafael , Ph.D. – Professor of Southeast Asian history at
Cornell University
Graphic arts
Visual art
Terry Acebo Davis (born 1953) – first Filipino American to exhibit art at the
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 's Samsung Hall
Michael Janis (born 1959) – glass artist, a director of the
Washington Glass School
Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) – painter, fuses
Baroque religious iconography with inspirations from
punk subculture
Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990) –
abstract expressionism artist
Mail Order Brides/M.O.B. (founded 1995) – artist trio of Eliza Barrios, Reanne Estrada, and (see below) Jenifer Wofford
Nelfa Querubin (born 1941) – ceramic artist
Lordy Rodriguez (born 1976) –
contemporary artist who uses cartography and maps
Stephanie Syjuco (born 1974) –
conceptual artist ; assistant professor at
University of California, Berkeley
Joseph Santos (born 1965) –
contemporary artist ,
watercolorist
Leo Valledor (1936–1989) – painter who pioneered the
Hard-edge painting style
Carlos Villa (1936–2013) –
visual artist , curator, professor at
California State University, Sacramento and
San Francisco Art Institute
Jenifer K. Wofford – member of Mail Order Brides, curator, assistant professor at
University of San Francisco and
University of California, Berkeley
History
Journalism
Byron Acohido –
1997 Pulitzer Prize in Beat Reporting,
Seattle Times
[11]
[12]
Leah Borromeo – journalist and documentary filmmaker
[13]
Natasha Brown – anchor,
KYW in Philadelphia
Cher Calvin – anchor,
KTLA Channel 5 Los Angeles
Katherine Creag – reporter,
WNBC in New York City
Ernabel Demillo – TV host
Veronica De La Cruz –
MSNBC news anchor
Rovilson Fernandez – TV host, model, editor
Emil Guillermo – journalist, writer, and broadcaster; first Filipino American to anchor a regularly scheduled national news program, NPR's
All Things Considered , May 1989
Cassidy Hubbarth – ESPN Anchor
Noel Izon – documentary filmmaker
Kristine Johnson – anchor, WCBS-TV New York
Lloyd LaCuesta – television journalist,
KTVU South Bay bureau chief
David Lat – legal commentator and author, founder of
Above the Law news website
Pat Loika – Comic podcaster
Elita Loresca – former NBC4 and current
KTRK-TV Los Angeles weathercaster and meteorologist
Michelle Malkin – commentator on FOX News, author
Jean Martirez – anchor for KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles
Cheryl Diaz Meyer –
2004 Pulitzer Prize winner
[11]
[14]
Libertito Pelayo – publisher and editor-in-chief,
Filipino Reporter
Maria Quiban – meteorologist & news anchor, KTTV/KCOP-TV in Los Angeles
Elaine Quijano – correspondent at CBS News, formerly with CNN
Victoria Recaño – correspondent on such programs as
The Insider and
Inside Edition
Maria Ressa –
Nobel Peace laureate, journalist, author and co-founder of
Rappler
Frances Rivera – journalist, television news anchor for WHDH Boston, WPIX New York and NBC News
Anne Quito – architecture and design critic for
Quartz
Alex Tizon –
1997 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting,
Seattle Times ;
[15] author of Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self (2014)
[16]
Corky Trinidad (1939–2009) –
Honolulu Star Bulletin
editorial cartoonist
Jia Tolentino – essayist and staff writer for
The New Yorker
Pablo S. Torre – sportswriter & columnist for
ESPN.com and
ESPN The Magazine
Jose Antonio Vargas – 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism for his work with the Washington Post ;
DREAM Act advocate; undocumented immigrant
[17]
[18]
Mona Lisa Yuchengco – founder, Filipinas magazine
Law
Literature
Maria Amapola Cabase – author of the
Royal Palm Literary Award winning novel Coming Home , singer, actress
Peter Bacho – author of the
American Book Award winning novel
Cebu
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard – author of
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
Carlos Bulosan – author of
America Is in the Heart
[20]
Regie Cabico – Slam poet and performer
[21]
Elaine Castillo – author, America Is Not the Heart
Gilbert Luis R. Centina III – novelist and award-winning poet
Melissa de la Cruz – author of teen lit series The Au Pairs , The Ashleys , and
Blue Bloods
Alex Gilvarry – author of From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant and Eastman Was Here
Vince Gotera – poet and editor of the
North American Review
Jessica Hagedorn – playwright and author,
Dogeaters ,
The Gangster of Love ,
Dream Jungle
Tess Uriza Holthe – author of
When the Elephants Dance
Ma. Luisa Aguilar Igloria – award-winning poet
Erin Entrada Kelly – author of the
Newbery Medal winning novel
Hello, Universe
R. Zamora Linmark – author of
Rolling the R's
Aimee Nezhukumatathil – award-winning poet and professor
Barbara Jane Reyes – poet
Al Robles – activist and poet, author of Rappin' With Ten Thousand Carabaos in the Dark
Randy Romero – writer
Eileen Tabios – poet
Lysley Tenorio – author of Monstress
Alex Tizon – author of Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self ,
Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist
Jose Garcia Villa – poet, writer, generationalist; pre-Beat Generation influence
Theatre
Joan Almedilla – Broadway actor (
Miss Saigon ,
Les Misérables )
Jon Jon Briones – Broadway, West End and television actor (
Miss Saigon ,
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story ,
American Horror Story: Apocalypse )
Laurie Cadevida – Broadway actress (
Miss Saigon ,
Aida ,
The Pajama Game )
Ali Ewoldt – Broadway actress, first woman of color to play lead role of
Christine Daaé in
The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
Van Ferro –
BroadwayWorld award-winning actor from
Chicago
Rachelle Ann Go – Broadway and West End actress (Gigi in
Miss Saigon ,
Fantine in
Les Misérables ,
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in
Hamilton )
Arielle Jacobs – Broadway actor and singer (
In The Heights ,
Aladdin ,
Here Lies Love )
Jose Llana – Broadway actor,
Drama Desk Award winner
Robert Lopez – composer,
Tony Award winner, writer of "
Let It Go " from the movie
Frozen
Deedee Magno Hall – cast member, national touring and San Francisco cast of
Wicked
Paolo Montalban – Broadway and television actor
Eva Noblezada – Broadway and West End actress (Kim in
Miss Saigon ,
Éponine in
Les Misérables , originated
Eurydice in
Hadestown
Ralph Peña – founding member and artistic director,
Ma-Yi Theater Company
Jasmine Rafael – Broadway performer (originated the role of Imogen in
& Juliet on Broadway)
Conrad Ricamora – Broadway singer and actor (
The King and I ,
Here Lies Love , Off-Broadway Revival of
Little Shop of Horrors )
George Salazar – Broadway actor (
Godspell ,
Be More Chill )
Lea Salonga – Broadway and West End actress; Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and OCC Award winner
Business
Culinary arts
Education
Fashion and pageantry
Fashion
Pageants
Sonya Balmores –
Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2004
Angela Perez Baraquio –
Miss America 2001
Ginger Conejero –
Miss Philippines-Air 2006 , television host/reporter
Alice Dixson –
Binibining Pilipinas -International 1986, actress and model
Ki'ilani Arruda –
Miss Teen USA 2020
Laura Dunlap –
Miss Philippines Earth 2003
Jamie Herrell –
Miss Earth 2014 and
Miss Philippines Earth 2014
Kristina Janolo –
Miss Florida 2011
Krista Kleiner –
Binibining Pilipinas-International 2010 , actress, martial artist, singer, dancer and composer
[30]
Christi McGarry –
Binibining Pilipinas-Intercontinental 2015
Katarina Rodriguez –
Miss World Philippines 2018 , model, athlete
[31]
Vanessa Minnillo –
Miss Teen USA 1998 , actress and television host
Robyn Watkins –
Miss Oklahoma USA 2006
Patricia Tumulak –
Miss Philippines-Fire 2009
Megan Young –
Miss World 2013 ,
Miss World Philippines 2013 , actress, model, television host and VJ
Audra Mari –
Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2011 ,
Miss Teen USA 2011 First Runner-Up,
Miss North Dakota USA 2014 ,
Miss USA 2014 First Runner-Up,
Miss World America 2016 ,
Miss World 2016 Top 11 Finalist
Maureen Montagne –
The Miss Globe 2021 ,
Miss Arizona USA 2015 and model
Chelsea Hardin –
Miss Hawaii USA 2016 and
Miss USA 2016 First Runner-Up
Kimberly "Kim" Layne –
Miss Idaho USA 2020 and
Miss USA 2020 First Runner-Up
[32]
Jenny Ramp –
Miss Philippines Earth 2022
R'Bonney Gabriel – Fashion designer, model crowned
Miss Texas USA 2022 ,
[33]
Miss USA 2022 , first
Filipino-American
Miss USA ,
[34]
[35] and
Miss Universe 2022
Katrina Dimaranan –
Miss Supranational 2018 1st Runner Up,
Miss Universe Philippines Tourism 2021, model, actress, and television personality
Health science
Labor
Military
Antonio A. Aguto Jr. –
Lieutenant General , U.S. Army, Commanding General of
First Army
Babette Bolivar –
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) , U.S. Navy;
Women Divers Hall of Fame inductee
[36]
Raquel C. Bono –
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) , U.S. Navy; Command Surgeon,
United States Pacific Command
[37]
[38]
[39]
Brian Bulatao –
Captain ,
U.S. Army ,
75th Ranger Regiment ; CIA Chief Operations Officer;
Under Secretary of State for Management
Jose Calugas –
Captain ,
U.S. Army ;
Medal of Honor recipient,
World War II
Cary C. Chun –
Brigadier General ,
U.S. Air Force , first U.S. Air Force General Officer of Filipino descent; Commander,
50th Space Wing ,
Schriever Air Force Base
Anatolio B. Cruz –
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) , U.S. Navy. Former Deputy Commander,
United States Fourth Fleet
[37]
[40]
Rudolph Davila –
First Lieutenant , U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient, World War II
Leonard Dollaga –
Rear Admiral , U.S. Navy, Commander, Submarine Group 7 and Commander, Task Force 74 and Task Force 54
Florence Finch –
Seaman second class ,
U.S. Coast Guard ;
Medal of Freedom recipient for
actions during the occupation of the Philippine Islands in World War II
Oscar Hilman –
Brigadier General , U.S. Army; Commanding General of
81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team
[41]
[42]
[43]
[44]
Eleanor Mariano –
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) ,
U.S. Navy , first Filipino American to be promoted to a
flag officer rank; former
White House physician
Victorino Mercado –
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) , U.S. Navy; Director of Maritime Operations of
U.S. Pacific Fleet ; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities; first Filipino American
Surface Warfare Officer to achieve flag rank
[45]
José B. Nísperos –
Private , U.S. Army, first Asian Medal of Honor recipient
Ronald Ravelo –
Captain , U.S. Navy, first Filipino American commander of an
aircraft carrier (
USS Abraham Lincoln )
[46]
Eldon Regua –
Major General ,
U.S. Army Reserve ; Commanding General,
75th Division (BCTD)
[47]
[48]
Edward Soriano –
Lieutenant General ,U.S. Army, commanding General of
I Corps
Ramon S. Subejano –
Private First Class , U.S. Army,
Silver Star recipient, World War II
Benigno G. Tabora –
Sergeant Major , U.S. Army,
Purple Heart recipient, World War II
Antonio Taguba – Major General, U.S. Army, principal author of the
US Army 15-6 Report of Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq
Telesforo Trinidad –
Fireman Second Class , U.S. Navy, only Asian American Naval Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Eleanor Valentin –
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) ,
Medical Corps , U.S. Navy, Commander, Naval Medical Support
Politics
Peter Aduja – State Legislature, Hawaii; first Filipino American elected in the United States
Larry Asera – First Filipino American elected to a city council in the continental United States (1973)
[49]
Steve Austria – Republican congressman from Beavercreek, Ohio
[50]
Rob Bonta – First Filipino American California State Legislator, first Filipino American Attorney General of California
Thelma Buchholdt – First female Filipino American state legislator (1974); first Asian American to be elected President of the National Order of Women Legislators (1987)
Brian Bulatao – Former CIA Chief Operations Officer, former
Under Secretary of State for Management
Christopher Cabaldon – Mayor of
West Sacramento, California , born in 1965
Romeo Munoz Cachola – former member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives
Benjamin J. Cayetano – First Filipino American governor in the U.S., for the state of Hawaii
TJ Cox – Former U.S. House of Representatives of California, his mother is Filipino
John Ensign – U.S. Senator from
Nevada ; his great-grandmother is from the Philippines
[51]
Jose Esteves – Former Mayor of Milpitas, California
Tony Fulton – member of Nebraska State Legislature
Sonny Ganaden – member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives
Mike Guingona – Council Member and Former Mayor of
Daly City, California
Lorraine Rodero Inouye – Hawaii state senator, former
Mayor of Hawaii County and the first Filipino-American woman to serve as mayor of a
U.S. County
Donna Mercado Kim – Hawaii state senator, former
President of the Hawaii Senate
Trish La Chica – Filipino American State Legislator, Hawaii, 2023.
[52]
Rolando Lavarro, Jr. –
Jersey City council president, elected to city council in 2011.
[53]
John W. Marshall , Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, his mother is of Filipino descent
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. – White House senior staff member during the Clinton Administration, his mother is of Filipino descent
Rose Martinez – Filipino American State Legislator, Hawaii, 2022.
[54]
Benjamin Menor – Filipino American State Legislator, Hawaii, 1962
[55]
Jeff Moneda – City Manager of
Foster City, California .
[56]
Mona Pasquil – in November 2009, became the first woman to serve as acting lieutenant governor of California
[57]
[58]
David Pendleton – former Minority Floor Leader, Hawaii House of Representatives
Sean David Reyes – Utah Attorney General and first ethnic minority elected to state office in Utah; father is Filipino, father's first cousin was 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay
Bobby Scott – U.S. House of Representatives of Virginia, maternal grandfather is Filipino
[59]
Michele J. Sison – Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Kris Valderrama – Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 26th District
Ron Villanueva – Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 21st District; former member of the Coast Guard Reserves
Religion
Sports
Television and film
Ruthie Alcaide – MTV
The Real World: Hawaii cast
Benjamin Alves – actor
Kaye Abad – actress
Craig Abaya – film producer/director, musician, educator, and photographer
Neile Adams – actress
Gerald Anderson – actor, model
Nicole Gale Anderson – actress (
Jonas and
Beauty & the Beast )
Siena Agudong – actress (
Star Falls ,
Alex & Me and
No Good Nick )
Ruben Aquino – Disney animator (
The Lion King and
The Little Mermaid )
Ashley Argota – actress, singer, musician (
True Jackson VP ,
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures ,
The Fosters ,
How to Build a Better Boy )
Cecilio Asuncion – director, host, producer, filmmaker, and executive
Jon Jon Augustavo – award-winning filmmaker and music video director (
Macklemore 's "
Thrift Shop ", "
Can't Hold Us ", "
Same Love ")
Alley Baggett – model, actress
Brandon Baker – actor (
Johnny Tsunami and
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board )
Kimee Balmilero – member of the American version of
Hi-5 , a children's musical group
[66]
Roxanne Barcelo – actress, model, singer
Dante Basco – actor, dancer, rapper, poet
Dion Basco – actor
Jacob Batalon – actor
Dave Bautista – mixed martial artist, wrestler, actor (
Guardians of the Galaxy ,
My Spy )
Eric Bauza (born 1979) – Canadian-born actor (
The Fairly OddParents ,
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera )
Paris Berelc – actress (
Mighty Med ,
Lab Rats: Elite Force )
Joy Bisco – actress
Leann Bowen – writer
[67]
Billy Crawford
Jameson Blake – actor, dancer and television personality
Eileen Boylan – actress (
South of Nowhere ,
General Hospital )
Q. Allan Brocka – director (
Eating Out and its sequel), producer, actor
Cher Calvin – actress, news anchor (
KTLA Morning News ), Miss New York first runner up
Donita Rose – actress
Jade Villalon – actress, singer-songwriter
Louie del Carmen – story artist,
DreamWorks Animation ; storyboard artist (
Kim Possible ,
Invader Zim ,
Rugrats )
Ronnie del Carmen – story supervisor,
Finding Nemo ; storyboard artist,
Batman: The Animated Series
T.V. Carpio – actress
Tia Carrere – actress (
Relic Hunter ,
Wayne's World ,
Wayne's World 2 ) and singer
Phoebe Cates – actress
[68]
Christina Chang – actress (
24 ,
CSI: Miami ,
Private Practice )
Pia Clemente – first Filipino to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award (for
Our Time Is Up (2004))
Emy Coligado – actress (
Malcolm in the Middle )
Max Collins – actress and model
Michael Copon – actor (
Power Rangers Time Force ,
Bring It On: In It to Win It )
Eugene Cordero – actor
Rik Cordero – director
Darren Criss – actor/singer (
Glee ,
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story ), mother is an immigrant from the Philippines
Christina Cuenca –
Miss Louisiana USA 2006; actress
Jake Cuenca – actor and soccer player
Mark Dacascos – actor and martial arts expert
Charles Michael Davis – actor and model
Marpessa Dawn – actress
[69]
Billy Dec – Emmy Award-winning actor/producer (
Criminal Minds ,
Empire )
Dean Devlin – screenwriter and producer (
Independence Day ,
Godzilla ,
Stargate ), also occasional
actor
[70]
Ivan Dorschner – actor, model and former
Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash of 2010 5TH big placer
Tippy Dos Santos – singer, actress
Kyle Echarri – singer-songwriter,
The Voice Kids
Andi Eigenmann – actress
Mar Elepano – filmmaker, production supervisor of the John C. Hench Lab,
Division of Animation and Digital Arts ,
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Tommy Esguerra – actor, model and former Pinoy Big Brother 737 2015 2nd big placer
Matt Evans – actor
Ava Fabian – actress, model
Roshon Fegan – actor (
Shake It Up )
Von Flores – actor
Joel de la Fuente – actor
Karen Gaviola – television producer and director (
Magnum P.I. ,
Hawaii Five-0 )
Charles Gemora – Hollywood makeup artist
Baron Geisler – actor, businessman, model, resource speaker, amateur artist and aspiring poet
Raymond Gutierrez – actor and model, gay twin brother of
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Gutierrez – actor and model
Deedee Magno Hall – actress and singer
Melissa Howard – actress-comedienne, MTV Real World New Orleans cast
Vanessa Hudgens – half-Filipino actress, singer, dancer and television star (
High School Musical )
[71]
[72]
Stella Hudgens – half-Filipino actress
Dan Inosanto – actor, martial arts instructor who is best known as a training partner of
Bruce Lee
Diana Lee Inosanto – actress, stuntwoman, film director (
The Sensei )
Cris Judd – actor, dancer, choreographer, former husband of Jennifer Lopez, lead dancer for Michael Jackson
Tessa Keller , model and reality television personality
Abigail Kintanar – actress, host
Jo Koy – stand-up comedian
Jennie Kwan – actress (
California Dreams )
Tony Labrusca – actor, model and singer
Boom Labrusca – actor, model
Lalaine – television actor (
Lizzie McGuire ).
[73]
Liza Lapira – actress (
Crazy, Stupid, Love ,
21 ,
Fast & Furious )
Kris Lawrence – singer
Sharon Leal – half-Filipino, half-African American actress (
Boston Public ,
Dreamgirls )
Reggie Lee – actor
Matthew Libatique – cinematographer (
Requiem for a Dream ,
Inside Man )
Xian Lim – actor and model
Tiffany Limos – actress
BarBara Luna – actress
Manila Luzon –
drag queen , recording artist, comedian, and
reality television
personality (
RuPaul's Drag Race and
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars )
Tara Macken – actress
Camille Mana – actress (
One on One )
Edu Manzano – actor and politician
Luis Manzano – model and television host
Alec Mapa – actor and comedian (
Half & Half )
Jessica Marasigan – actress, model, beauty queen and former Pinoy Big Brother 737 2015 housemate
Anna Maria Perez de Taglé – actress (
Hannah Montana ,
Camp Rock )
Ayra Mariano – actress and model
Bruno Mars – singer and dancer
Marie Matiko – actress (
The Art of War )
Caitlin McHugh – actress and model (
The Vampire Diaries )
Chad McQueen – actor, producer, martial artist, race car driver (
The Karate Kid ,
The Karate Kid Part II )
Steven R. McQueen – actor (
The Vampire Diaries )
H.P. Mendoza – filmmaker
Sam Milby – actor, model
Cymphonique Miller – singer and actress (
How to Rock )
Vanessa Minnillo – MTV VJ and former Miss Teen USA
Jewel Mische – actress and model
Derrick Monasterio – actor, singer and dancer
Paolo Montalban – actor (
Mortal Kombat: Conquest ), model
Troy Montero – actor
Sofia Moran – actress (
Women in Cages ,
Planet Terror ), singer/recording artist
Rex Navarrete – comedian, voice actor in
Myx channel's cartoon
The Nutshack
True O'Brien – actress (
Days of Our Lives )
Jazz Ocampo – actress and commercial model
Belinda Panelo – MTV VJ
Angelica Panganiban – actress and comedienne
Van Partible – creator/director/writer of cartoon series
Johnny Bravo
Jennifer Paz – actress, voice of Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe )
Nia Peeples – actress and singer
Lou Diamond Phillips – actor
Charee Pineda – actress and politician
Stef Prescott – actress and model
Malia Pyles – actress (
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin )
Jay R – R&B singer
Shelby Rabara – actress (voice of Peridot in
Steven Universe ), dancer
Sue Ramirez – Filipino actress, whose father is an American citizen
Victoria Recaño – correspondent (
The Insider ), actress (
CSI: Miami )
Sheryn Regis – singer, actress
Ernie Reyes Jr. – actor, martial artist
Ernie Reyes Sr. – actor, martial artist, fight choreographer
Conrad Ricamora – singer and actor (
How to Get Away with Murder )
Jackie Rice – actress
Alden Richards (Richard Faulkerson) – actor, singer
Melissa Ricks – actress
Tom Rodriguez – actor and former
Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up housemate
Jelynn Rodriguez – actress
Olivia Rodrigo – singer
Vincent Rodriguez III – actor (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend )
Jason Rogel – actor (
Splinterheads ,
The Great State of Georgia )
Tura Satana – actress (
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! ), father was a silent movie actor of Japanese and Filipino descent
Rob Schneider –
Saturday Night Live performer, actor, comedian
Nicole Scherzinger – singer, actress
[74]
Steven Silva – actor, model
Pepe Smith — late rock star
Liza Soberano – actress, model
Paul Soriano – film director and producer
Shannyn Sossamon – actress (
40 Days and 40 Nights ,
A Knight's Tale )
Hailee Steinfeld – actress, singer (
Pitch Perfect 2 ,
Barely Lethal )
George Sunga – TV Producer and Writer, Three's Company, The Jeffersons
[75]
Jon Timmons – actor, model, television personality
Chuti Tiu – actress (
Desire ,
24 )
G. Toengi – actress, singer
Whitney Tyson – actress and comedienne
Michelle Vergara Moore – actress (
Condor ,
The Unusual Suspects )
Jillian Ward – actress, singer and model
Marsha Garces Williams – film producer, mother of Zelda Williams, Filipino father
Zelda Williams – actress, Filipino grandfather, daughter of Robin Williams and Marsha Garces Williams
Charlyne Yi – actress (
Knocked Up ,
Paper Heart )
Megan Young – actress, beauty queen, crowned as Miss World 2013, sister of Lauren Young
Lauren Young – actress, sister of Megan Young
Reality show
Internet
Christine Gambito – American Internet personality, actress, and comedian; maintains one of the most-subscribed-to channels on YouTube; also appointed Ambassador of Philippine tourism
Anthony Padilla – famous YouTube celebrity; he is one half of the comedy duo
Smosh and is one of the most subscribed YouTubers on YouTube
Wil Dasovich – television personality, commercial model, celebrity endorser and famous YouTube vlogger. He won the Shorty Awards for Vlogger of the Year.
Bretman Rock – US-based Filipino internet personality and beauty influencer; he stars in his own reality TV show on MTV
Michael Reeves (Internet personality) – A tech and comedy YouTuber currently streaming under the American media collective known as
OfflineTV .
Valkyrae – YouTube streamer currently co-owning
100 Thieves . Also won Game Award for Content Creator of the Year 2020.
Music
Disc jockeys
Rock music
Craig Abaya – award-winning songwriter, singer, musician, recording artist and producer
Noah Bernardo – drummer –
P.O.D.
Melina Duterte – musician better known by her stage name
Jay Som
Jerome Fontamillas –
Switchfoot guitarist and keyboardist
Lowell George [
citation needed ] – songwriter, singer and slide guitarist of the rock band
Little Feat
Christopher Guanlao – drummer/songwriter for
Silversun Pickups
Kirk Hammett –
lead guitarist for
Metallica (Filipina mother)
Haley Heynderickx – singer-songwriter from
Portland, Oregon
Anthony Improgo – drummer of the Band Metro Station
Mike Inez – bassist of
Alice in Chains
Dan Layus – lead singer, guitarist of the band
Augustana
Jared Palomar – bassist, and pianist of the band
Augustana
Arnel Pineda – vocalist of the band
Journey
Joey Santiago – lead guitarist of the
Pixies , credited by
Kurt Cobain as influential to his music, albums include the classic
Surfer Rosa and
Doolittle . Later formed a band "The Martinis" with his wife
Matthew Santos – rock and folk singer-songwriter, musician and painter, father of part-Filipino descent
Walter Tolentino – guitarist for the band Survivor
Pop music
Leah Dizon – model, singer, actress, and TV personality in Japan
Enrique Iglesias – half-Filipino, half-Spanish pop music singer-songwriter
Bruno Mars – half-Filipino, quarter-Puerto Rican, Hungarian-Ukrainian Jewish, singer
Olivia Rodrigo – half-Filipina, quarter Irish and German, singer-songwriter, actress
Maile Misajon – singer of
Eden's Crush
Bella Poarch – singer, TikTok star
Larry Ramos – guitarist, banjo player, and vocalist with the American pop band
the Association and
the New Christy Minstrels .
Nicole Scherzinger – lead singer for the
Pussycat Dolls . (Filipino father, Hawaiian/Russian mother, birth name was Nicole Valiente)
Jasmine V – singer
Jocelyn Enriquez – singer, 90's pop diva, Christian vocalist
American Idol Contestants
Rap, hip hop
DJ Qbert – turntablist, composer, producer
Danny Brown – rapper who is half African American and half Filipino.
Guapdad 4000 – rapper of African-American and Filipino descent
[84]
Chad Hugo – music producer and musician; one-half of
The Neptunes .
Ruby Ibarra – rapper, music producer, and spoken word artist
Allan Pineda Lindo – known as apl.de.ap. Member of the
Grammy Award -winning hip-hop group
The Black Eyed Peas
Maliibu Miitch – rapper of African-American, Vietnamese and Filipino descent
Travis McCoy –
Gym Class Heroes singer; Haitian/Italian/Irish/Filipino/Native American
Saweetie – rapper who is half African-American and half Filipino-Chinese
[85]
Cassie Ventura – known as Cassie (born August 26, 1986, in New London, Connecticut), R&B and pop singer, model, and actress.
Dominic Fike – rapper who is half African American and half Filipino.
Music producers
R&B
Jazz
International world music
Classical music
Composers
Craig Abaya – award-winning songwriter, singer, musician. Collaborator with
JoAnne Lorenzana (1st cousin) and
DJ Qbert . Same person as the filmmaker and photographer.
Nilo Alcala – the first Filipino-American composer recipient of the prestigious
Copland House Residency Award.
Robert Lopez – composer, first Filipino American Oscar recipient;
[87] recipient of a Grammy Award, Emmy Award and a Tony Award; twelfth individual to achieve an
EGOT
Other / miscellaneous genres
Amapola Cabase – singer, actor, producer, TV Host of "Amapola Presents Show" KEMO-TV (now KOFY) San Francisco, California
Kriesha Chu – K-Pop singer based in South Korea
Frankie Cosmos – singer-songwriter
Kate Earl – singer-songwriter [
citation needed ]
Jocelyn Enriquez – techno and house singer of "Do You Miss Me?"
Carlo Gimenez – lead guitarist for Dia Frampton
Billy Hinsche –
lead guitarist for
Dino, Desi & Billy
Rachael Lampa – Christian singer
Gerard Damien Long – known as Hodgy Beats; member of the hip-hop collective
OFWGKTA and the duo
MellowHype , rapper and producer.
Neal McCoy – country music singer.
Sophia Montecarlo – singer, model, a "
Born Diva ", grand finalist
Jaya Ramsey – freestyle artist
Ana Roxanne – experimental musician and singer
Steve Lacy – American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Member of music group:
The Internet .
Chanty – member of K-pop band
Lapillus
Musical groups
One Vo1ce – All-Filipina girl R&B/OPM singing group from the San Francisco Bay Area
Blue Scholars – Geo aka. Prometheus Brown, MC of the duo, is Filipino-American
Death Angel – thrash metal band
Kai – San Francisco Bay Area boy band
Moonpools & Caterpillars – Filipino American rock band based in California in the 1990s
My American Heart – rock band
The Rocky Fellers – group was composed of four Filipino brothers and their father. Their hit song: "Killer Joe" reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1963.
Legaci – Filipino-American R&B band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, formed in 1997. They are currently the backup singers for Canadian Pop-R&B singer Justin Bieber on the My World Tour.
Q-York – Filipino-American hip hop record production duo composed of Flava Matikz (DJ/producer) and Knowa Lazarus (songwriter/MC).
Other
Leandro Aragoncillo – former FBI intelligence analyst and retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps who was charged with espionage and leaking classified information against President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo .
Thomas Beatie – Filipino father,
[88]
female-to-male transgender man who is legally male and married as a male. Beatie had chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy but kept his female reproductive organs intact.
[89] He is notable for having had had several
pregnancies since becoming physically male.
Helen Agcaoili Summers Brown (1915-2011), also known as Auntie Helen, a teacher, librarian, and founder of the
Pilipino American Reading Room and Library .
[90]
[91] She was born in
Manila to a Filipino mother and an Anglo father, and moved to America after her graduation from Manila Central High School.
[90]
Andrew Cunanan – half-Italian, half-Filipino American gay alleged spree killer during the mid-1990s; allegedly murdered several of his lovers, including the Italian fashion designer
Gianni Versace . Father was a retired United States Navy from the Philippines.
Ralph Deleon – convicted of conspiracy to support terrorism.
[92]
[93]
Pearlasia Gamboa – controversial business woman successfully sued by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Asia Jackson – American actress, YouTuber, and activist
[94]
Christina Marie Williams (1985–1998) – murdered child.
[95]
[96]
Wesley So – chess grandmaster,
World Fischer Random Chess Champion , and 3-time and the current
U.S. Chess Champion .
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