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Culture

  • Martin Abellana – Visayan author (Cebu City)
  • Cecilia Manguerra Brainard – author, editor (Cebu City)
  • Simeon Dumdum Jr. - writer, poet and former RTC judge (Balamban)
  • Vicente Sotto – politician, author (Cebu City)
  • Martino Abellana "Noy Tinong" - a renowned Cebuano and dubbed as "The Dean of Cebuano Painters" (Carcar)
  • Ramon Abellana - a Cebuano sculptor and composer (Carcar)
  • Daisy Ba-ad - a playwright, stage director, composer, motivational speaker and life coach (Cebu City)
  • Paulina Constancia - a Filipino-Canadian artist known for her work on canvas, textiles, and found materials, sometimes incorporating stitching (Cebu City)
  • Adonis Durado - a Filipino poet, visual journalist, and graphic designer (Cebu City)
  • Romulo Galicano - a Filipino painter (Carcar)
  • Manuel Rodriguez Sr. "Mang Maning" - a Filipino printmaker. He was one of the pioneers of printmaking in the Philippines and was dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Printmaking" (Cebu City)
  • Vicente Rubi - a Filipino Visayan musician best known for composing the Philippine Christmas carol Kasadyaa Ning Taknaa, which was translated into Tagalog, Ang Pasko ay Sumapit, by National Artist Levi Celerio. (Cebu City)

Media

  • Amelyn Veloso - broadcast journalist CNN Philippines (Cebu City)

Entertainment

Politics and government

  • Thomas F. Breslin – surveyor of large sections of Cebu, Colonel, Bataan Death March victim
  • Mariano Jesús Cuenco – Senate President during the First Congress of the Philippines (Carmen)
  • Hilario Davide Jr. - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court under Estrada Administration (Argao)
  • Hilario Davide III - Governor of Cebu (2013-2019), Vice-Governor of Cebu (2019–present) (Cebu City)
  • Joseph Ace Durano - DOT Secretary under Arroyo Administration (Danao)
  • Marcelo Fernan – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Senate President (Cebu City)
  • Gwendolyn Garcia - Governor of Cebu (2004-2013; 2019–present), 3rd District Representative (2013-2019) (Cebu City)
  • Pablo Garcia - Former 3rd (1987-1995) & 2nd (2007-2013) District Representative, Former Governor (1995-2004) (Barili)
  • Pablo John Garcia - 3rd District Representative (2007-2013; 2019–present) (Cebu City)
  • Winston Garcia - President and General Manager of GSIS under Arroyo Administration (Cebu City)
  • Ernesto Herrera - Ex-Senator of the Philippines (Samboan)
  • John Henry Osmeña - Former Senator and Former 3rd District Representative (1995-1998) (Cebu City)
  • Sergio Osmeña Sr. – Second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Cebu City)
  • Sergio Osmeña Jr. - Former Senator and Former Governor (Cebu City)
  • Sergio Osmeña III - Former Senator
  • Tomas Osmeña - Former Mayor of Cebu City (1987-1995; 2001-2010; 2016–2019)
  • Cerge Remonde - Press Secretary under Arroyo Administration (Argao)
  • Michael Rama – Former Mayor of Cebu (2010–2016), Vice-Mayor of Cebu City (2001-2010; 2019–present) (Cebu City)
  • Vicente Rama - Former Senator of the Philippines
  • Jose Rene Almendras - Former Energy Secretary and Former Foreign Affairs Secretary of PNOY Administration (Cebu City)

Sports

Fashion, designs and arts

  • Monique Lhuillier – Fashion Designer (Cebu City)
  • Kenneth Cobonpue – International Furniture Designer (Cebu City)
  • Furne One Amato - International Fashion Designer (Cebu City)
  • Cary Santiago - Fashion Designer (Cebu City)

Business

  • Lucio Tan - Filipino-Chinese Businessman ( LT Group Inc.)
  • Vicki Belo - Filipino businesswoman (Belo Medical Group)
  • Justin Uy - Cebuano Entrepreneur (Owner of JPark Island Resort and Water Park, Founder of J Centre Mall and Founder of Profood International Corp.)
  • Jose “Joe” Soberano III - Cebu Landmasters Inc. Chairman, President, and CEO
  • John Gokongwei - Filipino, Cebuano billionaire businessman and philanthropist ( JG Summit Holdings Founder, Universal Robina Corporation Founder, Cebu Pacific Air Owner and Digital Telecommunications Philippines Founder
  • Michael Lhuillier / M Lhuillier - Cebuano Businessman known as the country’s ‘Pawnshop King’ ( M Lhuillier Group of Companies Founder and Chairman, Cebu Provincial Sports Commission Chairman, Honorary consul of France in Cebu and Cebu Safari and Adventure Park Founder)
  • Frank S. Gaisano - ( Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) Chairman and CEO, AB Capital and Investment Chairman, Pacific Mall Corporation Chairman, Vicsal Investment, Inc Chairman, and Taft Property, Filipino Fund, Inc. Director)
  • Augusto Go - ( University of Cebu Founder and President, Toyota Cebu City Chairman, Board of Aspac Rural Bank Inc. Chairman and Cebu Central Realty Corp. Chairman)
  • Erramon Isidro Aboitiz - ( Aboitiz Equity Ventures Chief Executive)
  • Bunny Pages - (Founder & CEO of Pages Holdings, Inc. which owns House of Lechon, Mooon Cafe, Thirsty, Top of Cebu, Sushi Boy, Lantaw Native Restaurant, Taters, among others)
  • Jay Aldeguer - Cebu’s “souvenir virtuoso” (The Islands Group Founder and Chairman and Our Islands Foundation Founder)

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MALE PAGEANT TITLE HOLDER

  • Gill Wagas Jr. - Mister International Philippines 2013 & Mister International 2013 4th Runner-Up
  • RaÉd Al-Zghayér - Mr. Supranational Philippines 2022 & Mr. Supranational 2022 Top 20
  • Yves Campos - Misters of Filipinas Supranational 2017 & Mr. Supranational 2017 Top 20
  • Erik Lennart Visser - Mr. Universe Tourism 2023
  • Larz Kent Dawson - Mr. Universe Tourism Philippines 2024 & Mr. Universe Tourism 2024 1st Runner-Up
  • John Ernest Tanting - Mr. Global Philippines 2023, Mr. Global 2023 Top 15 & Mister Beauté International 2022
  • John Paul "JP" Ocat - Misters of Filipinas Man of the World 2018 & Man of the World 2019 4th Runner-Up
  • Judah Jyreh Cohen - Mister of Filipinas Tourism International 2014 & Mister Tourism International 2015 Top 5
  • Elcid Camacho - Mr. Universe 2022
  • Kevin Jay Secoya - Misters of Filipinas Model of the Universe 2019 & Model of the Universe Philippines 2022
  • Junichi Yabushita - Runway Model Universe 2022
  • Marc Raeved Obado - Misters of Filipinas Super Globe 2022
  • Michael Angelo "Mayko" Toledo - Misters of Filipinas Fitness Model World 2022 & Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2023 3rd Runner-Up
  • Nathaniel Tiu - Mister Earth International Philippines 2023
  • Vince Drexsil Tudtud - Mister Friendship Philippines 2023
  • Jan Andre Suico - Mr. Men International Philippines 2019

Religious

Heroes

  • Lapu-Lapu - First Hero in the Philippines
  • Leon Kilat - Hero in the Philippine Revolution
  • Gen. Arcadio Maxílom - a Filipino teacher and hero of the Philippine Revolution (Tuburan)

Education

Notable people with roots from Cebu