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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
Entertainment
Amapola – singer, musician, actress, TV host, novelist (Sibonga)
Kriesha Chu - K-pop Artist (Cebu)
Akiko Solon - singer, actress (Lapu-Lapu City)
Sheena Belarmino – singer (Cebu City)
Allan Paule – actor (Cebu City)
Albert Martinez - actor (Cebu City)
Buboy Villar – actor, comedian, TV personality host (Cebu City)
Jason Dy - singer (Cebu City)
Anna Fegi – singer (Toledo)
Annabelle Rama - actress, talent manager (Cebu City)
Bailey May - actor, model (Cebu City)
Ben Zubiri – singer, stage actor and World War 2 Guerrilla (Cebu City)
BISAYA NI BAI - internet celebrity (Mandaue)
Sheryn Regis - singer (Carcar)
Buboy Villar - actor , comedian (Cebu City)
Cattski - singer-songwriter, musician, record producer (Cebu City)
Caridad Sanchez – actress (Mandaue)
Christopher De Leon - actor (Cebu City)
Chanda Romero - actress (her mother is from Cebu City)
Claudia Zobel - actress (Mandaue)
Cueshe - band (Cebu City)
Darren Criss - a Hollywood actor, singer,and songwriter (His mother was from Cebu, Philippines)
Dave Bornea - actor (Talisay)
Devon Seron – actress (Cebu City)
Dionne Monsanto - actress (Cebu City)
Diva Montelaba - actress, dancer (Cebu City)
Dominic Roco - actor (Lapu-Lapu City)
Dulce - singer (Cebu City)
Eda Nolan – actress (Cebu City)
Ellen Adarna – Actress, Model, Socialite (Cebu City)
Elyson de Dios - actor (Cebu City)
Enrique Gil – actor, former dancer (Cebu City)
Erich Gonzales - actress (Cebu City)
Eula Caballero – actress (Boljoon)
Felix Roco - actor (Lapu-Lapu City)
Fretzie Bercede - actress (Cebu City)
Gloria Sevilla – actress (Sibonga)
Golden Cañedo - singer (Minglanilla)
Isabel Oli – actress (born in Quezon City, grew up in Cebu City)
Isabel Sandoval - director (grew up in Cebu City)
Jackie Lou Blanco - actress (Cebu City)
Janella Salvador - actress (Cebu City)
Janine Berdin - singer, actress (Lapu-Lapu City)
Jay-R Siaboc - singer (Toledo)
Jessica Villarubin - singer (San Fernando)
Joan Almedilla - singer, actress (Cebu City)
Juan Karlos Labajo - actor, singer (Consolacion)
Karen Ann Cabrera/
Karencitta - Singer-songwriter and actress (Cebu City)
Keanna Reeves – actress, comedian (Danao)
Kenneth Earl Medrano - actor, model (Cebu City)
Kim Chiu – actress, singer (Cebu City)
Kiray Celis - comedian actress (Cebu City)
Kyle Echarri - actor, endorsement, singer (grew up in Cebu City)
Lilian Velez - actress (Cebu City)
Manilyn Reynes – singer, actress (Cebu City)
Manuel Kabajar Cabase aka Mahnee or Manny – composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist (Cebu City)
Mark Joseph - actor (Bantayan)
Matteo Guidicelli – actor, singer, car racer (Cebu City)
Maureen Larrazabal - actress (Cebu City)
Max Surban - singer (Cebu City)
Medyo Maldito - internet celebrity, songwriter (Cebu City)
Mike "Pekto" Nacua - comedian (Cebu City)
Monica Cuenco - actress (Cebu City)
Morissette - singer, songwriter, and actress (Minglanilla)
Marco Alcaraz - Filipino actor, commercial model, and former varsity basketball player at
San Sebastian College-Recoletos (Cebu City)
Nicole Uysiuseng – actress (Cebu City)
Niel Murillo – singer (Bogo)
Panky Trinidad – singer (Cebu City)
Paul Jake Castillo - actor, businessman (Cebu City)
Pilita Corrales - actress, singer (Cebu City)
Richard Yap – actor, singer, businessman (Cebu City)
Redford White - comedian (Bogo)
Shaina Magdayao - Actress (Bogo)
Slater Young – actor, businessman (born in Manila, based in Cebu City)
Suzette Ranillo - actress (Cebu City)
Terence Baylon - actor (Cebu City)
Tita Duran - actress (Pinamungajan)
Urbandub - band (Cebu)
Van Roxas - actor (Talisay)
Vina Morales – singer, dancer, actress (Bogo)
Vivian Velez - actress (Cebu City)
Zandra Summer - actress (Cebu City)
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)
Beauty title holder
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
Bruno Mars - American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. (His mother, Bernadette San Pedro Bayot, was born in Cebu, but her family moved to Hawaii when she was a young girl)
Kirk Hammett - American musician who has been the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band
Metallica since 1983 (his mother Teofila Oyao is from Cebu).
Darren Criss - His mother was from Cebu (a Hollywood actor, singer, and songwriter)
Rodrigo Duterte - His father was from Danao (16th President of the Philippines)
Manny Pacquiao - His father was from Pinamungahan (Senator and Eight Division World Boxing Champion)
Francis Magalona - His mother was from Cebu City (actor, the filipino king of rap)
Ruffa Gutierrez - Actress and beauty queen, was
Miss World 1993 2nd Runner Up (her mother
Anabelle Rama is from Cebu)
Richard Gutierrez - Actor (his mother
Anabelle Rama is from Cebu)
Raymond Gutierrez - A host, editor, columnist, endorser, entrepreneur, and occasional actor (his mother
Anabelle Rama is from Cebu)
Ramon Christopher Gutierrez - Actor (his mother
Pilita Corralesis from Cebu)
Tina Paner - Actress and singer (her father
Manny Paner is from Cebu)
Danita Paner - Actress and pop-rock singer (her father
Manny Paner is from Cebu)
Rafael Rosell - Actor (His dad is a Cebuano geologist)