Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo led his country to achieve independence after fighting off both the Spanish and the Americans.
1869-1964
Corazon Aquino was the 11th president (and first female president) of the Philippines. She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
1933-2009
1947-
Filipino actor and politician Joseph Estrada served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001.
1937-
Ramon Magsaysay became the third president of the Philippines in 1953, and is credited with restoring law and order during the Philippine crisis of the 1950s.
1907-1957
Known for running a corrupt, undemocratic regime, Ferdinand Marcos was the president of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986.
1917-1989
Imelda Marcos spent more than 20 years as the first lady of the Philippines. She became infamous for her spending habits and enormous shoe collection.
1929-
Manny Pacquiao has won world boxing titles in eight different weight divisions, and is considered one of the world's best boxers.
1978-
Lou Diamond Phillips is an actor best known for his his work in films such as La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, and Young Guns.
1962-
Filipino Arnel Pineda is best known as the new lead singer for the rock group Journey.
1967-
Manuel Quezon was leader of the Filipino independence movement and first president of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935.
1878-1944
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956) was the second president of the Independent Republic of the Philippines.
1890-1956
1861-1896
1892-1948