Born in Manila

Manila is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Manila.

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Revolutionary leader and one of the founders of the Katipunan who is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution"	1863	Andrés Bonifacio
Founder and vice-president of the women's chapter of the Katipunan who played a mahor role in the Philippine Revolution	1875	Gregoria de Jesús
Poet who wrote "La independencia" which has been the basis for every translation of the Philippine national anthem	1876	José Palma
Human rights activist in feminist who established the first women's organizations in the Philippines as well as one of the first humanitarian NGOs	1884	Concepción Felix
Pioneering director who is nicknamed the "Founder of Philippine movies"	1893	José Nepomuceno
Illustrator and creator of "Kenkoy" who is regarded as the "Father of Tagalog comics"	1910	Tony Velasquez
Founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and pionner of child healthcare, she was also the first Asian and female student at Harvard Medical School	1911	Fe del Mundo
Politician, First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 and mother of the current president	1929	Imelda Marcos
President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 and Vice President from 1992 to 1998	1937	Joseph Estrada

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Beauty queen who won Miss International 1964, becoming the first Asian to win the title	1943	Gemma Cruz-Araneta
President of the Philippines since 2022	1957	Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016	1960	Benigno Aquino III
Filipino-American chef and White House executive chef since 2005, she is the first woman to hold the post	1962	Cristeta Comerford
Filipino-American journalist, co-founder of Rappler and winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize	1963	Maria Ressa
Lead singer of the American rock band Journey since 2007	1967	Arnel Pineda
Actress who gained international reconiction for her role in "Triangle of Sadness". She became the first Filipino actor to be nominated at the BAFTAs and Golden Globe Awards	1968	Dolly de Leon
Singer and musical actress, nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines". Besides her West End and Broadway career, she is known for supplying the singing voices to two Disney Princesses (Jasmine in "Aladdin" and Mulan in "Mulan")	1971	Lea Salonga
Canadian-Filipino actor, "The Good Place" "Top Gun: Maverick" "Bad Times at the El Royale"	1987	Manny Jacinto

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