List of people from Baguio

This is a list of notable inhabitants of Baguio, Luzon, Philippines.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Arts

• Benedicto Cabrera aka Bencab, painter, National Artist for Visual Arts.^[1]
• Bert Nievera, singer
• Kidlat Tahimik, filmmaker, writer and actor who is dubbed the Father of Philippine Alternative Cinema and now National Artist for Film^[2]
• Ben Hur Villanueva, sculptor, painter, lecturer, educator and art entrepreneur.^[3]
• Agnes Reoma, musician, bassist of Ben&Ben.
• '''Venazir Martinez''', street muralist, and visual anthroprenuer best credited for Hila-bana Project using site-specific street art that challenged the public's visual perception on cultural markers and design theories.

Athletics

• Roberto Cruz, former Filipino professional boxer who won the WBA World Light Welterweight title^[4]
• Eduard Folayang, Filipino professional mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner, Current ONE Lightweight World Champion and well decorated MMA-Wushu fighter.^[5]
• Kevin Belingon, a Filipino mixed martial artist and former ONE Championship Bantamweight Champion.^[6]
• Geje "Gravity" Eustaquio, a Filipino Professional Mixed Martial Artist and former ONE Championship Flyweight Champion.^[7][8]
• Joshua "The Passion" Pacio, a Filipino Professional Mixed Martial Artist and former ONE Championship Straw weight Champion.
• Douglas Rimorin "Doug" Kramer. Professional Basketball Player, youtuber, Social Media personality.^{[9][non-primary source needed]}

Media personalities

• Llyan Oliver Austria, architect and YouTube content creator.^[10][11]
• Paulo Avelino, actor, model, host and singer^[12]
• Roxanne Baeyens professionally known as Roxie Smith, Miss Philippines Earth 2020 and Miss Earth Water 2020
• Ces Drilon (born 1961), farmer; retired ABS-CBN journalist
• Van Ferro, American actor, was born in Baguio
• Richard Heydarian, Filipino political scientist and podcaster
• Nanding Josef, actor
• Marc Logan, journalist newscast comedian and narrator
• John Medina, actor
• Rocco Nacino, actor, model, host
• Neri Naig-Miranda, Filipina actress, 6th Runner-up Star Circle Quest.^[13]
• Robin Padilla, Filipino film actor, screenwriter, producer and director, current Senator.^[14]
• Bernadette Sembrano, a Filipina reporter, news presenter, and television host.
• Kylie Verzosa, Binibining Pilipinas International 2016 and Miss International 2016^[15]

Public service

• Camilo Cascolan, Chief of the Philippine National Police.
• Marvic Leonen, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
• Benjamin Magalong, Mayor of Baguio and retired police officer.
• Marquez "Mark" O. Go, Representative Lone District of Baguio.^[16]
• Romeo Brawner Jr., Head Army General Servant of Armed Forces of The Philippines

American colonial period

• Henry Tureman Allen, a military officer who organized the Philippine Constabulary and namesake of Camp Henry T. Allen, the first home of the Philippine Military Academy^[17]
• Robert Baden Powell, British founder of the Scouting Movement and namesake of the Baden-Powell Building, the former headquarters for Boy Scouts of the Philippines and meeting place for the First Philippine Commission^[17]
• Charles Henry Brent, Episcopal Missionary Bishop and founder of the Brent International School^[17]
• Daniel Burnham, the urban planner and architect responsible for the initial design of the city and namesake of Burnham Park^[17]
• William Cameron Forbes, American Governor-General of the Philippines who ordered Kennon Road to be built^[17]
• Eusebius Julius Halsema, American Civil Engineer and mayor of Baguio from 1922 to 1937; namesake of Halsema Highway
• Francis Burton Harrison, governor general for whom Harrison Road was named^[17]
• John Hay, United States Secretary of State and namesake of Camp John Hay^[17]
• Melvin Jones, founder of the Lions Club and namesake of Jones Grandstand in Burnham Park^[17]
• Joseph J. Keith Long serving police chief (1912–1941) who declared Baguio an open city on December 8, 1941 in face of the Japanese bombardment^[18]
• Lyman W.V. Kennon, builder and namesake for Kennon Road^[17]
• George A. Malcolm, American jurist establishing the U.P. College of Law and namesake of Malcolm Square in the city center^[17]
• William F. Pack, governor of Benguet province who planned the creation of Teacher's Camp and namesake of Governor Pack Road^[19]
• Robb White, (1909–1990) American writer of screenplays, television scripts, and adventure novels
• Leonard Wood, American military officer and Governor-General from 1921 to 1927 for whom Leonard Wood Road was named^[17]
• Dean Conant Worcester, Member of First Philippine Commission and government official urging founding of Baguio as the "Summer Capital"

Literature

• Luisa Igloria (born 1961), poet, 20th Poet Laureate of Virginia, author and professor^[20]

Others

• Sinai Hamada (1911 – September 1991), founder of Baguio Midland Courier
• Joan Carling (born 1963), environmentalist and human rights defender
• Maria Lorena Barros (1948–1976), activist, feminist, Anti-Martial Law hero
• Sef Gonzales (born 1980), convicted murderer who killed his family in Australia serving 3x life sentences without parole
• Darwin Ramos (1994–2012), Servant of God, Filipino teenager.
• Naomi Flores (1921–2013), resistance leader in World War II.

See also

• List of people from Benguet