- Ambeth Ocampo
Ambeth R. Ocampo is a historian and author, and is best known for his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "Looking Back." He was born in Manila in 1961. He was educated at the Ateneo de Manila University through primary, secondary and tertiary levels and obtained a BA and an MA in Philippine Studies from De La Salle University. He has taught at the University of the Philippines (Diliman), San Beda College, and De La Salle University.
- Norman Black
Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American basketball head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. Prior to coaching in the collegiate leagues, Black was known as one of the best imports in Philippine Basketball Association before concentrating on coaching the San Miguel Beermen to numerous championships.
- Bienvenido Nebres
Father Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. is the longest-serving university President of the Ateneo de Manila University. He succeeded Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. in 1993, and has been serving as University President since. He currently sits as a member of the board of trustees of Georgetown University, Regis University, the Asian Institute of Management (where he sits as Vice-Chair), and other colleges and universities in the Philippines.
- Juan Luna
Juan Luna y Novicio was a Filipino painter. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, the third child of seven children. He is a descendant of the Cala Family of the Philippines. Luna obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1874. He showed artistic promise early on and was encouraged to take up painting and traveled to Rome to study the masters. He settled in Paris and married Maria de la Paz, …
- Manuel V. Pangilinan
Manuel V. Pangilinan Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Age 60, born in the Philippines. Mr. Pangilinan received a BA from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School before working in the Philippines and Hong Kong for the PHINMA Group, Bancom International Limited and American Express Bank.
- Bienvenido Lumbera
Bienvenido Lumbera is a prizewinning poet, critic and dramatist from the Philippines. He is a National Artist of the Philippines and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communications. He won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Awards from the National Book Foundation, and the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards.
- Claro M. Recto
Claro Mayo Recto was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is remembered mainly for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political thought" He was born in Tiáong, Tayabas (now known as Quezon province) of educated, upper middle-class parents. He studied Latin at the Instituto de Rizal in Lipa, Batangas from 1900 to 1901.
- Mar Roxas
Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a senator of the Philippines. He is the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas, and the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas. Roxas was born in Quezon City in Metro Manila. He attended Ateneo de Manila University for elementary and high school education, then earned a degree in economics from Wharton School of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.
- José Rizal
José Rizal (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896), was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain. He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called "Rizal Day". Rizal's 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution.
- Jinggoy Estrada
Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (born Jose Pimentel Ejercito on January 23, 1963) is a senator in the Philippines. He was born to former President Joseph Estrada and former senator Luisa Ejercito-Estrada. He is the brother of incumbent San Juan City Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito. He was born Jose Ejercito in Manila, Philippines. He attended elementary and high school at the Ateneo de Manila University, …
- Gilda Cordero-Fernando
Gilda Cordero-Fernando is a multiawarded writer, publisher and cultural icon from the Philippines. She was born in Manila, has a "B.A." from St. Theresa’s College-Manila, and an "M.A." from the Ateneo de Manila University. Cordero-Fernando has two landmark collection of short stories: "The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker" (1962) and "A Wilderness of Sweets" (1973).
- Enrico Villanueva
Jose Enrico Villanueva (born June 23, 1980 in Pasay City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is a former Most Valuable Player in the UAAP for his alma mater the Ateneo de Manila University in 2002. He is considered as one of the popular players in the PBA today and has its share of controversies for his bruising play and off-the-field incidents.
- Epifanio de los Santos
Epifanio de los Santos (April 7, 1871-April 18, 1928) was a Filipino historian. He was appointed director of the Philippine National Museum and Library by Governor General Leonard Wood in 1925. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (commonly known as EDSA), the main road through Metro Manila, is named after him. Born in 1871 in Malabon, Rizal, De los Santos was the first Filipino member of the Spanish Royal Academy in Madrid.
- Rich Alvarez
Richard "Rich" Alvarez (born October 30, 1980 in Yokosuka, Japan) is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing with the Red Bull Barako of the Philippine Basketball Association. Alvarez was the first overall pick of 2004 PBA Draft by the Shell Turbo Chargers. Alvarez played College Ball at the Ateneo de Manila University, helping his Blue Eagles win the 2002 UAAP Men's Basketball Championship
- Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar (November 14, 1875-December 2, 1899) was the youngest and the most picturesque general in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He was born on November 14, 1875 to Fernando H. del Pilar and Felipa Sempio of San Jose, Bulacan. He was the nephew of the great propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar and Toribio del Pilar, who was exiled to Guam for his involvement in the 1872 Cavite Mutiny.
- Nicanor Tiongson
Nicanor Tiongson is a leading critic, creative writer and academic from the Philippines. He holds a Bachelor of Humanities degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, and M.A. and Ph. D in Philippine Studies from the University of the Philippines. A founding member of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, Tiongson is currently Dean and Professor of Film and Audiovisual Communication at the College of Mass Communications in U.P. Diliman.
- Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez (born March 11, 1983 in Manila, Philippines) is one of the brightest Filipina TV personality of her generation as voted by Preview Magazine. Long before she captivated TV audiences, Bianca started gracing cover upon cover of fashion magazines and street upon street of billboard advertisements.
- Dong Puno
Ricardo "Dong" Puno Jr. (born on January 20, 1946 in Manila) is a Philippine television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer. Puno was previously Senior Vice President for News and Current Affairs of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation and Executive Vice President of the ABS-CBN News Channel. On top of that, he wrote articles for his column "My Viewpoint" first on "The Philippine Star" and later "The Manila Times".
- Oyo Boy Sotto
Oyo Boy Sotto (born January 12, 1984 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino actor. He is the son of the famous television host and comedian Vic Sotto and actress Dina Bonnevie, nephew of television host and comedian and former Senator Tito Sotto, and older brother of the actress Danica Sotto. He is considered the "King of Afternoon Dramas" because of several TV series he made for TAPE Inc.
- Salvador Laurel
Salvador "Doy" Hidalgo Laurel, was Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under Corazon Aquino. Before that, he briefly served as Aquino's first (and only) Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25 of 1986. Laurel is the fifth son of President José P. Laurel, president of the second Philippine Republic.
- Alfredo R.A. Bengzon
Alfredo R.A. Bengzon is a Filipino doctor, educator, and former public official. He is currently Vice President for the Professional Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, dean emeritus of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and President and CEO of The Medical City.
- Francis Arnaiz
Francis Arnaiz is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for Toyota and Ginebra San Miguel from 1975-1986. He was also a former member of the Philippine national basketball team during the 1970's while playing for the Ateneo de Manila University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
- Gerard Salonga
Gerard Salonga is the younger brother of Lea Salonga and has been involved in music since he started playing piano at the age of 5. He performed a duet called "Happiness" with his sister on her first album Small Voice. Gerard has worked with artists such as Lea Salonga and Martin Nievera. He has also arranged and conducted the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and Manila Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Ambrosio Padilla
Ambrosio Padilla (born December 7, 1910 in Lingayen, Pangasinan) is a former Filipino basketball player and former elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in the Asian basketball development. Padilla captained the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles in the late 1920s and led the team to capture the 1928 NCAA Philippines Basketball Championship. Later, he joined the University of the Philippines baseball team in the early 1930s.
- Onofre R. Pagsanghan
Onofre R. Pagsanghan (born June 12, 1927) is a renowned educator in the Philippines. He graduated in high school at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1947 and also earned his AB in Education in 1951 and MA in English literature in 1984 from the same university. He started his career in the university's high school department in 1951 and has taught the English and Filipino languages ever since. He married Florinda Duran in 1960 and had three children named Stella, …
- Aniceto Lacson
Aniceto L. Lacson sugar farmer, revolutionary General and businessman, was the fifth son of seven children of Lucio Lacson and Clara Ledesma of Iloilo, Philippines who migrated to Negros when Aniceto was still young. Aniceto’s early education began under private tutelage in Molo, Iloilo. He later on studied commerce at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, where his classmates included future general and comrade Juan Araneta, Dr. José Rizal, …
- Liwayway Arceo
Liwayway Arceo (1920-1999) was a multi-awarded Tagalog fictionist, journalist, radio scriptwriter and editor from the Philippines. Arceo was the author of well-received novels such as "Canal de la Reina" and "Titser." She also published collections of short stories such as "Ina, Maybahay, Anak at iba pa", "Mga Maria, Mga Eva" and "Ang Mag-anak na Cruz".
- Mich Dulce
Mich Dulce (born Michelle Dianne Lopez Dulce on May 8, 1981) is a Filipina fashion designer and band vocalist. Dulce was one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. She was the first forced evicted housemate on Day 21 due to an anxiety attack and was rushed to the Philippine Heart Center. Prior to entering the Pinoy Big Brother house, she was a well known fashion designer which targets the elite young people.
- Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski
Mikaela María Antonia de los Reyes Cojuangco-Jaworski, better known simply as Mikee Cojuangco, is an equestrianne, local television host and actress from the Philippines. She was born on February 26, 1974 to Tarlac congressman and current Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco and Tarlac governor Margarita "Tingting" del los Reyes-Cojuangco.
- Alfie Anido
Alfie Anido (December 31, 1959 - December 30, 1981) was a popular Filipino matinee idol best remembered today for having died tragically at the young age of 22. He was the eldest of four children of Alberto Anido and Sara Serrano, and was the brother of Albert Anido, another Filipino actor. Born Alfonso Serrano Anido, he was also a fashion and commercial model before he became a contract star for Regal Films, a leading Filipino film production company.
- Cristina Padolina
Maria Cristina Damasco-Padolina is the current and seventh President and Chief Academic Officer of Centro Escolar University in Manila, Philippines. Dr. Padolina is a former commissioner at the Commission on Higher Education and also a professor emeritus at the Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna. She is also the former chancellor of the UP Open University from March 1995 to February 2001.
- Lucio D. San Pedro
Lucio San Pedro (1913-2002) was born on February 11, 1913 in Angono, Rizal, the Philippines. He was a composer and teacher in the Philippines. San Pedro, known in his home country as the composer of the popular lullaby "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan" (in collaboration with Levi Celerio) and the symphonic poem "Lahing Kayumanggi", taught composition at a number of colleges and universities, including the University of the Philippines College of Music, …
- Francisco T. Dalupan Sr.
Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan, Sr. is the founder and first Chairman of the Board and the President of the University of the East (UE). He is the father of the legendary Filipino basketball coach Baby Dalupan. Dalupan graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University. Before founding UE, he co-founded the Far Eastern University, which was then headed by Nicanor Reyes Sr., then serving as a professor at the University of the Philippines Department of Economics.
- Joseph A. O'Hare
Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare (1931-) is a Jesuit priest, New York City civic leader and editor. He was a longtime president of Fordham University and, for a brief period, President of Regis High School, a New York City Jesuit High School. O'Hare was born in New York City. He trained for the priesthood at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, where he was ordained in 1961. He taught at Ateneo de Manila from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1967 to 1972.
- Rafael Crame
Rafael Crame (October 2, 1863 - January 1, 1927) is a Filipino police officer who served as Chief of the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary from 1917 until his death in 1927. A native of Malabon (now part of Metro Manila), Rizal, he studied at the Ateneo de Manila University and then enrolled in the Spanish military academy from 1879 up to 1881. Upon completion of his cadetship, he was employed by the Spanish government in the Negociado de Contrebucion Territorial.
- Herminio Aquino
Herminio Sanchez Aquino (born April 25, 1949) is a Filipino businessman, former politician and a vice presidential candidate where he ran as the running mate of Raul Roco on 2004. Aquino was born 1949 in Manila, Philippines to General Servillano Aquino and Belen Sanchez. He graduated with honors with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1969.
- Domingo Siazon Jr.
Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. (born July 9, 1939 in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines) is the current Philippine Ambassador to Japan. In 1976, he was named Philippine Ambassador to Austria, where he concurrently served as Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna and to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- José Mari Chan
José Mari Chan is a popular Filipino singer-songwriter and businessman. He composed his first song, "Afterglow", in 1964, and has since written hundreds of songs. He graduated with a degree in economics from Ateneo de Manila University in 1967. He composed "We're All Just One", the theme song of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
- Deodato Arellano
Deodato Arellano (July 26, 1844-October 7, 1899) was a Filipino patriot who was among the founders of the Katipunan that started the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was born in Bulacan, Bulacan to Juan and Mamerta de la Cruz, who changed their family name to Arellano when the Spanish colonial government decreed in 1849 that Filipinos should change their names with ones picked from a Madrid directory.
- Nix Nolledo
Nico Jose "Nix" Nolledo (born September 12, 1976) is a Filipino entrepreneur who is presently CEO of Xurpas Inc, one of the largest value added service providers in the Philippines. He is also the co-founder, majority shareholder and Chairman of Starfish Mobile International; CEO of Xurpas International; co-founder, majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board of PinoyExchange; and co-owner of Fluxion Inc. He graduated from Ateneo de Manila University.