List of people from Negros Occidental

Below is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or have familial roots and is closely associated with the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines (including from the highly urbanized city of Bacolod)

Arts, Culture, and Media Personalities

Architecture

Dance

Fashion

Film and Television

Journalism

Literature

Music

Theater

Visual arts

Athletes

Basketball

Bowls

Boxing

Olympic Medalist

World Champion

  • Rolando Bohol — Former IBF world flyweight champion
  • Francisco Guilledo — More commonly known as Pancho Villa, First Filipino World Champion boxer, World flyweight champion and IBHOF International Boxing Hall of Fame and WBHOF World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee
  • Small Montana (Benjamin Gan) — Won the Flyweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state)
  • Eleuterio Zapanta — World bantamweight champion in 1940 and World flyweight champion in 1941
  • Dodie Boy Peñalosa — Two Division World Champion and former IBF champion in the light flyweight and flyweight classes
  • Gerry Peñalosa — Two Division World Champion and former holder of the WBC super flyweight and the WBO bantamweight titles
  • Sonny Boy Jaro — The Ring and WBC Flyweight World Champion
  • Eric Jamili — Retired professional boxer and WBO minimumweight Champion.

Other Notable Boxers

Chess

Football

Gymnastics

Golf

  • Juvic Pagunsan —professional golfer, Asian Tour Order of Merit champion

Martial arts

Pool

Softball

Swimming

Volleyball

Beauty Queens

Business Tycoons

Chefs and Food Entrepreneurs

Educators and Scientists

Government Officials

Head of Government

President of the Senate of the Philippines

Speaker of the National Assembly and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The Philippine senate was abolished from 1935-1941 and the Commonwealth of the Philippines had a unicameral legislature called the National Assembly of the Philippines. Its elected leader, the Speaker of the National Assembly was the third highest ranking official in the government after the President and Vice President. It is equivalent in rank to the President of the Senate of the Philippines today, but has more authority as the sole head of the legislature. Negros Occidental is notable for producing all the Speakers of the National Assembly of the Commonwealth era.

Spouse or Partner of the President of the Philippines

Spouse of the Vice President of the Philippines

Member of the Cabinet of the Philippines

Member of the Senate of the Philippines

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Commissioner, Undersecretary and other national level officials

Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Local Government

Military

Heroes and Historical Figures

International Organization Figures

United Nations Figures

International Sports Organization Officials

Other International Organization Figures

Religious Figures

Other Notable Personalities

Notable people with roots from Negros Occidental

See also

References

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