List of people from Cabanatuan
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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are closely associated with the city of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.
National heroes and patriots
- Antonio Bautista – air force pilot and Medal of Valor awardee
- Juan Pajota – World War II guerrilla officer who played a key role in the Raid at Cabanatuan[1]
- Manuel Tinio – youngest general of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and later governor of Nueva Ecija
Entertainment
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- Jason Abalos – actor and politician
- Paolo Ballesteros – actor, comedian and drag queen
- Heber Bartolome – folk singer
- Ruel S. Bayani – film and television director
- Kathryn Bernardo – actress and singer; highest-grossing Filipino actress of all time
- Gavin "Ser Geybin" Capinpin – vlogger[2]
- Anthony Castelo – singer
- Val Castelo – singer and actor[3]
- Manuel Chua – actor and model
- Nestor de Villa – actor
- Katrina Halili – actress
- Diana Mackey – actress and beauty queen[4]
- Rose Marielle Mamaclay – singer
- Kaori Oinuma – actress; former PBB housemate
- Kurt Perez – former child actor; StarStruck Kids Ultimate Male Survivor
- Willie Revillame – actor, businessman and longtime host of major Philippine noontime variety shows
- Vilma Santos – actress and politician; FAMAS Hall of Fame inductee [5]
- Yen Santos – actress; Gawad Urian Best Actress
- Romnick Sarmenta – actor; dubbed as the "Teenage King" in the 1980s
- Vic Sotto – actor, television host, and comedian; multi-awarded Box Office King[6][7]
- Val Sotto – actor, singer and politician
- Xilhouete – drag performer
Journalism
- Athena Imperial – GMA News reporter and Miss Earth - Water 2011
Education, literature and the arts
- Lino Brocka – National Artist for Film
- Behn Cervantes – artist, activist and film director
- Emmanuel de Guzman – 12th president of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- Doreen Fernandez – food writer and cultural historian
- Lázaro Francisco – novelist and National Artist for Literature.
- Damiana Eugenio – writer known as the "Mother of Philippine Folklore."[8]
- Rony V. Diaz – writer and Palanca awardee
Politics and government
- Richard Albano – retired PNP General
- Jaime Bautista – businessman and former Secretary of Transportation[9]
- Alice Bulos – Filipino American civil rights leader and Democratic Party delegate
- Oscar Castelo – former secretary of national defense and secretary of justice
- Delfin Castro – Armed Forces of the Philippines major general
- Perci Cendaña – representative, Akbayan Party-list
- Hermogenes Concepcion – former senator
- Hermogenes Concepcion Jr. – former solicitor general and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Eliseo Cruz – retired Philippine National Police major general and Assistant Secretary of the Department of Justice[10][11][12]
- Randy Escolango – undersecretary at the Department of Health
- Dr. Paulino J. García – former Secretary of Health
- Eduardo Joson – WWII guerrilla leader and former governor of Nueva Ecija
- Fortune Aleta-Ledesma – Honorary Consul General of Monaco to the Philippines
- Rafael V. Mariano – activist and former Secretary of Agrarian Reform
- Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera — lawyer and second woman to be appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Vicente "Tito" Sotto III – senate president, actor, and musician[13]
- Jay Vergara – representative, Nueva Ecija's 3rd district
- Rosanna Vergara – representative, Nueva Ecija's 3rd district
- Aurelio Umali – governor of Nueva Ecija and representative, Nueva Ecija's 3rd district
- Czarina Umali – governor of Nueva Ecija and representative, Nueva Ecija's 3rd district
Religion
- Emma de Guzman – Marian visionary and co-founder of La Pietà International Prayer Group
- Frederick Kriekenbeek – Catholic priest and pioneering exorcist in the Archdiocese of Cebu
Sports
- Hernando Castelo – sports shooter; Asian Games Gold medalist
- Samboy de Leon – basketball player
- Japoy Lizardo – taekwondo athlete, actor, and commercial model
- Frances Molina – volleyball player
- Ferdinand Pascual – international basketball referee
Other
- Alice Eduardo – businesswoman; founder and CEO of Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation
- Mary Jane Veloso – Filipino migrant worker who was sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking in 2010. Her case drew international attention and widespread advocacy efforts, leading to a stay of execution in 2015.