List of people from Negros Occidental

Below is a list of notable people who were born in Negros Occidental, or those who lived there for an extended period.

Arts, culture and media

Architecture

Fashion

Film

Literature

Music

Kuh Ledesma

Publishing

Television

Christian Vasquez

Theater

Visual arts

Athletes

Basketball

Darts

  • Karl John Pio — Local darts player, Gold Medalist in Darts tournament

Bowls

Gerry Peñalosa

Boxing

Donnie Nietes

Chess

Football

Golf

  • Juvic Pagunsan —professional golfer, Asian Tour Order of Merit champion.
  • Luis Fernando “Golem” Cuenca Silverio - Best Philippine amateur golfer; Golem was the first Asian to play at The Masters when he was invited to Augusta for the 1966 event; he made the cut there. He was also the first and only Filipino amateur golfer to win the Philippine Open in 1966;He represented the Philippines and was considered as a dominant player, winning 7 individual championship trophies in the Putra Cup between 1963 and 1974.

Martial arts

Pool

Softball

Swimming

Volleyball

Margaret Nales Wilson

Beauty queens

Business

  • Leticia Dela Peña- Former Chairman and CEO of Bacolod Rice, in 2007 she was listed as 98th Richest woman in the Philippines[6][7]
  • Tan Yu —Billionaire Philanthropist, was ranked the richest man in the Philippines

Government service and diplomacy

International organization

National government

Jose Miguel Arroyo
Jose Yulo

Local government

Historical figures

Aniceto Lacson

Military service

Religion

Scientists and innovators

Others

Charlene Gonzales
Lea Salonga

Notable people with roots from Negros Occidental

References

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  12. "The 2013 Time 100"
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