華菲 or Chinoy / Tsinoy
- José Rizal – Filipino national hero
- St. Lorenzo Ruiz – first Filipino saint
- Emilio Aguinaldo – first president of the Philippines
- Tomas Pinpin – the “Prince of Filipino Printers”
- Sergio Osmeña – third President of the Philippines
- Ferdinand Marcos – President from 1965 to 1986
- Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino – first woman president of the Philippines
- Jose Mari Chan – singer and songwriter
- Charlie Chao – Feng Shui Expert
- Fortunano “Atoy” Co – pro basketball player, politician, former councillor of Pasig City
- Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr. – business tycoon and politician, heads San Miguel Corporation
- Enchong Dee (Chinese-Bikolano) – Actor, model and Philippine Swim team member.
- Howard Q. Dee – former Philippine Ambassador to the Vatican and Malta
- John Gokongwei – business tycoon, founder of JG Summit Holdings
- Alfredo Lim – current Manila mayor and former senator of the Philippines
- Gen. Vicente Lim – the first Filipino to graduate from West Point
- Peter S. Lim – dean of University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Engineering
- Teresita Ang See – human rights activist working on behalf of Chinese Filipinos
- Jaime Cardinal Sin – Catholic leader
- Henry Sy – shopping-mall tycoon
- Lucio Tan – billionaire tycoon
- Claudio Teehankee, Sr. – Retired Chief Justice
- Arthur Yap – Secretary of Department of Agriculture
- Emilio Yap – Manila Bulletin, Manila Hotel and Euro-Phil Laboratories owner
- Kim Chiu(Chinese-Visayan)- actress, teen icon
- Chris Tiu – TV host of Pinoy Records, basketball player
- Joseph Yeo – basketball player
