List of Famous people born in Calabarzon, Philippines
Ramon Arguelles
Ramon Cabrera Arguelles, D.D., S.T.L. was a Filipino cleric who served as Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lipa in the province of Batangas on the island of Luzon, Philippines from 2004 to 2017. Prior to his appointment as archbishop, he was an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, appointed to that position on November 26, 1993.
Renato Pine Mayugba
Reynaldo G. Evangelista
Reynaldo G. Evangelista is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus, appointed by Pope Francis on April 8, 2013, his first appointment in the Philippines. He replaced Bishop Luis Antonio G. Tagle after he was installed as the Archbishop of Manila in December 2011. Evangelista was installed as the fifth Bishop of Imus on June 5, 2013. He previously served as the third Bishop of Boac in Marinduque province from December 11, 2004 until his appointment to Imus.
Strike Revilla
Strike Bautista Revilla is a Filipino politician and incumbent Representative of Cavite's 2nd District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He previously served as Mayor of Bacoor. A member of the NUP party, he was also a former member of the board of directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) from August 2005 to March 2007. Revilla is one of the 70 representatives who voted to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN on July 10, 2020.
Claro M. Recto
Claro Mayo Recto Jr. was a Filipino statesman, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is remembered for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political thought", and has been seen in the same class as Dr. Jose Rizal, Sen. Jose W. Diokno, and Sen. Lorenzo Tañada.
Manuel Collantes
Manuel G. Collantes was a Filipino diplomat who served as the country's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984.
Cirilo Almario
Cirilo R. Almario Jr. was a Roman Catholic bishop from the Philippines and was the second ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Malolos from December 15, 1977, until January 20, 1996.
Eulogio Rodriguez
Eulogio "Amang" Adona Rodriguez Sr. was a Filipino politician, twice served as President of the Senate of the Philippines
Alfredo Obviar
Alfredo María Aranda Obviar is a Filipino Venerable venerated in the Catholic Church. His cause for beatification is currently underway; he was declared Servant of God on 6 March 2001 with saint protocol number 2398. He is the founder of Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus, and was Bishop of Lucena until his death. He was named as Venerable by Pope Francis on 7 November 2018.