List of Famous people born in Davao Region

Cielito "Honeylet" Salvador Avanceña is a Filipina businesswoman and former nurse. She is the current partner of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Avanceña and Duterte have been in a relationship since at least 1996 and have a daughter named Veronica.

Tony Tan Caktiong, is a Filipino billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation, and the co-chairman of DoubleDragon Properties.

Edgar Matobato is a self-confessed hitman and serial killer who claims to be a former member of the Davao Death Squad or the "DDS", an alleged vigilante group tasked to summarily execute suspected criminals.

Reymart Grande Gaballo is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held the WBC interim bantamweight title since 2020 and previously held the WBA interim bantamweight title in 2018.

Nelson Dayanghirang is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of Davao Oriental since 2016. He was the representative of the province's 1st district from 2007 to 2016.

Randy Formemtera Petalcorin is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBA interim light-flyweight title from 2014 to 2015. He has challenged twice for light-flyweight world championships; the IBF title in 2018 and the WBC title in 2019.