List of Famous people born in Western Visayas
Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr.
Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. was a Filipino politician from Sagay City who served as Governor of Negros Occidental.
Jose S. Palma
José Serofia Palma O.P. is a Filipino prelate who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in Leyte. He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.
Jose Romeo Lazo
Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo is a Filipino Catholic clergyman who is the thirteenth Ordinary of the Archdiocese of Jaro, and the sixth to have the title of Archbishop. He was born on January 23, 1949 in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique to Juan P. Lazo and Fausta Orquejo, both now deceased, and was baptized on February 13 of the same year at the St. Joseph Parish of the same town.
Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas
Gabriel Villaruz Reyes
Fernando Capalla
Fernando Robles Capalla is a Roman Catholic archbishop-emeritus of the Archdiocese of Davao. He was born on November 1, 1934 in Leon, Iloilo Province. He was succeeded by Romulo Valles as archbishop of Davao on February 11, 2012.
Antonio Ledesma
Antonio Javellana Ledesma, SJ is a Filipino Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines from 2006 to 2020.
José Mari Chan
Jose "Joe" Mari Lim Chan is a Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc. (BISCOM) and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music, Inc. Awarded in 1974 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. He received a Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry and The Metro Pop Foundation. Recipient of the first ever ABS-CBN "ELITE Platinum Award" in 2005 and a recipient of the 2006 Dr. Jose P Rizal Award For Excellence.