Prominent Thomasian Alumni

Saints and Blessed

Bl. Buenaventura G. Paredes, O.P.

Heroes

Dr. Jose Rizal (Medicine – alumni associate)

Apolinario Mabini

Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Manuel Luis M. Quezon

Sergio Osmeña, Sr.

Jose Paciano Laurel

Diosdado P. Macapagal, PhD

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court

National Artists of the Philippines

National Artists for Architecture

Leandro V. Locsin (elevated to the Order in 1990)

Ildefonso P. Santos, Jr. (elevated to the Order in 2006)

Jose Maria Zaragoza (elevated to the Order in 2014)

Francisco Mañosa (elevated to the Order in 2018)

National Artists for Theater and Literature

Rolando S. Tinio (elevated to the Order in 1997)

National Artists for Film

Gerardo de Leon (elevated to the Order in 1982)

National Artists for Literature

Nicomedes Joaquin (elevated to the Order in 1976)

Francisco Sionil Jose (elevated to the Order in 2001)

Bienvenido Lumbera (elevated to the Order in 2006)

Cirilo F. Bautista (elevated to the Order in 2014)

National Artists for Music

Antonio P. Buenaventura (elevated to the Order in 1988)

Ernani Cuenco (elevated to the Order in 1999)

National Artists for Painting

Carlos “Botong” Francisco (elevated to the Order in 1973)

Victorio Edades (elevated to the Order in 1976)

Vicente Manansala (elevated to the Order in 1981)

Jeremias Elizalde Navarro (elevated to the Order in 1999)

National Artists for Theater

Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana (elevated to the Order in 1999)

National Artists for Visual Arts

Arturo Luz (elevated to the Order in 1997)

Ang Kiukok (elevated to the Order in 2001)

Ramon Magsaysay Awardees

Academicians of the National Academy of Science and Technology

Ramon Magsaysay Awardees

Dr. Washington SyCip (1992 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for International Understanding)

Francisco Sionil Jose

Bienvenido Lumbera (1993 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts)

Academicians of the National Academy of Science and Technology

Academician Professor Maribel G. Nonato, PhD (BS Chemistry 1976)

Academician Remigio D. Olveda, PhD (Education High School 1964, BS Pre-Medicine 1969)

Academician Professor Emeritus Fortunato B. Sevilla III, PhD (BS Chemistry 1968, Junior High School 1964)

Academician Gregorio Zaide, PhD (PhD in History 1934)