List of known Thomasians (Manila)
This is a list of so-called "Thomasians" . This is the common name for people associated with the Pontifical and Royal University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Manila (UST).
| Surname | activity | Connection to the university |
|---|---|---|
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| Pedro Abad Santos (1876-1945) | Politician, revolutionary hero and founder of the Socialist Party | Study of medicine |
| Gregorio Aglipay (1860-1940) | first Metropolitan of the Independent Philippine Church | Bachelor of Laws |
| Felipe Agoncillo (1859-1941) | jurist | Bachelor of Laws |
| Baldomero Aguinaldo (1869-1915) | Revolutionary leader | Bachelor of Laws |
| Corazon Aquino (1933-2009) | Politician and President of the Philippines | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Gregorio S. Araneta (1869–1930) | Patriot, lawyer and entrepreneur | Licentiate in law |
| Salvador Araneta (1902-1982) | Lawyer, constitution writer , entrepreneur and founder of FEATI University | study of law |
| Cayetano Arellano (1847-1920) | Presiding Judge at the Supreme Court of the Philippines | Bachelor of Philosopher and Bachelor of Theology |
| Melecio Arranz (1888–1966) | Politicians | Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering |
| Lito Atienza (* 1941) | Mayor of Manila and Minister of the Environment | Bachelor of Science Architecture |
| Bernardito Cleopas Auza (* 1959) | Roman Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See | Study of Catholic theology |
| José Avelino (1890-1986) | Politician and Senate President | Master of Laws |
| Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832-1915) | Spanish general, politician and prime minister | study of law |
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| Sebastiano Baggio (1913-1993) | Cardinal Chamberlain | Honorary doctorate in canon law |
| Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista (1830–1903) | Lawyer, author of the Filipino Declaration of Independence 1898 | Bachelor of Law |
| Cesar Bengzon (1896-1992) | Jurist, President of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Judge at the International Court of Justice | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Alfredo Benipayo (* 1938) | priest | Study of theology |
| Jejomar Binay (* 1942) | Politician, Mayor of Makati City and Vice President of the Philippines | Bachelor of Laws |
| Irina Bokowa (* 1952) | Bulgarian politician and Director General of UNESCO | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Jose Burgos (1837–1872) | priest | Study of theology |
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| Felipe G. Calderon (1868-1908) | Lawyer, politician and intellectual, "Father of the Malolos Constitution" | Licentiate in law |
| Tony Tan Caktiong陳 覺 中 (* 19 ??) | Entrepreneur | Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering |
| Roberto Concepcion (1903-1987) | Presiding Judge at the Supreme Court of the Philippines | Bachelor of Laws |
| Renato Corona (* 1948) | Presiding Judge at the Supreme Court of the Philippines | college student |
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| Ronnie del Carmen (* 1959) | Animator, film director, screenwriter, illustrator and comic book writer | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Art |
| Vicente Liem de la Paz (1732–1773) | Tonkinese Dominican priest | Student (scholarship holder) |
| Pieter De Somer (1917–1985) | Flemish doctor and biologist, rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Honorary doctorate in medical science |
| Tony DeZuniga (born 1941) | Comic artist | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Art |
| Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta (1932-2010) | Writer | Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Philosophy |
| Jose Diokno (1922-1987) | Senator, Minister of Justice and human rights activist | Law studies (dropped out due to the war) |
| Francisco Duque (* 1957) | Politician | doctor of medicine |
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| Victorio C. Edades (1895–1985) | Painter | Director of the Faculty of Architecture |
| Rod Espinosa (* 19 **) | Comic author and illustrator | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Art |
| Loi Estrada (born 1930) | Senator | doctor of medicine |
F. |
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| F. Sionil José (* 1924) | writer | Graduated from university |
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| Buenaventura García de Paredes (1866–1936) | Master of the Dominican order | Professor of Political and Administrative Law |
| Donald Geisler (* 1978) | Taekwondo athletes and Olympians | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Art |
| Józef Glemp (1929-2013) | Archbishop of Warsaw | Honorary doctorate in church theology |
| Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (* 1944) | Member of the British Royal Family | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Sarah Geronimo (* 1988) | actress and singer | High school student for education |
| Mariano Gómez (1799–1872) | priest | Study of theology |
| Antonio Gonzalez († 1637) | Martyr and saint | Professor and Acting Rector |
| Charlene Gonzalez (* 1974) | Actress and former beauty queen | Bachelor of Science Philosophy |
| Raul M. Gonzalez (1930-2014) | Politician and Minister of Justice | Bachelor of Laws |
| Fernando María Guerrero (1873-1929) | Politician, lawyer, writer and polyglot | Bachelor of Laws |
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| Félix Resurrección Hidalgo (1855-1913) | Artist | Law studies (discontinued) ; Bachelor of Philosophy |
| Leonardo Hidalgo (* 1935) | Artist and university professor | Art studies |
| Joseph Höffner (1906–1987) | Bishop of Munster and Archbishop of Cologne | Honorary Doctor of Humanities |
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| Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (1589–1633) | priest | Professor of Theology |
J |
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| Emilio Jacinto (1875-1899) | Revolutionary and “brain” of the Katipunan | study of law |
| Juan Carlos I (* 1938) | King of Spain | Honorary doctorate in law |
K |
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| Ang Kiukok洪 救國 (1931-2005) | Painter | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
L. |
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| José P. Laurel (1891-1959) | Politician and Philippine President | Master of Laws |
| Sotero Laurel (1918-2009) | Politician and temporarily President of the Senate | study of law |
| Carmelo Lazatin (* 1934) | Politician | mechanical engineering |
| Benito Legarda (1853-1915) | Permanent Commissioner of the Philippine Islands | college student |
| Angel Locsin (* 1985) | Actress and model | High school student |
| Leandro Locsin (1928-1994) | Architect and furniture designer | Study of Music and Architecture |
| Camille Lopez-Molina (1928–1994) | soprano | Singing teacher |
| Fernando López (1904-1993) | Politician, Filipino Vice President and Entrepreneur | Bachelor of Laws |
| Maria Luisa Lopez-Vito (* 1939) | Filipino-German pianist | Music student |
| Bienvenido Lumberan (* 1932) | Poet, critic and playwright | Studied journalism |
| Chiara Lubich (1920-2008) | Founder of the ecumenical focolare movement | Honorary Doctor of Theology |
| Antonio Luna (1866-1899) | General, pharmacologist and publicist | Study of pharmacy |
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| Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903) | Politician and theorist, first Filipino Prime Minister | Bachelor of Laws |
| Diosdado Macapagal (1910-1997) | Politician and Philippine President | study of law |
| Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) | American general | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Victorino Mapa (1855-1927) | Presiding Judge at the Supreme Court of the Philippines | college student |
| Kōichirō Matsuura松浦 晃 一郎 (* 1937) | V-Japanese diplomat and UNESCO Director General | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Frank Murphy (1890-1949) | Governor General of the Philippines, US Attorney General, and Supreme Court Justice of the United States | Honorary doctorate in law |
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| Andres Narvasa (* 1928) | Presiding Judge at the Supreme Court of the Philippines | Bachelor of Laws |
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| Pablo Ocampo (1853-1925) | Permanent Commissioner of the Philippine Islands | study of law |
| Nereo Odchimar (* 1940) | Bishop of Tandag, Chairman of the Philippine Bishops' Conference | Doctor of Canon Law |
| Sergio Osmeña (1878–1961) | Politician and Philippine President | study of law |
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| Ambrosio Padilla (1910-1996) | University professor, politician and basketball player | Doctor of Civil Law |
| Damaskinos Papandreou (1891–1949) | Archbishop of Athens and Prime Minister of Greece | Honorary doctorate in theology |
| Emmanuel Pelaez (1915-2003) | Politician and Filipino Vice President | Bachelor of Laws |
| Pedro Pelaez (1812–1863) | Priest and father of the secularization movement | Doctor of Theology |
| Guglielmo Piani (1875-1956) | Italian religious priest, missionary and archbishop | Founder of the central seminar at the university |
| Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850-1896) | Satyr | Bachelor of Laws |
| Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920–1998) | Curial Cardinal | Honorary doctorate in church theology |
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| Manuel Quezon (1878–1944) | Politician | study of law |
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| Claro M. Recto (1890-1960) | Lawyer and politician | Bachelor of Science Business Administration |
| Carmencita Reyes (* 1931) | Lawyer, author and politician | Master of Laws |
| Isabelo de los Reyes (1864-1938) | Politician, writer and founder of the Metropolitan of the Independent Philippine Church | Studied law, history and palaeography |
| Narciso G. Reyes (1914-1996) | Diplomat and writer | Bachelor of Arts, later English teacher |
| José Rizal (1861-1896) | Writer, patriot, doctor and freemason | Started studying literature and philosophy, then medicine, the latter finished in Spain |
| Francisco Soc Rodrigo (1914-1998) | senator | Bachelor of Science Education |
| Carlos P. Rómulo (1899–1985) | Politician, diplomat and publicist | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Manuel del Rosario (1915-2009) | Bishop of Malolos | Studied philosophy and theology |
| Manuel Roxas (1892-1948) | Politician and President of the Philippines | Honorary doctorate in law |
| Roque Ruaño (1877-1935) | Spanish priest, designer of the main university building | Doctor of Civil Engineering and Professor of Civil Engineering School |
| Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (* 1942) | Chilean politician | Honorary doctorate in political science |
S. |
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| Carlos A. Santos-Viola (1912-1994) | architect | Study of architecture |
| Epifanio de los Santos (1871-1928) | Humanities scholar and art critic | study of law |
| Jaime Lachica Sin (1928-2005) | Archbishop of Manila | Honorary doctorate in church theology |
| Rufino Jiao Santos (1908–1973) | Archbishop of Manila | Honorary doctorate in law |
T |
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| Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991) | Mexican painter | Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| Lucio Tan陳永 栽 (* 1934) | Magnate and entrepreneur | Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering, honorary doctorate in business administration |
| Rolando Tinio (1937–1997) | Writer, critic, director and actor | Study of philosophy |
| Arturo Tolentino (1910-2004) | Politician | Master and doctorate in civil law, later professor |
| Mariano Trías (1868-1914) | Politician and first Vice President of the Philippines | Study of medicine |
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| Eula Valdez (* 1968) | actress | |
| Jaime C. de Veyra (1873-1963) | Permanent Commissioner of the Philippine Islands | Studied law, philosophy and humanities |
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| Cuno Winkler (1919-2003) | German nuclear medicine specialist and university professor | Honorary doctorate in medical science |
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Y |
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| Rafael Yglesias Castro (1861-1924) | President of Costa Rica | study of law |
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| Jacinto Zamora (1835–1872) | priest | Licentiate in civil and canon law |
| Jose C. Zulueta (1876-1904) | Poet, editor and politician | study of law |