The following is a list of notable Filipinos who have acquired Philippine citizenship through naturalization. In contrast, natural-born Filipinos, are individuals who have one or both parents who were Philippine citizens at the time of the birth of that individual. [1] [2]
The following is a list of people who acquired Filipino citizenship through naturalization.
Name | Born | Origin nation | Naturalized | Notes |
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Andray Blatche | 1986 | United States | 2014 (Republic Act No. 10636) | American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team. |
Chip Engelland | 1961 | United States | – | American-born coach |
Francis Burton Harrison | 1873 | United States | 1936 (Commonwealth Act No. 79) | Former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. House of Representatives member. |
Jessie Lichauco | 1912 | Cuba United States | 2013 (Republic Act No. 10356) | Cuban-born American philanthropist. |
Marcus Douthit | 1980 | United States | 2011 (Republic Act No. 10148) | American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team. [3] |
Hans Smit | 1958 | Indonesia | 2016 (Republic Act No. 10914) | Football coach who was born in Indonesia but grew up in the Philippines. [4] |
Bruce McTavish | 1939/1940 | New Zealand | 2018 (Republic Act No. 11161) | New Zealand-born boxing referee. |
Ronnie Nathanielsz | 1935 | Sri Lanka | 1973 (Presidential Decree No. 192) | Sri Lankan-born sports journalist, commentator and analyst [5] |
George J. Willmann | 1897 | United States | 1975 (Presidential Decree No. 740) | American Jesuit priest who had resided in the Philippines since 1936. [6] |
Basel Manadil | 1993 | Syria | 2019 | Syrian vlogger who runs the YouTube channel The Hungry Syrian Wanderer which documents his experiences in the Philippines. [7] |
Angelo Kouame | 1997 | Senegal | 2021 (Republic Act No. 11543) | Senegal-born player who played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team and plays for the Philippines men's national basketball team. [8] [9] |
Akiko Thomson | 1985 | United States | 1985 (Presidential Decree No. 1983) | American-born swimmer who grew up in the Philippines and took part in the Summer Olympics. [10] |
Bienvenido Marañón | 1986 | Spain | 2021 (Republic Act No. 11570) | Spanish-born footballer. [11] [12] |
Peter Leslie Wallace | 1939 | Australia | 2015 (Republic Act No. 10685) | Australian born Businessman. [13] [14] |
Justin Brownlee | 1988 | United States | 2023 (Republic Act No. 11937) | American-born player who played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association. |
Kyle Jennermann (Kulas) | — | Canada | 2023 (Republic Act No. 11955) | Canadian-born vlogger who often covers Filipino travel and culture content. |
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