# List of University of Santo Tomas alumni

This is a list of notable students, professors, alumni and honorary degree recipients of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. The following Thomasians were distinguished in various fields such as public service, religion, literary arts, commerce, medicine, among others. The list includes people who have studied at various levels in the university, from elementary up to postgraduate school.

## National heroes

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Pedro Abad Santos | 1891 | Physician and lawyer, founder of Socialist Party of the Philippines, anti-Japanese guerrilla in World War II |
| Gregorio Aglipay | A.B. 1881, LL.B. w/ theological studies 1882–1883 (transferred to Vigan Seminary) | Military Vicar General of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines, Lieutenant general during the Philippine–American War, and First Supreme Bishop (Obispo Maximo) of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente |
| Felipe Agoncillo | LL.B. 1879 | Lawyer and cabinet member |
| Baldomero Aguinaldo | LL.B. | Leader of the Philippine Revolution |
| Sofio Alandy | (no year indicated) | Member of Malolos Congress |
| José Alejandrino | A.B. | Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War, Senator of the Twelfth Senatorial District of the Philippines |
| Cecilio Apostol | LL.B. | Epic poet of the Spanish |
| Gregorio Araneta | LL.B. 1891 | Nationalist and patriot, Solicitor General 1906–1908 |
| Jose Maria Basa | (no year indicated) | Financed the smuggling of Jose Rizal novels to the Philippines |
| José Burgos | B.Th. 1859, M.Phil. 1860, M.Th. 1862, J.C.B. 1866, J.C.D. 1871 | One of the Gomburza martyrs who were falsely accused of mutiny in Cavite by the Spanish colonial authorities |
| Felipe Calderón | LL.B. 1893 | Lawyer, and politician, known as the "father of the Malolos Constitution" |
| Epifanio de los Santos | LL.B. 1896–1898 | Known as "The First Filipino Academician", historian, jurist and great patriot |
| Marcelo H. del Pilar | LL.B. 1881 | Journalist, satirist, and one of the leading Ilustrado propagandist and revolutionary leader of the Philippine Revolution |
| Jose Diokno | (never graduated) | Secretary of Justice 1961–1962, anti-martial law activist, human rights lawyer, and peace advocate |
| Mariano Gomez | (no year indicated) | One of the Gomburza martyrs who were falsely accused of mutiny in Cavite by the Spanish colonial authorities |
| Ladislao Diwa | (no year indicated) | Founding member of Katipunan |
| Fernando María Guerrero | LL.B. | Politician, journalist, lawyer and polyglot |
| Emilio Jacinto | (never graduated) | Revolutionary and known as the "brains of the Katipunan" |
| Antonio Luna | BPharm | Pharmacist and general office who fought in the Philippine–American War |
| Apolinario Mabini | LL.B. 1894 | Staunch anti-imperialist during the American occupation |
| Claro Recto | LL.M. 1914 | Politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation |
| José Rizal | M.D. 1882 (transferred to Complutense University of Madrid) | Foremost Filipino patriot, polymath, novelist, and reformist writer |
| Paciano Rizal | (never graduated) | Filipino general and revolutionary |
| Mariano Trías | M.D. | Considered as the first de facto Philippine Vice President |
| Jacinto Zamora | JUDr. 1858 | One of the Gomburza martyrs who were falsely accused of mutiny in Cavite by the Spanish colonial authorities |

## Religion
### Saints and martyrs

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Saint Pedro Jose Almato Ribera Auras | (no year indicated) | One of the martyrs of Vietnam |
| Saint Guillaume Courtet | (no year indicated) | Professor of theology, French Dominican priest, one of the martyrs of Japan |
| Saint Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia | 1621-1625 | Professor of theology, Spanish Dominican priest, one of the martyrs of Japan |
| Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz | B.Phil. 1753 B.Th. 1758 | Vietnamese Dominican friar, one of the martyrs of Vietnam |
| Saint Tomás Hioji de San Jacinto | B.Phil. | A Kirishitan, one of the martyrs of Japan |
| Alfredo Obviar | Theological Studies, 1919 | Servant of God, whose cause of sainthood is being promoted; Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa 1944–1951; Apostolic Administrator and 1st Bishop of the Diocese of Lucena 1951–1976 |
| Saint Lucas del Espiritu Santo | (no year indicated) | Lecturer of arts, Spanish Dominican priest, one of the martyrs of Japan |
| Saint José Ma. Diaz Sanjurjo | (no year indicated) | Professor of theology, one of the martyrs of Vietnam |
| Blessed Maximino Fernandez Marinas | B.Phil., B.Th. 1888 | One of the martyrs of religious persecution in Spain during the Spanish Civil War |
| Blessed Buenaventura García de Paredes | B.Th. | Professor of theology and civil law, Master General of the Dominican Order 1926–1929, one of the martyrs of religious persecution in Spain during the Spanish Civil War |
| Blessed José María of Manila | | |
| Saint Antonio Gonzalez | (no year indicated) | Professor of theology, acting Rector Magnificus ca. 1630, one of the martyrs of Japan |
| Saint Domingo Henares | (no year indicated) | Professor of humanities; known for his contribution to the knowledge in fields of science in Vietnam; one of the martyrs of Vietnam |
| Blessed José Ma. Lopez Carillo | B.Th. 1919 | One of the martyrs of religious persecution in Spain during the Spanish Civil War |
| Blessed Pedro Ibáñez Alonso | B.Th. 1915 | One of the martyrs of religious persecution in Spain during the Spanish Civil War |
| Blessed Manuel Moreno Martinez | J.C.B. | One of the martyrs of religious persecution in Spain during the Spanish Civil War |
| Blessed Jesus Villaverde Andres | Th.D. 1919 | Professor of dogmatic theology and canon law, Secretary General 1919–1921, Treasurer 1929–1932, Dean of the Faculty of Sacred Theology 1932–1934, one of the martyrs of religious persecution in Spain during the Spanish Civil War |

### Clergymen

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Jose Advincula | S.T.L. | Cardinal, current Archbishop of Manila |
| Ernesto Arceo | S.T.L., M.Phil., PhD | Rector Magnificus of University of Santo Tomas 2006–2007 |
| Antonieto Cabajog | A.B., Ph.B., Ph.L., S.T.B. 1977, J.C.L. 1981 | Professor of canon law 1991–1994, current bishop of Surigao |
| Jose Tomas Sanchez | S.Th.D. | Cardinal, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia |
| Regino Cortez | Ph.L., S.T.L. 1966 | Professor of Sacred Scriptures, Dean of Institute of Religion 1974–1978, Rector Magnificus of Colegio de San Juan de Letran 1980–1986, Regent of College of Fine Arts and Design 2001–2006 |
| Oscar Cruz | H.S. 1950, Ph.L. 1958 | Archbishop-emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan 1991–2009 |
| Pedro Dean | Ph.B. 1952, Ph.L. 1953, S.T.B. 1954, S.T.L. 1956 | Archbishop of Palo 1985–2006 |
| Rolando dela Rosa | Ph.D/S.T.D | Rector Magnificus of University of Santo Tomas 1990–1998 and 2007–2012, professor of theology, chairman of Commission on Higher Education 2004 |
| Zeferino González | 1848 | Professor of theology and philosophy, first director of UST Museum of Arts and Sciences, Archbishop of Seville 1883–1885, Archbishop of Toledo 1885–1886 |
| Onesimo Gordoncillo | 1961 | Archbishop-emeritus of Capiz |
| Deogracias Iñiguez | BSEd 1968 | First Bishop of Caloocan (now Bishop-emeritus) |
| Tamerlane Lana | S.T.B. 1979 S.T.L., M.A. 1981 S.T.D 1996 | Current Rector Magnificus of Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Rector Magnificus of University of Santo Tomas 1998–2006 |
| Leonardo Legaspi | S.T.L. 1961 S.T.D 1962 | First Filipino Rector Magnificus of University of Santo Tomas 1971–1977, Archbishop of Nueva Caceres 1984–2012, and first Vicar of the Dominican Province of the Philippines |
| Raul Martirez | S.T.B. 1960 | Bishop-Emeritus of San Jose de Antique 1983–2002 |
| Nicholas Mondejar | Ph.L., S.T.L. 1947 | Bishop-Emeritus of San Carlos 1987–2001 |
| Edmund Nantes | (no year indicated) | Former Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines |
| Joel Porlares | JCL 2003 | Incumbent and 14th Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente) |
| Miguel Purugganan | Ph.B., Ph.L 1953 | Bishop of Ilagan 1974–1999 |
| Salvador Quizon | S.T.L. 1949 | Former Auxiliary Archbishop of Lipa |
| José Rojas, Jr. | S.T.B. 1980 S.T.L. 1982 | Current Bishop of Libmanan |
| José Salazar | S.T.L. | Parish priest, Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan 2002, Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa 2003 |
| Ernesto Salgado | S.T.L. 1962 | Archbishop of Nueva Segovia 2005-2013, Bishop of Laoag 2000–2005, Vicar Apostolic of Baguio 1987–2000 |
| Manuel Sobreviñas | Ph.B. 1946, A.B. 1947, S.T.B. 1949, S.T.L. 1951 | Bishop-Emeritus of Imus |
| Diosdado Talamayan | Ph.L. 1953, S.T.L. 1957 | Current Archbishop of Tuguegarao |
| Jesus Tuquib | S.T.D 1967 | Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro 1988–2006 |
| Fidel Villarroel | S.T.D | Dominican Master of Sacred Theology (title once held by St. Dominic de Guzman), former secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature, former UST archivist, Prefect of Libraries, Spanish Department head, and respected historian |

## Government
### Presidents of the Philippines

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| José Laurel | A.B., PhD 1919 | Third president of the Philippines, president of the Second Republic |
| Diosdado Macapagal | LL.B. 1936 | Ninth president of the Philippines, fifth president of the Third Republic |
| Sergio Osmeña | LL.B. 1903 | Second president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and fourth president of the Philippines 1944–1946 |
| Manuel Quezon | LL.B. 1903 | First president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, considered the second president after Emilio Aguinaldo |

### Vice Presidents of the Philippines

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Jejomar Binay | (did not finish) | Fifteenth vice president of the Philippines, Philippine Vice President 2010–2016 under Aquino Administration |
| Fernando Lopez | LL.B. 1925 | President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines 1958–1965; Senator of the Philippines 1947–1949; Vice President of the Philippines 1949–1953, 1965–1973; Secretary of Agriculture 1949–1953 |
| Arturo Tolentino | D.C.L. (meritissimus) | Ninth vice president of the Philippines, Philippine vice president February 16, 1986 – February 25, 1986 under Marcos Administration, 12th president of the Senate of the Philippines, also known as the "father of the Philippine Archipelagic Doctrine" |
| Mariano Trías | M.D. | Considered the first de facto Philippine vice president |

### Prime Minister of Spain

| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
| Marcelo Azcárraga | LL.B. | Thirteenth prime minister of Spain following the restoration of the Spanish monarchy and the only Spanish prime minister of Filipino descent | |

### Chief Justices

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Manuel Araullo | LL.B. 1876 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1921–1924 |
| Cayetano Arellano | B.Phil. 1862 B.Th. 1867 J.C.B., B.C.L. 1871 LL.B. 1876 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1901–1920 |
| Ramón Avanceña | LL.B. 1898 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1925–1941 |
| Roberto Concepcion | LL.B. D.C.L. 1966 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1966–1973 |
| Renato Corona | D.C.L. 2011 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2010–2012 |
| Victorino Mapa | A.B. 1865 B.Phil., LL.B. 1877 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1920–1921 |
| Andres Narvasa | LL.B. 1951 D.C.L. (hc) 1992 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1991–1998 |
| Diosdado Peralta | LL.B 1979 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2019–present |

### Law, governance, and politics

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Alice Bulos | Bachelor of Arts, Major in Sociology | Filipino-American civil rights leader who represented California in five Democratic National Conventions |
| Joel Villanueva | Bachelor of Science in Commerce Degree, Major in Economics | Senator, former TESDA director general |
| Pedro Tongio Liongson | Licentiates in Law and Jurisprudence 1892 | Judge Advocate General, Army of the First Philippine Republic 1899 |
| Benigno Aquino, Sr. | LL.B. 1913 | Speaker of the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic 1943–1944, Father of Ninoy and Grandfather of Noynoy |
| Melecio Arranz | B.S. C.E. | Chairman of the Committee on Public Works and Communications 1936, President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines 1946–1949 |
| Lito Atienza | B.S.Arch. | Member of Parliament 1984–1986, vice mayor of Manila 1992–1998, mayor of Manila 1998–2007, secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources 2007–2009 |
| Ramon Paul Hernando | A.B. Litt | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2018 |
| José Avelino | LL.M. | Secretary of Labor 1935–1938, Secretary of Public Works and Transportation 1939–1941, Senator of the Philippines 1946–1951, President of the Senate of the Philippines 1946–1949 |
| Ramon Bagatsing | LL.M. 1971, LL.D. 1977 | Member of the House of Representatives from Manila 1957–1971, longest serving mayor of Manila, 1971–1986 |
| Alfredo Benipayo | H.S. 1954, A.B. 1958, LL.B. 1962 | Professor of law, former court administrator of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1996–2001, chairman of Commission on Elections 2001–2002, Solicitor General 2002–2006, and former dean of Faculty of Civil Law |
| Ruffy Biazon | B.S. Med.Tech. | Mayor of Muntinlupa 2022–present, Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Muntinlupa 2001–2010 & 2016–2022, Commissioner of Bureau of Customs 2011–2013 |
| Cesar Climaco | A.A. | Mayor of Zamboanga City 1953–1954, Member of Parliament 1984 |
| Isabelo de los Reyes | LL.B. 1887 | Founder/proclaimer of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, politician, writer, and labor activist |
| Jaime de Veyra | 1897 | Resident Commissioners from the Philippines 1917–1923 |
| Enrique dela Cruz, Jr. | A.B. (LegMa), LL.B. Master in Public Policy Harvard Master of Laws LLM | Board member of the second district of Bulacan |
| Harriet Demetriou | LL.B. 1995 | Chairman of the Commission on Elections 1999–2001 |
| Amado Dimayuga | LL.B. 1951 | Professor of law, member of Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines, former Dean of Faculty of Civil Law |
| Loi Estrada | A.A. 1949, M.D. 1954 | Professor of medicine, physician, First Lady of the Philippines 1998–2001, Senator of the Philippines 2001–2007 |
| Peter Favila | B.S.Comm. (B. F.) | Secretary of Trade and Industry 2005–2010 |
| Jose Feria | LL.B. 1940 | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1986–1987, dean of Faculty of Civil Law 1979–1985 |
| Cancio Garcia | M.P.A. 1967 | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2004–2007 |
| Raul Gonzalez | LL.B. 1955 | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo 1995–2004, Secretary of Justice 2004–2009 |
| Arsenio Lacson | LL.B | First elected mayor of Manila 1952–1962, journalist |
| Honey Lacuna | B.S. Biology | Mayor of Manila 2022–present, former vice mayor of Manila 2016–2022, Councilor of Manila |
| Frederick Siao | B.S. Business Administration, Major in Management | Mayor of Iligan, Lanao del Norte 2022–present |
| Benito Legarda | B.C.L. | Resident Commissioner from the Philippines 1907–1912 |
| Joey Lina | A.B. (Econ) 1975, LL.B. 1979 | Former governor of Laguna, Senator of the Philippines, former secretary of Interior and Local Government |
| Fernando Lopez | LL.B. 1925 | President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines 1958–1965; Senator of the Philippines 1947–1949; Vice President of the Philippines 1949–1953, 1965–1973; Secretary of Agriculture 1949–1953 |
| Francisco Rodrigo | B.S.Ed. | Senator of the Philippines 1955–1969, playwright, and broadcaster |
| Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez | LL.B. 1960 | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2000–2008 |
| Arturo Tolentino | LL.M. 1937, LL.D. 1938 | Former president of the Senate of the Philippines, vice president of the Philippines 1986 |
| Lorenzo Tañada | D.C.L. | Former Senator of the Philippines, Solicitor General of the Philippines, longest-serving senator in Philippine History |
| Florin Hilbay | A.B. in Economics 1985 | Former Solicitor General of the Philippines 2014–2016 |
| Monina Arevalo Zenarosa | LL.B. 1959 | Retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines, former chairman of the Independent Commission Against Private Armies |
| Victor Ziga | (no year indicated) | Former minister of General Services, former chairman of the Commission on Appointments |
| Maybelle Blossom Dumlao-Sevillena | A.B. Polsci. 2000 | Provincial Administrator (Province of Nueva Vizcaya), Provincial Local Government Unit of Nueva Vizcaya 2013–present, member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Nueva Vizcaya 2004–2013, Municipal Councilor, Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya 2001–2004 |
| Tranquil Salvador III | A.B. in Economics 1987 | Remedial law reviewer; bar examiner, remedial law (2018 bar examinations); author of Criminal Procedure; dean of Manila Adventist College-School Law and Jurisprudence; former dean of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay |
| Jose Altavas | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, Constitutional Convention Delegate, former governor of Capiz |
| José Ma. Veloso | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, former governor of Leyte |
| Isauro Gabaldon | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Filemon Sotto | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, Constitutional Convention Delegate |
| Teodoro Sandiko | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, former governor of Bulacan, former Minister of Interior |
| Alejo Mabanag | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines |
| Jose Hontiveros | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, Constitutional Convention Delegate |
| Juan Sumulong | LL.B. | Former Senator of the Philippines, Revolutionary |
| Salvador Z. Araneta | LL.B. 1920 | Former Cabinet member of Quirino and Magsaysay Administration and a government official during Quezon and Roxas Administration. Delegate to both 1935 and 1971 Constitutional Convention. |

### Military & law enforcement services

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Leandro Aragoncillo | (no year indicated) | USMC gunnery sergeant, spy |
| Alberto F Braganza | A.B. | Army lieutenant general, Last Commanding General of AFP Southern Command |
| Pedro R. Cabuay Jr | B.S.B.A 1968 | Army lieutenant general, former commander; Intelligence Service AFP, former director of NICA |
| Angel Sadang | B.S. 1956 | Army brigadier general |
| Vicente R Raval | B.S. | Brigadier general, former Chief of the Philippine Constabulary |
| Alberto I Gabriel | M.D. | Medical Corps colonel, former Philippine Army Chief Surgeon |
| Alfredo T. Dansico | M.D. | Medical Corps major, former Philippine Army surgeon, WW; 2nd battalion, 51st Infantry Platoon leader |

## Arts, literature, and humanities
### National Artists

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Ernani Cuenco | H.S., B.Mus. | National Artist for Music, professor of music, composer, and musical director |
| Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana | M.A. | National Artist for Theater and Film, "First Lady of Philippine theater", performer, film director, and writer |
| Nick Joaquin | A.A. | National Artist for Literature, writer and journalist |
| F. Sionil José | (dropped out) | National Artist for Literature, novelist |
| Ang Kiukok | (never graduated) | National Artist for Visual Arts, painter, visual artist |
| Leandro Locsin | B.S.Arch. | National Artist for Architecture, architect, and interior designer |
| Bienvenido Lumbera | A.B.J. 1950 | National Artist for Literature, editor-in-chief of The Varsitarian 1953, prizewinning poet, critic and dramatist |
| Juan Nakpil | B.S.Arch. | National Artist for Architecture, architect, teacher and community leader |
| Jeremias Elizalde Navarro | B.F.A. 1951 | National Artist for Painting |
| Ildefonso Santos | B.S.Arch. 1954 | National Artist for Architecture, poet, sculptor, and writer |
| Rolando Tinio | A.B.Phil. | National Artist for Theater and Film, poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator |
| José María Zaragoza | B.S.Arch. 1936 | National Artist for Architecture |

### Literary and visual arts

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Angelito Antonio | B.F.A, 1964 | Painter of Filipino genre paintings |
| Eugenia Apostol | A.B., 1949 | 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism awardee |
| Arnold Molina Azurin | B.Phil, 1967 | Poet, essayist, and anthropologist |
| Jose Blanco | B.F.A. | Artist |
| Charito Bitanga | B.F.A. in Advertising | Member of Art Verite', dean of Philippine Women's University College of Fine Arts |
| Cirilo F. Bautista | A.B. | Critic and writer of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry |
| Carmelo Casas | B.Arch., 1976 | Architect, co-founder and partner of Recio+Casas Architects; designed First Pacific Bank in Hong Kong, Mandarin Hotel Macau, Thailand's Stock Exchange Building, Phuket Yacht Club Hotel, Pacific Plaza Towers in Fort Bonifacio, Salcedo Park Twin Towers in Makati and Richmonde Hotel in Ortigas |
| Alfredo Esquillo | B.F.A, 1993 | Visual artist, recipient of 13 Artist Awards in 2000 |
| Eric Gamalinda | A.B. | Poet |
| Francisco Alonso Liongson | Licentiate in Civil Law, 1916 | Playwright in the Golden Age of Philippine literature in Spanish |
| Berlin Manalaysay | B.F.A in Advertising | Creator of Combatron comics |
| Apolonio Medina Jr. | B.Arch., 1983 | Creator of Pugad Baboy comics |
| Danilo P. Santiago | B.F.A, 1978 | |
| Washington "Tonton" Young | B.S. Business Administration | Creator of Pupung comics |
| William Henry Scott | Ph.D. in History | Historian of the Gran Cordillera Central and Prehispanic Philippines |
| Wilson Tortosa | B.F.A in Advertising, 2000 | Filipino comic book artist |
| Gregorio F. Zaide | Ph.D. in History, 1943 | Historian, academician and politician, known as "dean of Filipino historiographers", former president of Philippine Historical Association |

### Film and television

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Aiza Seguerra | College of Fine Arts and design, Conservatory of Music | Singer |
| Albert Martinez | Educ H.S.,1978, B.S.M.E. | Actor |
| Ali Sotto | A.B.Com. Arts | Actress, news anchor |
| Allyzon Lualhati | Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management | Actress |
| Alma Carvajal-Concepcion | Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management | Miss International 1994 semi-finalist |
| Angel Locsin | H.S. | Actress and commercial model |
| Archie Alemania | Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts | Actor |
| Arnold Clavio | Bachelor of Arts Journalism | Journalist |
| Aubrey Miles | Conservatory of Music | Actress, TV host, singer, model |
| Bernardo Bernardo | B.A. Journalism | Stage actor, comedian, and film director |
| Brillante Ma. Mendoza | B.F.A. Advertising | First Filipino Cannes Prix de la mise en scène, awarded in 2009 |
| Charlene Gonzales-Mulach | B.S. Psychology | Actress and beauty queen, won the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1994 title and represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 1994 |
| Christian Esguerra | B.A. Journalism, M.A. Theology | Journalist, news anchor |
| Dennis Padilla | A.B. Political Science | Actor, comedian and politician, Councilor of Caloocan 2001–2007 |
| Dominic Ochoa | B.S. Business Administration | Actor |
| Eula Valdez | A.B. Asian Studies | Actress and commercial model |
| Iza Calzado | B.F.A. | Actress, TV host and commercial model |
| Jamie Rivera | A.B. Economics | Singer, known as "Inspirational Diva" |
| Janine Tugonon | B.S. Pharmacy | Beauty queen, won the Miss Universe-Philippines 2012 title and placed 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 2012 |
| Jao Mapa | College of Fine Arts and design | Actor, model, painter |
| Joem Bascon | B.S. Electrical Engineering | Actor |
| Jojo Alejar | A.B. Political Science | Actor, comedian |
| Lourd de Veyra | A.B. Journalism | Musician, emcee, poet, journalist, and activist |
| Maricar Reyes | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | Actress, TV personality and commercial model |
| Miriam Quiambao | B.S. Physical Therapy | Actress and beauty queen, Won the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1999 title and placed 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1999 |
| Nonoy Zuñiga | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | Musician, TV host, physician |
| Piolo Pascual | A.B. Sociology | Actor and commercial model |
| Sarah Geronimo | H.S., 2005 | Singer, actress and television personality |
| Sylvia La Torre | Bachelor of Music, major in Voice and minor in Piano | Queen of Kundiman |
| Winnie Cordero | A.B. Communication Arts | Actress and host |

## Science, technology, and medicine

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Agnes Medenilla, R.M.T. | B.S. Med.Tech., 1962 | President of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologist (PAMET), University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Faculty Member |
| Amparo Marzan, R.N. | B.S. | Charge Nurse of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Naval Medical Center San Diego |
| Angeles Tan-Alora, M.D. | M.D. | Former dean, University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, executive director of Southeast Asian Center for Bioethics |
| Carmencita Reodica | M.D. | Former Department of Health Secretary March 1996–June 1998 |
| Maria Ruth B. Pineda-Cortel, Ph.D. | Ph.D in Biological Sciences | Finalist for the 2020 ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women |

### National Scientist

| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
| Dr. Alfredo C. Santos, Ph.D. | PhD in Pharmacy | Outstanding Pharmacist Researcher of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Association, Magsaysay's Distinguished Service Star, PhilAAS Outstanding Scientist Award and former dean of University of the Philippines College of Pharmacy | |

## Businesspeople

| Name | Year/degree | Notability | Reference |
| Tony Tan-Caktiong | B.S. Chemical Engineering | Entrepreneur, founder, chairman, and CEO of Jollibee Foods Corporation | |
| Alice Eduardo | | Entrepreneur, founder, president, and CEO of Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation | |

## Sportspeople

The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas holds the most number of general championships in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, 39 senior championships titles in 65 seasons. With a formidable athletic program in different sporting events, the university also takes part in various sports leagues such as Filoil Flying V League, Home and Away Invitational League, Collegiate Champion's League, Shakey's V-League and UNIgames; and it continues to produce top-caliber and world-class athletes for the RP National Team.

### Basketball
#### Glowing Goldies era

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Bogs Adornado | | PBA 3-time MVP, former Ateneo de Manila University men's basketball coaching staff, former Adamson University men's basketball head coach |
| Pacifico Arsenio, Sr. | | Known as Little Giant of Philippine sports |
| Gido Babilonia | | Played in the PBA for Purefoods Hotdogs, Formula Shell, Pepsi Hotshots and San Miguel Beer |
| Alfrancis Chua | | PBA Barangay Ginebra San Miguel head coach |
| Edgardo Cordero | B.S.Acct. M.B.A | PBA Toyota Super Corollas forward, former UAAP Commissioner Season 70 |
| Aric del Rosario | | 4peat UAAP Champion, Growling Tigers head coach |
| Felicisimo Fajardo | | Team captain of the Philippines' national basketball team in the 1948 London Olympics |
| Gabby Fajardo | | Member and co-captain of Philippine Team to the 1948 London Olympics; first "Mr. Basketball", a distinction from the Philippine Sportswriters Association |
| Binky Favis | | Former Coca-Cola Tigers head coach |
| Danilo Florencio | | One of PBA's 25 greatest players of all time |
| Raymond Fran | | |
| Aris Franco | | Played in the PBA for Formula Shell in 1990; the oldest rookie of that season, at age 32 |
| Alfredo Jarencio | | Present head coach of the UST men's varsity team, assistant coach PBA San Miguel Beermen |
| Bobby Jose | | Played in the PBA for the San Miguel Beermen, Alaska Aces, Ginebra San Miguel and Tanduay Rhum |
| Gilbert Lao | | PBA Sta. Lucia Realtors Center |
| Christian Luanzon | | |
| Francisco Maristela | | |
| Larry Mumar | | Member of the Philippine national basketball team in 1948 Summer Olympics & 1954 FIBA World Championship |
| Rey Obias | | |
| Iago Raterta | | |
| Julian Rabbi Tomacruz | | Played in the PBA for the San Miguel Beermen in 1992 |
| Edmund Yee | | |

#### 1990s (4-peat era)

| Name | Notability |
| Ernesto Ballesteros | |
| Rudolph Belmonte | |
| Christopher Cantonjos | MVP, UAAP Season 58; assistant coach of UST Growling Tigers |
| Bal David | Former starting point guard of Ginebra San Miguel (now Barangay Ginebra Kings) |
| Lester del Rosario | Current assistant coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers |
| Dennis Espino | MVP, UAAP Season 56 and 57; currently playing for the Powerade Tigers |
| Rey Evangelista | Former captain of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |
| Patrick Roy Fran | Currently playing for Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Gerard Francisco | Retired PBA player; MVP, UAAP Season 57 |
| Bong Hawkins | Star forward of the Tiger Cubs, played for the PHCR Altas in college, and the Alaska Aces in the PBA |
| Henry Ong | |
| Edmund Reyes | |
| Dale Singson | Played for the Alaska Aces |
| Joel Villanueva | Senator, former TESDA director general and former member from Untv Cup Player of Malacanang Patriots |
| Siot Tanquingcen | Current head coach of the San Miguel Beermen |
| Richard Yee | Currently playing for Barako Bull Energy Boosters |

#### 2000s

| Name | Notability |
| Dylan Ababou | MVP, UAAP Season 72; Mythical 5, UAAP Season 72; member, 2006 UAAP championship team; currently playing for Smart Gilas Pilipinas |
| Sylvester John Apo | 2011 MVP Basketball Departmental League, 2011 UST Growling Tigers Men's Basketball Team B |
| Francis Allera | Member, 2006 UAAP championship team; currently playing in the PBA |
| Cyrus Baguio | Known as the Master Showman of the UAAP during his Tiger Days because of his high-flying dunks and clutch plays, currently playing in the PBA |
| Mark Canlas | Member, 2006 UAAP championship team; currently playing for PBA Developmental League |
| Jun Cortez | Two-time Juniors' MVP, UAAP Season 63 and 64; member, 2006 UAAP championship team |
| Jervy Cruz | MVP, UAAP Season 70; Mythical 5, UAAP Season 69, 70, and 71; member, 2006 UAAP championship team; currently playing for Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| John Paul Cuan | Two-time UAAP assists leader, UAAP Season 69 and 70; member, 2006 UAAP championship team |
| Aries Dimaunahan | Currently playing for Alaska Aces |
| June Dizon | 2006 UAAP championship team |
| Jojo Duncil | MVP, UAAP Season 69; member, 2006 UAAP championship team; currently playing for Petron Blaze Boosters |
| Alwyn Espiritu | Juniors' MVP, UAAP Season 61 |
| Allan Evangelista | Team captain of the 2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball; member, 2006 UAAP championship team |
| Jeric Fortuna | PBA Champion (2014–2015 Philippine Cup, 2015 Governors), ABL Champion (2013), PCCL Champion (2012), PCCL Myhtical Five (2012) |
| Niño Gelig | Played for the Welcoat Dragons in the PBA |
| Christian Luanzon | Played for the Alaska Aces in the PBA |
| Jeric Teng | Rookie of the Year UAAP Season 72; PCCL 2012 Finals MVP; PCCL 2012 Mythical Five; currently playing for NorthPort Batang Pier |
| Kiefer Ravena | Rookie of the Year UAAP |

### Volleyball

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Mary Jean Balse | B.S.Comm. | Rookie of the Year, UAAP Season 67; Best Attacker, UAAP Season 70; Shakey's V-League three-time MVP |
| Venus Bernal | B.S.Comm. | National team player; MVP, UAAP Season 69 |
| Rubie De Leon | (no year indicated) | Former member of the Philippines Women's National Team |
| Kate Co Yu Kang | 2008 | Best Receiver, Shakey's V-League 1st Season 1st Conference |
| Ray Karl Dimaculangan | 2010 | Three-time Best Server, MVP, UAAP Season 71 |
| Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan | B.S.S.S. 2012 | Best Server and MVP, UAAP Season 72 |
| Lilet Mabbayad | (no year indicated) | Rookie of the Year, UAAP Season 68 |
| Aiza Maizo | B.S.F.T 2011 | Three-time MVP in Shakey's V-League, Shakey's V-league season 5 conference 2 Best Server, Season 6 conference 1 Best Blocker, season 6 conference 2 conference MVP and finals MVP, Season 7 conference 1 Best Attacker and Finals MVP, UAAP Season 71 Best Attacker, UAAP Season 73 Best Scorer and Best Receiver |
| Joyce Pano | (no year indicated) | Best Server, Shakey's V-League 1st Season 1st Conference |
| Henry James Pecaña | 2011 | Best Receiver, UAAP season 71; Finals MVP, UAAP Season 72 |
| Roxanne Pimentel | (no year indicated) | Former member of the national team |
| Mozzy Ravena | 1991 | Former middle blocker for UST and the national team; UAAP and V-League commentator |
| Nazareno Roque | 2009 | MVP, UAAP Season 70 |
| Sisi Rondina | Sports Studies 2019 | MVP, UAAP Beach Volleyball Season 78–81; MVP and Athlete of the Year, UAAP Indoor Volleyball Season 81 |
| Maria Angeli Tabaquero | A.B.Com. Arts 2010 | Member of the national team |
| Denise Patricia Tan | A.B.Com. Arts | Best Setter, UAAP Season 69 |
| John Paul Torres | 2010 | Best Scorer, UAAP Season 73; Best Attacker, UAAP Season 73; Most Valuable Player, UAAP Season 73 |
| Alyssa Valdez | H.S. 2011 | MVP, UAAP Season 71 and 72; Junior Athlete of the Year, UAAP Season 71 |

### Taekwondo

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Angelito Oliver Imperio | BS Medical Technology 1999 | Magna cum laude; member of National Team; assoc. head instructor, Philippine Taekwondo Federation |
| Donald Geisler | A.B.Com. Arts | Member of national team; gold medalist, 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2004 Summer Olympics |
| Tshomlee Go | B.S.Ed. | MVP, UAAP Season 66; member of national team; gold medalist, 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2004 Summer Olympics |
| Esther Marie Singson | B.S.Ed. | Rookie of the Year, UAAP Season 66; member of national team; gold medalist, 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2004 Summer Olympics |

### Other sports

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Rubilen Amit | B.S.Acct. | Pool player |
| David Basa | B.S. Tourism | Former player and forward, Philippines national football team |
| Jethro Dionisio | B.S.Acct. 1994 | Philippines' top steel shooter |
| Gretchen Malalad | A.B.Com. Arts | Karate player, gold medalist, 2005 Southeast Asian Games; broadcast journalist |
| Antonio Siddayao | A.B. | Dean of Filipino sportswriters |

## Academe
### Administrators and faculty members

| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta | (no year indicated) | Executive director, UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies; former dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters |
| Merlinda Bobis | (no year indicated) | Professor, Creative Writing Program, University of Wollongong in Australia; winner: Australian Writers' Guild Award, Ian Reed Radio Drama Prize, International Prix Italia, Steele Rudd Award for the Best Published Collection of Australian Short Stories, Judges' Choice Award at the Bumbershoot Bookfair in the Seattle Arts Festival, UMPIL (Union of Writers in the Philippines) awardee |
| Rustica Carpio | 2003 | Former chairman, President's Committee on Culture and the Arts, Far Eastern University; former dean, College of Languages and Mass Communication, Polytechnic University of the Philippines; founder, Mass Communication Program, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila; UMPIL (Union of Writers in the Philippines) awardee |
| Alfredo Co | (no year indicated) | Post-doctoral Fellow, Sorbonne University of Paris |
| Margarita Cojuangco | (no year indicated) | President, Philippine Public Safety College; former governor of Tarlac |
| Rolando de la Rosa, O.P. | (no year indicated) | Former chairman, Commission on Higher Education; former rector, University of Santo Tomas |
| Marilu Madrunio | (no year indicated) | Former dean, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School; forensic linguist |
| Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo | (no year indicated) | Vice president for Public Affairs, University of the Philippines; former dean, UP College of Arts and Letters; former executive director, UP Institute of Creative Writing; former director, UP Press |
| Carlos A. Santos-Viola | (no year indicated) | Faculty, College of Architecture |
| Henry Tenedero | (no year indicated) | Director, International Learning Styles Network; author and educational consultant |

## Noted honorary Thomasians

Through the years, the University of Santo Tomas has conferred the title of Doctor "honoris causa" (honorary degree) upon exemplary men and women who have contributed to the development of Philippine society through a distinct mark of excellence and leadership in their own fields of endeavor.
| Name | Year/degree | Notability |
| Corazon Aquino | LL.D. (hc) 1987 | President of the Philippines 1986–1992 |
| Francis Arinze | (no year indicated) | Igbo Nigerian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, current Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 2002–2008 |
| Sebastiano Baggio | (no year indicated) | Italian cardinal, president of the Vatican City State 1984–1990 |
| Irina Bokova | 2011 | Bulgarian politician, incumbent Directors-General of UNESCO |
| Paul Josef Cordes | S.T.D. (hc) 2007 | German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum 1995–2010 |
| Victorio Edades | D.F.A. (hc) 1977 | 1976 National Artist in Painting |
| Damaskinos of Switzerland | D.Th. (hc) 1999 | Senior bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, current member of the Holy Synod of Jerusalem |
| Juan Carlos de Borbón | LL.D. (hc) 1974 | Incumbent king of Spain |
| Józef Glemp | (no year indicated) | Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Warsaw 1981–2006 |
| Joseph Höffner | (no year indicated) | German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Cologne 1969–1987 |
| Alfonso López Trujillo | (no year indicated) | Colombian Cardinal Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family 1990–2008 |
| Chiara Lubich | S.T.D. (hc) 1997 | Italian Catholic activist and leader, foundress of the Focolare Movement |
| Kōichirō Matsuura | LL.D. (hc) 2006 | Japanese diplomat, Director-General of UNESCO 1999–2009 |
| Douglas MacArthur | LL.D. (hc) 1945 | American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army |
| Mah Soo-lay | D.Hum. (hc) 1988 | Legislator of Republic of China |
| Frank Murphy | LL.D. (hc) 1934 | Politician and jurist from Michigan, Governor-General of the Philippines 1933–1935, U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines 1935–1936 |
| Sergio Osmeña | LL.D. (hc) 1929 | Second president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and fourth president of the Philippines 1944–1946 |
| Eduardo Francisco Pironio | (no year indicated) | Italian Cardinal-Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Ricardo Po Sr. | Sc.D. (hc) 2022 | Founder and chairman emeritus of Century Pacific Food Incorporated |
| Aurora Quezon | PhD in Ped. (hc) 1940 | First Spouse of the Philippines 1935–1944, first chairperson of the Philippine National Red Cross |
| Rufino Jiao Santos | (no year indicated) | First Filipino Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church 1953–1973 |
| Jaime Sin | S.T.D. (hc) 1977 | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila 1974–2003 |
| Andres Soriano | D.Comm. (hc) 1940 | Businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist; primary capitalist of San Miguel Corporation |
| Lucio Tan | D.Comm. (hc) | One of the most prominent business magnates in the Philippines |
| Tony Tan Caktiong | D.B.A. (hc) 2018 | Founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation |
| Ricardo Vidal | (no year indicated) | Archbishop-emeritus of Cebu 1982–2010 |