7 Notable alumni of Philippine Normal University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Philippine Normal University is ranked #6,365 in the world and #27 in Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Philippine Normal University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Philippine Normal University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Vicente Lim
1888-1944 (aged 56)
military personnel
Vicente Podico Lim was a Filipino Brigadier General and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now-defunct native Filipino unit of the US Army). During the Battle...
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2. Magnolia Antonino
1915-2010 (aged 95)
entrepreneur
politician
Magnolia Rodriguez Welborn Antonino was a Senator of the Philippines. The daughter of George Welborn and Hipolita Rodriguez, she was married to Gaudencio Antonino, also a senator.
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3. Carmen Lamagna
1956-. (aged 70)
academic
Carmen Zita Lamagna is a Filipino academic. She was the former vice-chancellor of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), appointed by the president of Bangladesh. In 1997, by becoming VC of AIUB, she became the first female vice chancellor of a university in Bangladesh. She also served as the president of Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) and...
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4. José Fabella
1888-1945 (aged 57)
physician
José Fernández Fabella was a Filipino physician and a public health advocate described in a biography as the "father of public health and social welfare in the Philippines."
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5. Vicente Barros
1887-1966 (aged 79)
military personnel
Vicente Rico Barros was a Filipino U.S. Army major who played a major role in the formation of the first federalized army of the Philippines at the end of World War I (1917–18). Barros was formerly an officer of the Philippine Scouts (a defunct division of the U.S. Army). He was a decorated soldier and a veteran of the Philippine...
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6. Josefa Llanes Escoda
1898-1945 (aged 47)
suffragist
Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda was a Filipino teacher and social worker known for her role in the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and campaigns for women's suffrage.
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7. Mariano Marcos
1897-1945 (aged 48)
lawyer
politician
Mariano Marcos y Rubio was a lawyer, educator, and politician from Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931, he is best known for being the father of Ferdinand Marcos, who was the president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, and the grandfather of the current president Bongbong Marcos.
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