Well-known Individuals from Urdaneta

We might not be that famous as a city, but we do have some well-known individuals from Urdaneta!

Danilo Ildefonso a.k.a. "Danny I, The Demolition Man, and Lakay"

Danilo Ildefonso (born December 9, 1976 in Urdaneta, Pangasinan) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed Danny I, The Demolition Man andLakay, Ildefonso is a two-time PBA Most Valuable Player in 2000 and 2001 and is one of the four players to win the said award on back-to-back seasons, along with Bogs Adornado, Alvin Patrimonio, and June Mar Fajardo. He also one of the few PBA players to have won all three major MVP awards in the league: regular season, finals, and all-star game MVP. He was picked 1st overall in the 1998 PBA draft and the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft, becoming the only player in the PBA to be drafted first-overall two times and being drafted first-overall in the draft and the expansion draft. He is also one of few players in the PBA to win the MVP award in two or more instances.

Dr. Pedro T. Orata

Pedro Tamesis Orata is known as the "Father of Barangay High Schools." He made high school education accessible for Filipinos through his efforts in building public high schools in every barangay in the Philippines. In 1971, Orata received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Source: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ildefonso

http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Pedro_Orata