TAGA BICOL AKO KAYA ORAGON AKO

Aga Mulach – Actor, model
Amalia Fuentes – Sorsogon - Actress
Anjo Yllana – Camalig, Albay - Actor, TV Host
Anna Dizon – Catanduanes – Singer, Businesswoman
Baba Parma – Daraga, Albay - Fashion, Commercial & Ramp model, PMAP member
Bembol Roco – Naga City – Actor
Benedict A. Villamora – Naga City – model, Ginoong Filipinas -Mindanao
Bob Soler - Legaspi City – Actor
Bong Villafuerte – Camarines Sur – Action star, Governor
Bro. Mike Velarde – Catanduanes – Tele-evangelist, Founder-El Shadai Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement
Celia Rodriguez – Albay – Actress
Christopher Cantonjos – Sorsogon – PBA player
Cindy Kurleto – Camarines Sur – Actress, VJ, TV Host, Commercial, Print & Model
Conrado de Quiros – Catanduanes – Writer & Columnist, PDI
Dina Bonnevie – Legazpi City – Actress, Beauty Queen, Model
Eddie Garcia – Sorsogon – Actor, Commercial Model
Eddie Ilarde – Iriga City – Senator, TV Host, Radio Announcer
Eddie Rodriguez – Camarines Norte – Actor
Edna Diaz – Legazpi City – Actress, Model
Elizabeth Oropesa – Guinobatan, Albay - Actress, model
Ely Buendia – Naga City – lead vocaliost of Pupil, Eraserheads
Emmanuel Mago – Albay – Basketball player, model and Mr.Philippines-World
Enchong Dee – Naga City – Actor, Swimmer
Fr. Jessel Gonzales, SJ – Albay – Composer, Musician, Catholic Priest
Fr. Nolan A. Que – Legazpi City – Radio & TV Host, Catholic Priest
Francis Escudero – Sorsogon – Senator
Francisco Tatad – Catanduanes – Senator
Gary Valenciano – Camalig, Albay – Singer, Concert artist, Actor, Model
Georgina Sandico – Legazpi City – Binibining Pilipinas-International
Gina Ritter – Legazpi City – Miss Philippines-Air 2002
Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan – Sorsogon – Senator
Henrietta Demetrio – Tabaco City – Supreme Court Judge
Imelda Papin – Camarines Sur – Singer/Recording Artist, Politician
Irene Cortes – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippine; First Female Dean of the UP College of Law
Isidro del Prado – Sorsogon – Asian Games Trackster/Middle Distance Runner
Jaime Fabregas – Iriga City – Actor
Jaime Garchitorena – Albay – Singer, Actor, Model
Jane Bañares – Legazpi City – Mutya ng Pilipinas-International 2009
Janelle Quintana Manahan – actress / Best New Female Artist (19th Aliw Awards) nominee
Jayson Fernandez – Cam Norte – Lead vocalist of Rivermaya
Jeff Arcilla – Singer
Jericho Rosales – Naga City – Actor, Penshoppe Model, Commercial model
Joker Arroyo – Baao, Cam Sur – Senator
Jomari Yllana – Camalig, Albay – Actor, Bench Model
Jonalyn Viray – Albay – Singer (La Diva)
Joross Gamboa – Naga City – Actor, Starstruck runner-up
Jovit Moya – Masbate – Actor, Thespian, Military Colonel
Jude Michael – Albay – Singer/Recording Artist
Kristine Hermosa – Masbate – Actress, Commercial, Ramp & Print Ad model
Liezel Martinez – Sorsogon – Actress, TV Host
Lito Pimentel – Naga City – model,host, TV & movie Actor
Loida Nicolas - Lewis – Sorsogon – Fil-American billionaire, US Immigration Lawyer
Lou Bonnevie – Iriga City – Singer
Lucio Tan – Naga City – Business Tycoon
Ma. Venus Raj – Bato, Cam Sur – 2010 Miss Universe 4th Runner-up
Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido – Naga City – Physicist , 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee (together with husband physicist Christopher Bernido),
Manuel Gaite – Baao Cam Sur – SEC Commissioner, former Deputy Executive Secretary-Presidential Management Staff
Marianne dela Riva – Legazpi City – Actress, Model
Maribeth Bichara – Ligao City – Dancer, Choreographer, TV Host
Melody Gersbach – Daraga, Albay – Bb. Pilipinas-International 2009, Restaurateur
Merlinda Carullo Bobis – contemporary Filipino writer and academic in Australia
Miguel White – Sorsogon – Olympic Silver medalist, Sprints
Mila Ocampo – Iriga City – Actress (mother of Snooky Serna)
Miles Poblete – Tabaco City – Singer, GMA Star Search Winner
Miriam Quiambao – Bacacay, Albay – Miss Universe First Runner-up, Model, TV Host, Actress, Fitness trainor, US Licensed Physical Therapist
Mon Lee – Naga City
Most Rev. Nestor Carino – Catholic Bishop, CBCP Secretary
Muriel Moral – Legazpi City – Binibining Pilipinas-Maja
Nora Aunor – Iriga City – Singer, Superstar actress
Paolo Clemente – Singer, TUX
Paquito Diaz – Albay – Actor
Pepe Pimentel – Naga City – TV Host, actor
Pepito Vera-Perez – Albay – Scion of Sampaguita Pictures, politician
Precious Lara Quigaman – Albay – Miss International 2005
Rafael Rosell – Albay – Actor, Bench Model
Randy Santiago – Singer, TV Host
Raul Roco – Naga City – Senator
Raymart Santiago – Actor
Rene Dio – Sorsogon – Powerlifter, Fitness Instructor
Rene Sarmiento – Catanduanes – COMELEC Commissioner
Rez Cortez – Iriga City – Actor
Ricky Lee – Cam Norte – Scriptwriter
Ricky Lo – Tabaco City – Columnist, TV Host
Roberto “Bubby’ Dacer – Publicist, PR Man
Robin Padilla – Cam Norte – Action Star, Commercial model
Rochelle Barrameda – Bacacay, Albay – Actress, model, Miss Teen-Philippines
Roderick Paulate – Legazpi City – Actor, Comedian
Rowell Santiago – Actor, Director
Rox Lee – Naga City – Filmmaker
Shalani Soledad – Baras, Catanduanes – Politician
Shawnaleh Brauner – Daraga, Albay – Mutya ng Pilipinas-Globe, Fashion Model
Sophia Moran – Camarines Sur – Actress
Stephanie Roco-Reese – Albay – Singer
Tabetha Jo Frick – Pasacao, Cam Sur – Beauty queen
Tecla San Andres-Ziga – Tabaco Albay – First woman bar topnotcher in the Philippines and the first congresswoman to be re-elected.
TLC Beatrice – LLC
Victor Wood – Singer
Victor Ziga – Tabaco City – Senator
William “Bogs” Adornado – Legazpi City – PBA player, MVP
Yoyoy Villamin – Cam Norte – Basketball Player, PBA

Source: http://saminovic.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/noted-bicolano-personalities-or-with-bicol-roots/

- Encanto

There are several sub-dialects including:

Bikol Rinconada (Iriga-Buhi area),
Bikol Albay (Albay Province)
Bikol Sorsogon (Sorsogon)
Bikol Catanduanes
Bikol Partido (municipalities surrounding Lagonoy Gulf)

The common Bikol is Bikol Naga, and is generally understood by other Bikol speakers.

The Bisakol varieties, while spoken in Bicol, are not Bikol languages, but are instead Visayan languages spoken in Bikol.
The Bicol is also home to other languages. Tagalog, for example, is spoken in most of Camarines Norte and in the town of Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. Hiligaynon is spoken in the southwestern Masbate towns of Balud and Mandaon while Cebuano is spoken in the southeastern Masbate towns of Placer, Cataingan, Pio V. Corpuz, and Esperanza.

Source: Wikipedia

In the 70's and 80's, our little town in Minalabac, Camarines Sur are learning Tagalog in their public schools. That's why my friends who went on vacation with us, find it easy to communicate with the Bikolanos using Tagalog.