Famous People with Name Blas

Blas Minor Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Blas Minor Jr.: is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1992-1997. He would play for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Blas Fajardo Ople            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Blas Fajardo Ople: was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000, and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death. Perceived as a leftist-nationalist at the onset of his career in public service, Ople was, in his final years, a vocal supporter for allowing a limited United States military presence in the Philippines, and for American initiatives in the War on Terror including the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.