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Carlos P. Garcia

1896 - 1971

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Carlos Polestico Garcia (Tagalog: [ˈkaːɾ.los poˌlɛːs.tɪˈxo gɐɾˈsiː.ɐ]; November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971), often referred to by his initials CPG, was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth President of the Philippines. A lawyer by profession, Garcia entered politics when he became representative of Bohol’s 3rd district in the House of Representatives. He then served as a senator from 1945 to 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos P. Garcia has received more than 1,381,235 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Carlos P. Garcia is the 11,863rd most popular politician (up from 13,037th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Filipino Politician.

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  • 58.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carlos P. Garcia ranks 11,863 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhou Fohai, Pōmare III, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina, Gerald Götting, Viviane Reding, and Nigmatilla Yuldashev. After him are Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq, Blanche of Montferrat, Dmitry of Suzdal, Tony Abbott, Mislav of Croatia, and John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Carlos P. Garcia ranks 147. Before him are Lester Germer, Evgeny Schwartz, Rafael Franco, Vasily Gordov, Alberto Demicheli, and Nobuko Yoshiya. After him are Árpád Weisz, Joseph Schildkraut, Friedrich Sämisch, Manuel A. Odría, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and William Cameron Menzies. Among people deceased in 1971, Carlos P. Garcia ranks 121. Before him are Josef Košťálek, Armando Picchi, Kathleen Lonsdale, Nikola Kotkov, Hiratsuka Raichō, and Dimitrios Loundras. After him are Anthony Berkeley Cox, Joseph Helffrich, Guillermo León Valencia, William Tubman, William F. Albright, and David Sarnoff.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Carlos P. Garcia ranks 34 out of 155. Before him are Maria Ressa (1963), Antonio Luna (1866), Juan Luna (1857), Francisco Balagtas (1788), Sergio Osmeña (1878), and Florencio Campomanes (1927). After him are Luis Eduardo Aute (1943), Brenda Marshall (1915), Jaime Sin (1928), Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Lorenzo Ruiz (1600), and Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Carlos P. Garcia ranks 21. Before him are Ramon Magsaysay (1907), Fidel Ramos (1928), Benigno Aquino III (1960), Joseph Estrada (1937), Sergio Osmeña (1878), and Florencio Campomanes (1927). After him are Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832), Noli de Castro (1949), Pedro Paterno (1857), Juan Ponce Enrile (1924), Macario Sakay (1878), and Pedro Calungsod (1654).

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