POLITICIAN
Ferdinand Marcos
1917 - 1989
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, dictator and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Marcos ruled the country under martial law from 1972 to 1981, and with vastly expanded powers under the 1973 Constitution until he was deposed by a nonviolent revolution in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand Marcos has received more than 11,247,305 page views. His biography is available in 127 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 126 in 2019). Ferdinand Marcos is the 1,642nd most popular politician (up from 2,429th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Filipino Politician.
Ferdinand Marcos was the president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Marcos is most famous for his declaration of Martial Law in 1972 and his ousting from power in 1986.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
66.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
127
Languages Editions (L)
3.14
Effective Languages (L*)
8.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ferdinand Marcos ranks 1,642 out of 19,576. Before him are Rodion Malinovsky, Henry, King of Portugal, Oruç Reis, Critias, Aung San, and Empress Lü. After him are Robert, Count of Clermont, Charles II of Naples, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Cemal Gürsel, Publius Clodius Pulcher, and Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRodion Malinovsky
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,636
Henry, King of Portugal
1512 - 1580
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 1,637
Oruç Reis
1473 - 1518
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 1,638
Critias
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1,639
Aung San
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1,640
Empress Lü
241 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1,641
Ferdinand Marcos
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 1,642
Robert, Count of Clermont
1256 - 1317
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,643
Charles II of Naples
1254 - 1309
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,644
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1920 - 1975
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,645
Cemal Gürsel
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,646
Publius Clodius Pulcher
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,647
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
1929 - 2020
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,648
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Ferdinand Marcos ranks 12. Before him are Ilya Prigogine, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Eric Hobsbawm, Frederica of Hanover, and I. M. Pei. After him are Anthony Burgess, Ernest Borgnine, Christian de Duve, Sidney Sheldon, Joan Clarke, and Kenan Evren. Among people deceased in 1989, Ferdinand Marcos ranks 26. Before him are Vladimir Horowitz, Graham Chapman, Sándor Márai, Andrei Gromyko, Thomas Bernhard, and Hu Yaobang. After him are Silvana Mangano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Emilio Segrè, George Beadle, Daphne du Maurier, and Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsIlya Prigogine
CHEMIST
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 6
Ella Fitzgerald
SINGER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 7
Dean Martin
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1995
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 8
Eric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 9
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 10
I. M. Pei
ARCHITECT
1917 - 2019
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Marcos
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 12
Anthony Burgess
WRITER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 13
Ernest Borgnine
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 14
Christian de Duve
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 15
Sidney Sheldon
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 16
Joan Clarke
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 17
Kenan Evren
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsVladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 20
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 21
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 22
Andrei Gromyko
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1989
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 23
Thomas Bernhard
WRITER
1931 - 1989
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 24
Hu Yaobang
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1989
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 25
Ferdinand Marcos
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 26
Silvana Mangano
ACTOR
1930 - 1989
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 27
Sugar Ray Robinson
BOXER
1921 - 1989
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 28
Emilio Segrè
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 29
George Beadle
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 30
Daphne du Maurier
WRITER
1907 - 1989
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 31
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 32
In Philippines
Among people born in Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos ranks 4 out of 155. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Bongbong Marcos (1957), and Corazon Aquino (1933). After him are José Rizal (1861), Lapu-Lapu (1491), Diosdado Macapagal (1910), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Imelda Marcos (1929), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Paulino Alcántara (1896), and Andrés Bonifacio (1863).
Others born in Philippines
Go to all RankingsRodrigo Duterte
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 1
Bongbong Marcos
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 2
Corazon Aquino
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2009
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Marcos
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 4
José Rizal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1896
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 5
Lapu-Lapu
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1542
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 6
Diosdado Macapagal
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1997
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 7
Emilio Aguinaldo
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 8
Imelda Marcos
COMPANION
1929 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 9
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 10
Paulino Alcántara
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 11
Andrés Bonifacio
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1863 - 1897
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Philippines
Among politicians born in Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos ranks 4. Before him are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Bongbong Marcos (1957), and Corazon Aquino (1933). After him are Lapu-Lapu (1491), Diosdado Macapagal (1910), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Manuel L. Quezon (1878), Elpidio Quirino (1890), and Jose P. Laurel (1891).
Rodrigo Duterte
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 1
Bongbong Marcos
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 2
Corazon Aquino
1933 - 2009
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 3
Ferdinand Marcos
1917 - 1989
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 4
Lapu-Lapu
1491 - 1542
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 5
Diosdado Macapagal
1910 - 1997
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 6
Emilio Aguinaldo
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 7
Benigno Aquino Jr.
1932 - 1983
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 8
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
Manuel L. Quezon
1878 - 1944
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 10
Elpidio Quirino
1890 - 1956
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 11
Jose P. Laurel
1891 - 1959
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 12