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Imelda Marcos

1929 - Today

Imelda Marcos

Imelda Romualdez Marcos (locally [ɪˈmelda ɾoˈmwɐldɛs ˈmaɾkɔs]; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician and convicted criminal who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand Marcos placed the country under martial law in September 1972. She is the mother of current president Bongbong Marcos. During her husband's 21-year rule, Imelda Marcos ordered the construction of many grandiose architectural projects, using public funds and "in impossibly short order" – a propaganda practice, which eventually came to be known as her "edifice complex". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imelda Marcos has received more than 6,865,791 page views. Her biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia. Imelda Marcos is the 266th most popular companion (up from 299th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Companion.

Imelda Marcos is most famous for being the wife of the former president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. After he was removed from power in 1986, she was accused of corruption and embezzlement.

Memorability Metrics

6.9M
Page Views (PV)
61.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
2.61
Effective Languages (L*)
8.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Imelda Marcos ranks 266 out of 784. Before her are Agnes of Antioch, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Anna Porphyrogenita, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Linda McCartney, and Louise of Great Britain. After her are Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Maria Laskarina, Adelaide del Vasto, Elisabeth of Romania, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and Constance of Castile.

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Agnes of Antioch
1153 - 1184
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 260
Dorothea of Brandenburg
1430 - 1495
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 261
Anna Porphyrogenita
963 - 1011
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 262
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 263
Linda McCartney
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 264
Louise of Great Britain
1724 - 1751
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 265
Imelda Marcos
1929 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 266
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
1508 - 1549
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 267
Maria Laskarina
1206 - 1270
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 268
Adelaide del Vasto
1072 - 1118
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 269
Elisabeth of Romania
1894 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 270
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
1746 - 1813
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 271
Constance of Castile
1136 - 1160
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 272