1929 - Today
Imelda Romuáldez Marcos (locally [ɪˈmelda ˈmaɾkɔs]; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician 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". She and her husband stole billions of pesos from the Filipino people, amassing a personal fortune estimated to have been worth US$5 billion to US$10 billion by the time they were deposed in 1986; by 2018, about $3.6 billion of this had been recovered by the Philippine government, either through compromise deals or sequestration cases.Marcos and her family gained notoriety for living a lavish lifestyle during a period of economic crisis and civil unrest in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imelda Marcos has received more than 6,505,695 page views. Her biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Imelda Marcos is the 299th most popular companion (down from 212th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 5th 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.
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Among companions, Imelda Marcos ranks 299 out of 673. Before her are Queen Rania of Jordan, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Scribonia, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Rogneda of Polotsk, and Karin Månsdotter. After her are Vipsania Agrippina, Kunigunda of Halych, Princess Ileana of Romania, Princess Taiping, Berengaria of Portugal, and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 293
1158 - 1197
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 294
70 BC - 16
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 295
1511 - 1571
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 296
966 - 1002
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 297
1550 - 1612
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 298
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 299
33 BC - 20
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 300
1245 - 1285
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 301
1909 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 302
665 - 713
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 303
1198 - 1221
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 304
1694 - 1715
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 305
Among people born in 1929, Imelda Marcos ranks 87. Before her are Gordon Moore, Hebe Camargo, Ed Asner, Andriyan Nikolayev, Michael Atiyah, and Christos Sartzetakis. After her are Omar Torrijos, Bob Newhart, Gerald Edelman, Fernanda Montenegro, Helmut Rahn, and Abdel Halim Hafez.
1929 - 2023
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 81
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 82
1929 - 2021
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 83
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 84
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 85
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 86
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 87
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 88
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 89
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 90
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 91
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 92
1929 - 1977
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 93
Among people born in Philippines, Imelda Marcos ranks 7 out of 126. Before her are Rodrigo Duterte (1945), Ferdinand Marcos (1917), Emilio Aguinaldo (1869), Lapu-Lapu (1491), José Rizal (1861), and Corazon Aquino (1933). After her are Paulino Alcántara (1896), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Isabel Preysler (1951), Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932), Manuel L. Quezon (1878), and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947).
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 1
1917 - 1989
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 2
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 3
1491 - 1542
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 4
1861 - 1896
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 5
1933 - 2009
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 6
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 7
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 8
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 10
1932 - 1983
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 11
1878 - 1944
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 13
Among companions born in Philippines, Imelda Marcos ranks 1.