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Ramon Magsaysay

1907 - 1957

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Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An automobile mechanic by profession, Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerrilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales's at-large district before being appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramon Magsaysay has received more than 2,175,745 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Ramon Magsaysay is the 11,105th most popular politician (down from 9,908th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 11,105 out of 15,577Before him are Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany, Victor Schœlcher, Princess Pilar of Bavaria, Miguel Trovoada, Vadim Krasnoselsky, and Haakon the Young. After him are Miroslav of Croatia, Margaret Bondfield, Catherine Carey, Bal Thackeray, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, and Aeropus I of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 171Before him are Benny Carter, Ethel Smith, Raymond Braine, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, and William Steig. After him are John G. Trump, Janusz Kusociński, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Mariam Aslamazian, Ragnar Nurkse, and Guido Masetti. Among people deceased in 1957, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 120Before him are Harald Sverdrup, Ralph Benatzky, Kiyoshi Shiga, James Whale, Peter Freuchen, and Augusto Genina. After him are Wilhelm Nusselt, Harrison Ford, Elia Abu Madi, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Othmar Schoeck, and Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 24 out of 126Before him are Elpidio Quirino (1890), Maria Ressa (1963), Melchora Aquino (1812), Florencio Campomanes (1927), Manuel Roxas (1892), and Benigno Aquino III (1960). After him are Fidel Ramos (1928), Joseph Estrada (1937), Sergio Osmeña (1878), Juan Luna (1857), Francisco Balagtas (1788), and Diosdado Macapagal (1910).

Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 15Before him are Jose P. Laurel (1891), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Elpidio Quirino (1890), Florencio Campomanes (1927), Manuel Roxas (1892), and Benigno Aquino III (1960). After him are Fidel Ramos (1928), Joseph Estrada (1937), Sergio Osmeña (1878), Diosdado Macapagal (1910), Carlos P. Garcia (1896), and Macario Sakay (1878).