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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 2,122,176 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Ramon Magsaysay is the 9,131st most popular politician (up from 11,074th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Philippines and the 15th most popular Filipino Politician.

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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ramon Magsaysays by language

Over the past year Ramon Magsaysay has had the most page views in the with 306,493 views, followed by Tagalog (106,048), and Chinese (7,814). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (123.46%), Malagasy (80.95%), and Asturian (77.78%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 9,131 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani, Marco Barbarigo, Zhu of Xia, Karl-August Fagerholm, Richomeres, and Agustín Pedro Justo. After him are Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Eudokia Ingerina, Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, Mustafa Çelebi, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and Diego Martínez Barrio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 136. Before him are Theodor Wisch, Anthony Blunt, Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Walter Frentz, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, and Mihail Sebastian. After him are Roberto Cherro, Bo Gu, Ursula Kuczynski, Frederick Copleston, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, and Fay Wray. Among people deceased in 1957, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 97. Before him are Gheorghe Tătărescu, Heinrich Bär, Albert Anastasia, Dorothy L. Sayers, Claude Farrère, and Paul Walden. After him are Valery Larbaud, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Charles Pathé, Musidora, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Charles Kay Ogden.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 24 out of 155. Before him are Jose P. Laurel (1891), Manny Pacquiao (1978), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Manuel Roxas (1892), Gabriela Silang (1731), and Melchora Aquino (1812). After him are Fidel Ramos (1928), Benigno Aquino III (1960), Joseph Estrada (1937), Maria Ressa (1963), Antonio Luna (1866), and Juan Luna (1857).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay ranks 15. Before him are Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947), Manuel L. Quezon (1878), Elpidio Quirino (1890), Jose P. Laurel (1891), Apolinario Mabini (1864), and Manuel Roxas (1892). After him are Fidel Ramos (1928), Benigno Aquino III (1960), Joseph Estrada (1937), Sergio Osmeña (1878), Florencio Campomanes (1927), and Carlos P. Garcia (1896).

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