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Banharn Silpa-archa

1932 - 2016

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Banharn Silpa-archa (also spelled Banhan, Silapa-, Sinlapa-, -acha; Thai: บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, RTGS: Banhan Sinlapa-acha, Thai pronunciation: [ban.hǎːn sǐn.lá.pà.ʔaː.t͡ɕʰaː]; Chinese: 馬德祥; 19 August 1932 – 23 April 2016) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996. Banharn made a fortune in the construction business before he became a Member of Parliament representing his home province of Suphan Buri. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Banharn Silpa-archa has received more than 131,730 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Banharn Silpa-archa is the 12,531st most popular politician (up from 12,975th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 64th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Thai Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Banharn Silpa-archas by language

Over the past year Banharn Silpa-archa has had the most page views in the with 99,052 views, followed by English (15,535), and Chinese (4,546). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bislama (206.60%), Catalan (81.87%), and Occitan (69.19%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Banharn Silpa-archa ranks 12,531 out of 19,576. Before him are Samuel Schmid, Gary Hocking, Alexius Slav, Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Berthar, and Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice. After him are Pōmare II, Louis Buffet, Alexander Mackenzie, Tiburcio Carías Andino, Andreas Metaxas, and Abeid Karume.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Banharn Silpa-archa ranks 252. Before him are Hisashi Owada, Arif Mardin, Paul Bley, Lajos Csordás, Miroslav Hroch, and Turgay Şeren. After him are Phyllida Law, Sergio Toppi, Sven Lindqvist, Alain Besançon, Felicia Farr, and Mongo Beti. Among people deceased in 2016, Banharn Silpa-archa ranks 248. Before him are Laura Mancinelli, Luis María Echeberría, Laurent Pokou, Paul Bley, Tarık Akan, and Turgay Şeren. After him are Ioannis Grivas, Nancy Mackay, Alan Thicke, Leon Russell, Jiří Tichý, and Marc Riboud.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Banharn Silpa-archa ranks 63 out of 186. Before him are Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Sunthorn Phu (1786), and Rambai Barni (1904). After him are Adam Osborne (1939), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Pumpuang Duangjan (1961), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), and Pote Sarasin (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Banharn Silpa-archa ranks 46. Before him are Borommatrailokkanat (1431), Prasat Thong (1599), Prawit Wongsuwon (1945), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Anand Panyarachun (1932), and Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932). After him are Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), Pote Sarasin (1905), Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), and Sanya Dharmasakti (1907).

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