Politician

Bhumibol Adulyadej

King of Thailand

1927 - 2016

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Bhumibol Adulyadej

His biography is available in 131 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 132 in 2024). Bhumibol Adulyadej is the 231st most popular politician (up from 365th in 2024), the 71st most popular biography from United States (up from 112th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Politician.

Bhumibol adulyadej is most famous for being the King of Thailand. He has held this position since 1946.

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#71 / 23k

Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks #71 among 23,232 people in Pantheon born in United States, inside the top 1% of that group.

131

Bhumibol Adulyadej's biography appears in 131 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Politicians.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej climbed 475 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #1,251 to #776.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 231 out of 20,022. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Mithridates VI of Pontus, Murad IV, Manmohan Singh, and Jacques Chirac. After him are Sonia Gandhi, George H. W. Bush, Hosni Mubarak, Abdul Hamid II, Möngke Khan, and Henry III of France.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1316 - 1378
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 225
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
1194 - 1250
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 226
Mithridates VI of Pontus
132 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 227
Murad IV
1612 - 1640
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 228
Manmohan Singh
1932 - 2024
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 229
Jacques Chirac
1932 - 2019
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 230
Bhumibol Adulyadej
1927 - 2016
HPI: 82.52
Rank: 231
Sonia Gandhi
1946 - Present
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 232
George H. W. Bush
1924 - 2018
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 233
Hosni Mubarak
1928 - 2020
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 234
Abdul Hamid II
1842 - 1918
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 235
Möngke Khan
1209 - 1259
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 236
Henry III of France
1551 - 1589
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 237

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 4. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI, Gabriel García Márquez, and Ferenc Puskás. After him are Günter Grass, Olof Palme, Gina Lollobrigida, K. Alex Müller, F. Sherwood Rowland, Peter Falk, Roger Moore, and Samuel P. Huntington. Among people deceased in 2016, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Johan Cruyff, and Umberto Eco. After him are John Glenn, Bud Spencer, Shimon Peres, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, and Alan Rickman.

Others Born in 1927

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Pope Benedict XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2022
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 1
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 2
Ferenc Puskás
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 3
Bhumibol Adulyadej
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 82.52
Rank: 4
Günter Grass
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 5
Olof Palme
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1986
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 6
Gina Lollobrigida
ACTOR
1927 - 2023
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 7
K. Alex Müller
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 8
F. Sherwood Rowland
CHEMIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 9
Peter Falk
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 10
Roger Moore
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 11
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 12