1914 - 1985
Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh (Thai: พีรพงศ์ภาณุเดช; RTGS: Phiraphong Phanudet; 15 July 1914 – 23 December 1985), better known as Prince Bira of Siam (now Thailand) or by his nom de course B. Bira, was a member of the Thai royal family, racing driver, sailor, and pilot.Birabongse raced in Formula One and Grand Prix races for the Maserati, Gordini, and Connaught teams. He was the only Southeast Asian driver to compete in Formula One until Malaysia's Alex Yoong joined Minardi in 2001, and the only Thai driver to compete in Formula One until Alexander Albon made his debut in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birabongse Bhanudej has received more than 198,152 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Birabongse Bhanudej is the 4,559th most popular politician (down from 3,603rd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 14th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Thai Politician.
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Among politicians, Birabongse Bhanudej ranks 4,559 out of 15,710. Before him are Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Double Falcon, Avery Brundage, Teuta, Muhammad bin Tughluq, and Franz Ritter von Epp. After him are King Mu of Zhou, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Carolina Herrera, Edmond Debeaumarché, Habibullah Khan, and Kocel.
1165 - 1207
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,553
3100 BC - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,554
1887 - 1975
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,555
290 BC - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,556
1290 - 1351
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,557
1868 - 1947
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,558
1914 - 1985
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,559
950 BC - 922 BC
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4,560
1554 - 1618
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4,561
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4,562
1906 - 1959
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4,563
1872 - 1919
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4,564
830 - 876
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 4,565
Among people born in 1914, Birabongse Bhanudej ranks 53. Before him are Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, George Dantzig, Norman Borlaug, Jan Karski, María Félix, and Adolfo Bioy Casares. After him are Max Manus, Jackie Coogan, Asger Jorn, Carlo Maria Giulini, Renato Dulbecco, and Creighton Abrams. Among people deceased in 1985, Birabongse Bhanudej ranks 40. Before him are Jean-Marie Loret, Paul Flory, Tage Erlander, Cus D'Amato, Ian Stewart, and Kim Yong-sik. After him are Tancredo Neves, Tjalling Koopmans, Kirill Moskalenko, Rodney Robert Porter, Alexander Pokryshkin, and Emílio Garrastazu Médici.
1914 - 1987
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 47
1914 - 2005
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 48
1914 - 2009
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 49
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 50
1914 - 2002
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 51
1914 - 1999
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 52
1914 - 1985
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 53
1914 - 1996
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 54
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 55
1914 - 1973
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 56
1914 - 2005
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 57
1914 - 2012
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 58
1914 - 1974
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 59
1918 - 1985
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 34
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 35
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 36
1908 - 1985
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 37
1938 - 1985
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 38
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 39
1914 - 1985
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 40
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 41
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 42
1902 - 1985
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 43
1917 - 1985
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 44
1913 - 1985
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 45
1905 - 1985
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 46
Among people born in Thailand, Birabongse Bhanudej ranks 16 out of 137. Before him are Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama III (1788), Rama II of Siam (1767), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), and Pridi Banomyong (1900). After him are Naresuan (1555), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Srinagarindra (1900), Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), and Sunanda Kumariratana (1860).
1920 - 2019
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
1897 - 1964
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 11
1788 - 1851
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 12
1767 - 1824
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 13
1932 - 2005
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 14
1900 - 1983
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 15
1914 - 1985
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 16
1555 - 1605
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 17
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 18
1923 - 2012
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 19
1900 - 1995
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 20
1929 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 21
1860 - 1880
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 22
Among politicians born in Thailand, Birabongse Bhanudej ranks 15. Before him are Taksin (1734), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama III (1788), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Pridi Banomyong (1900). After him are Naresuan (1555), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Srinagarindra (1900), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), and Uthong (1314).
1734 - 1782
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 9
1920 - 2019
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
1897 - 1964
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 11
1788 - 1851
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 12
1767 - 1824
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 13
1900 - 1983
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 14
1914 - 1985
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 15
1555 - 1605
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 16
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 17
1900 - 1995
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 18
1910 - 2008
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 19
1892 - 1929
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 20
1314 - 1369
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 21