RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Kriengsak Kovitvanit

1949 - Today

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Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanij (Thai: ฟรังซิสเซเวียร์ เกรียงศักดิ์ โกวิทวาณิช, RTGS: Kriangsak Kowitwanit, pronounced [krīa̯ŋ.sàk kōː.wít.wāː.nít]; born 27 June 1949) is a Thai Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as Archbishop of Bangkok from 2009 to 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kriengsak Kovitvanit has received more than 59,984 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kriengsak Kovitvanit is the 2,424th most popular religious figure (up from 2,443rd in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Thailand (down from 71st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Thai Religious Figure.

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  • 56.55

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.72

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  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Kriengsak Kovitvanit ranks 2,424 out of 3,187Before him are António Marto, Hotepibre, Caterina Volpicelli, Jacques Gaillot, Johannes Brenz, and Alkmund of Derby. After him are Maironis, Honorius of Canterbury, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Maximus I of Constantinople, Niccolò Albergati, and Catald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Kriengsak Kovitvanit ranks 344Before him are Adrian Belew, Geoff Pierson, Kalevi Aho, Garry Shandling, Leivinha, and Julian Fellowes. After him are Manny Mori, Shelley Long, Marilyn Burns, Anita Borg, Jupp Kapellmann, and Wayne Wang.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Kriengsak Kovitvanit ranks 72 out of 186Before him are Pumpuang Duangjan (1961), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), Pote Sarasin (1905), Suraphol Sombatcharoen (1930), and Thongchai McIntyre (1958). After him are Buakaw Banchamek (1982), Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), Sanya Dharmasakti (1907), Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948), Bajrakitiyabha (1978), and Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (1901).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Thailand

Among religious figures born in Thailand, Kriengsak Kovitvanit ranks 3Before him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), and Ajahn Chah (1918).