1629 - 1688
King Narai the Great (Thai: สมเด็จพระนารายณ์มหาราช, RTGS: Somdet Phra Narai Maharat, pronounced [sǒm.dèt pʰráʔ nāː.rāːj mā.hǎː.râːt] ) or Ramathibodi III (Thai: รามาธิบดีที่ ๓ ) was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty. His reign was the most prosperous during the Ayutthaya period and saw the great commercial and diplomatic activities with foreign nations including the Middle East and the West. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narai has received more than 385,125 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Narai is the 5,685th most popular politician (down from 4,725th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Thailand and the 17th most popular Thai Politician.
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Among politicians, Narai ranks 5,685 out of 15,577. Before him are Vladimir of Bulgaria, Sisowath of Cambodia, Moses de León, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Al-Mundhir of Córdoba, and Al-Mustansir. After him are Tizoc, Stratonice of Syria, Isabella of Savoy, Beatrice of Provence, Ryutaro Hashimoto, and Thomas Gresham.
850 - 893
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 5,679
1840 - 1927
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 5,680
1250 - 1305
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,681
1050 - 1095
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,682
842 - 888
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,683
1192 - 1242
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,684
1629 - 1688
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,685
1436 - 1486
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,686
317 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 5,687
1591 - 1626
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5,688
1229 - 1267
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5,689
1937 - 2006
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5,690
1519 - 1579
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5,691
Among people born in 1629, Narai ranks 10. Before him are Pieter de Hooch, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Gabriël Metsu, John of Austria the Younger, and Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. After him are Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Cornelis Tromp, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert. Among people deceased in 1688, Narai ranks 6. Before him are Henry Morgan, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, John Bunyan, Ferdinand Verbiest, and Claude Perrault. After him are Joachim von Sandrart, Philippe Quinault, Constantine Phaulkon, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, and François Bernier.
1629 - 1684
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 4
1629 - 1646
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 5
1629 - 1698
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 6
1629 - 1667
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 7
1629 - 1679
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 8
1629 - 1666
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 9
1629 - 1688
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 10
1629 - 1689
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 11
1629 - 1665
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 12
1629 - 1663
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 13
1629 - 1691
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 14
1629 - 1685
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 15
1629 - 1691
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 16
1635 - 1688
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 1
1620 - 1688
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
1628 - 1688
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 3
1623 - 1688
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 4
1613 - 1688
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 5
1629 - 1688
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 6
1606 - 1688
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7
1635 - 1688
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 8
1647 - 1688
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 9
1610 - 1688
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 10
1621 - 1688
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 11
1620 - 1688
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 12
Among people born in Thailand, Narai ranks 19 out of 155. Before him are Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), Pridi Banomyong (1900), and Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923). After him are Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Jacques Vergès (1924), Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), and Si Inthrathit (1188).
1788 - 1851
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 13
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 14
1767 - 1824
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 15
1555 - 1605
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 16
1900 - 1983
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 17
1923 - 2012
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 18
1629 - 1688
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 19
1911 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 20
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 21
1924 - 2013
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 22
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 23
1860 - 1880
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 24
1188 - 1270
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 25
Among politicians born in Thailand, Narai ranks 17. Before him are Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), and Pridi Banomyong (1900). After him are Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Si Inthrathit (1188), Uthong (1314), Sarit Thanarat (1908), and Mahidol Adulyadej (1892).
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 11
1788 - 1851
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 12
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 13
1767 - 1824
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 14
1555 - 1605
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 15
1900 - 1983
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 16
1629 - 1688
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 17
1911 - 2004
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 18
1914 - 1985
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 19
1188 - 1270
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 20
1314 - 1369
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 21
1908 - 1963
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 22
1892 - 1929
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 23