Politician

Plaek Phibunsongkhram

1897 - 1964

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His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Plaek Phibunsongkhram is the 2,801st most popular politician (down from 2,498th in 2024), the 9th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Thai Politician.

Plaek Phibunsongkhram was most famous for being the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944, during which time he attempted to modernize the country.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 2,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Teia, Ram Nath Kovind, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Greg Abbott, Emperor Go-Yōzei, and Antigonus II Mattathias. After him are Louis the Blind, Abiy Ahmed, Anne Neville, Jürgen Stroop, Prince Shōtoku, and Joseph McCarthy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 41. Before him are Soong Mei-ling, Janaki Ammal, Karl Gebhardt, Otto Strasser, Jimmie Rodgers, and Hasso von Manteuffel. After him are John Cockcroft, Ivan Bagramyan, Paul Delvaux, John Franklin Enders, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Among people deceased in 1964, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 23. Before him are Gerrit Rietveld, Palmiro Togliatti, Gerald Gardner, Karl Polanyi, Alvin York, and Alexander Archipenko. After him are Otto Grotewohl, Giorgio Morandi, Alexandre Koyré, Otto Wille Kuusinen, Henry Maitland Wilson, and Paulino Alcántara.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 9 out of NaN. Before him are Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), and Vajiravudh (1880). After him are Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (1958), and Naresuan (1555).

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Among Politicians In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Plaek Phibunsongkhram ranks 9. Before him are Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), and Vajiravudh (1880). After him are Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Naresuan (1555), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Rama III (1788).

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