1954 - Today
Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; Thai: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, pronounced [prā.jút tɕān.ʔōː.tɕʰāː] ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai retired politician and army officer who became the 29th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2014 when he seized power in a military coup, to 2023. He also served as the minister of defence, a position he held in his own government from 2019 to 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prayut Chan-o-cha has received more than 2,238,067 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Prayut Chan-o-cha is the 4,353rd most popular politician (up from 4,869th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 18th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Thai Politician.
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Among politicians, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 4,353 out of 15,577. Before him are Vicente Guerrero, Rudolf Brandt, Tage Erlander, Jia Xu, Theobald II, Count of Champagne, and Charles Alexandre de Calonne. After him are Drusus Caesar, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, John George II, Elector of Saxony, and Anastasia of Kiev.
1782 - 1831
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4,347
1909 - 1948
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4,348
1901 - 1985
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4,349
147 - 223
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4,350
1093 - 1152
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4,351
1734 - 1802
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 4,352
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 4,353
7 - 33
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 4,354
1925 - 2010
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4,355
1671 - 1747
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4,356
1216 - 1252
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4,357
1613 - 1680
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4,358
1023 - 1074
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 4,359
Among people born in 1954, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 44. Before him are Ron Howard, Carlos Ghosn, Jorge Jesus, João Lourenço, Sezen Aksu, and Yanni. After him are Paolo Gentiloni, David Grossman, Gianna Nannini, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, François Fillon, and Riccardo Patrese.
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 38
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 39
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 40
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 41
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 42
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 43
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 44
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 45
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 46
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 47
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 48
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 49
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 50
Among people born in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 14 out of 155. Before him are Taksin (1734), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), and Rama III (1788). After him are Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Narai (1629), and Thanom Kittikachorn (1911).
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 8
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 9
1897 - 1964
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 10
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 11
1932 - 2005
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 12
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
Among politicians born in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 13. Before him are Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Taksin (1734), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Rama III (1788). After him are Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), and Birabongse Bhanudej (1914).
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 8
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 9
1897 - 1964
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 10
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