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Prayut Chan-o-cha

1954 - Today

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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. Prayut served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2010 to 2014 and led the 2014 Thai coup d'état which installed the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the military junta which governed Thailand between 22 May 2014 and 10 July 2019.After his appointment as army chief in 2010, Prayut was characterised as a royalist and an opponent of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prayut Chan-o-cha has received more than 2,226,978 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Prayut Chan-o-cha is the 4,605th most popular politician (down from 4,342nd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 14th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Thai Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Prayut Chan-o-chas by language

Over the past year Prayut Chan-o-cha has had the most page views in the with 474,008 views, followed by English (309,997), and Chinese (59,965). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Somali (235.07%), Finnish (170.15%), and Ido (118.40%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 4,605 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Carlos Arias Navarro, Bagoas, Margaret of Bavaria, Malik-Shah II, and Otto Meissner. After him are Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Emperor Saga, Emperor Go-Uda, and Eric II of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 47. Before him are Kathleen Turner, Bernard Hinault, Eric Gerets, Ron Howard, Rene Russo, and Andrej Babiš. After him are Dennis Quaid, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Mordechai Vanunu, Uli Stielike, Marian Gold, and Michael Dudikoff.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 16 out of 186. Before him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Rama II of Siam (1767), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), and Pridi Banomyong (1900). After him are Naresuan (1555), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Lisa (1997), Narai (1629), Jacques Vergès (1924), and Thanom Kittikachorn (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 15. Before him are Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Pridi Banomyong (1900). After him are Naresuan (1555), Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), and Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910).

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