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Pridi Banomyong

1900 - 1983

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Pridi Banomyong (Thai: ปรีดี พนมยงค์, RTGS: Pridi Phanomyong, pronounced [prīː.dīː pʰā.nōm.jōŋ]; 11 May 1900 – 2 May 1983), also known by his noble title Luang Praditmanutham (Thai: หลวงประดิษฐ์มนูธรรม), was a Thai statesman and professor.: 13  He led Thailand while serving in multiple ministerial posts, as regent, and as prime minister. He led the civilian wing of Khana Ratsadon, and helped found the University of Moral and Political Sciences and the Bank of Thailand. Born to a family of farmers in Ayutthaya province, he received a good education, becoming one of the nation's youngest barristers in 1919, at the age of nineteen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pridi Banomyong has received more than 288,887 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. Pridi Banomyong is the 4,944th most popular politician (down from 4,467th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 15th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Thai Politician.

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  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.29

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pridi Banomyong ranks 4,944 out of 15,577Before him are Li Dazhao, Authari, Conrad II of Italy, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Philip I of Macedon, and Jizi. After him are Eupraxia of Kiev, Saionji Kinmochi, Dhyan Chand, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Amadeus II, Count of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Pridi Banomyong ranks 66Before him are Pedro Cea, Katina Paxinou, Mária Telkes, Franz Walter Stahlecker, Ignazio Silone, and Agnes Moorehead. After him are Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Filipp Golikov, Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Jiro Miyake, and Alfred Newman. Among people deceased in 1983, Pridi Banomyong ranks 43Before him are Alberto Ginastera, Georges Auric, Georges Bidault, Kurt Tank, Jack Dempsey, and Dolores del Río. After him are Nicolaus von Below, Joan Robinson, Horst Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Victor Turner, and Shizo Kanakuri.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Pridi Banomyong ranks 17 out of 155Before him are Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Naresuan (1555). After him are Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Jacques Vergès (1924), and Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Pridi Banomyong ranks 16Before him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Naresuan (1555). After him are Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Si Inthrathit (1188), Uthong (1314), and Sarit Thanarat (1908).