1736 - 1809
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharat (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลกมหาราช, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (ทองด้วง), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Thailand). His full title in Thai is Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramoruracha Mahachakkriborommanat Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรโมรุราชามหาจักรีบรมนารถ พระพุทธยอดฟ้าจุฬาโลก). He ascended the throne in 1782, following the deposition of King Taksin of Thonburi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rama I has received more than 857,249 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Rama I is the 2,404th most popular politician (down from 1,933rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Thailand and the 4th most popular Thai Politician.
The Ramayana is a Hindu epic poem that tells the story of the prince Rama, his wife Sita, and their monkey god allies. The story is about Rama's journey to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.
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Among politicians, Rama I ranks 2,404 out of 15,577. Before him are Clovis IV, Jules Grévy, Jean Moulin, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Paul Reynaud, and Konstantinos Karamanlis. After him are Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Midhat Pasha, Theodore II Laskaris, Władysław I the Elbow-high, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, and Donald Tusk.
677 - 695
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2,398
1807 - 1891
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2,399
1899 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2,400
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,401
1878 - 1966
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,402
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,403
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,404
1567 - 1597
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,405
1822 - 1883
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,406
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,407
1260 - 1333
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,408
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,409
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,410
Among people born in 1736, Rama I ranks 5. Before him are James Watt, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, and Jean Sylvain Bailly. After him are Claude Nicolas Ledoux, James Macpherson, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. Among people deceased in 1809, Rama I ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Haydn, Jean Lannes, and Thomas Paine. After him are Nicolai Abildgaard, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, François Laurent d'Arlandes, August Ludwig von Schlözer, and Matthew Boulton.
1736 - 1819
HPI: 86.42
Rank: 1
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 2
1736 - 1813
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 3
1736 - 1793
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 4
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 5
1736 - 1806
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 6
1736 - 1796
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 7
1736 - 1809
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 8
1736 - 1818
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 9
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 10
1736 - 1798
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 11
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 12
1732 - 1809
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 1
1769 - 1809
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 2
1737 - 1809
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 3
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
1743 - 1809
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 5
1736 - 1809
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 6
1753 - 1809
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 7
1775 - 1809
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 8
1755 - 1809
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 9
1742 - 1809
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 10
1735 - 1809
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 11
1728 - 1809
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 12
Among people born in Thailand, Rama I ranks 4 out of 155. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), Chulalongkorn (1853), and Mongkut (1804). After him are Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Taksin (1734), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Emmanuelle Arsan (1932).
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1
1853 - 1910
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 2
1804 - 1868
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 3
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 5
1893 - 1941
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 6
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
1932 - 2005
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Thailand, Rama I ranks 4. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), Chulalongkorn (1853), and Mongkut (1804). After him are Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Taksin (1734), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Rama III (1788).
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1
1853 - 1910
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 2
1804 - 1868
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 3
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 5
1893 - 1941
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 6
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