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Samak Sundaravej

1935 - 2009

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Samak Sundaravej (Thai: สมัคร สุนทรเวช, RTGS: Samak Sunthorawet, pronounced [sā.màk sǔn.tʰɔ̄.rā.wêːt] ; 13 June 1935 – 24 November 2009) was a Thai politician who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Defense in 2008, as well as the leader of the People's Power Party in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samak Sundaravej has received more than 157,546 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Samak Sundaravej is the 7,994th most popular politician (up from 8,497th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Thailand (up from 35th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Thai Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Samak Sundaravejs by language

Over the past year Samak Sundaravej has had the most page views in the with 75,215 views, followed by English (22,877), and Chinese (5,623). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (102.94%), Serbo-Croatian (61.69%), and Afrikaans (55.33%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samak Sundaravej ranks 7,994 out of 19,576. Before him are John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Zhang Wentian, Zawisza Czarny, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, and Lembitu. After him are Princess Caroline of Denmark, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Peter I, Duke of Brittany, Rogvolod, Trpimir I of Croatia, and Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Samak Sundaravej ranks 132. Before him are Richard Brautigan, Franco Citti, Lyudmila Chernykh, Djamila Bouhired, Dominique Venner, and Kurt Westergaard. After him are Peter Boyle, Akgün Kaçmaz, Orlando Peçanha, Esther Vilar, Wang Hongwen, and Tamara Smirnova. Among people deceased in 2009, Samak Sundaravej ranks 96. Before him are Manea Mănescu, Edward Schillebeeckx, Hélio Gracie, Vasily Aksyonov, Eleanor F. Helin, and Henry Allingham. After him are Yegor Gaidar, Susanna Agnelli, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Félix Malloum, Al Martino, and Joseph Wiseman.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Samak Sundaravej ranks 31 out of 186. Before him are Sirindhorn (1955), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Srettha Thavisin (1962), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), and Sunanda Kumariratana (1860). After him are Ajahn Chah (1918), Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Sarit Thanarat (1908), Uthong (1314), Srinagarindra (1900), and Si Inthrathit (1188).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Samak Sundaravej ranks 22. Before him are Naresuan (1555), Narai (1629), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), and Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910). After him are Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Sarit Thanarat (1908), Uthong (1314), Srinagarindra (1900), Si Inthrathit (1188), and Phetracha (1632).

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