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Sisavang Vatthana

1907 - 1978

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Sisavang Vatthana (Lao: ພຣະບາທສົມເດັຈພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິຕສີສວ່າງວັດທະນາ) or sometimes Savang Vatthana (full title: Samdach Brhat Chao Mavattaha Sri Vitha Lan Xang Hom Khao Phra Rajanachakra Lao Phengdara Parama Sidha Khattiya Suriya Varman Brhat Maha Sri Savangsa Vadhana; 13 November 1907 – 13 May 1978) was the last king of the Kingdom of Laos and the 6th Prime Minister of Laos serving from 29 October to 21 November 1951. He ruled from 1959 after his father's death until his forced abdication in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sisavang Vatthana has received more than 311,630 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sisavang Vatthana is the 5,283rd most popular politician (up from 6,167th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Laos and the 6th most popular Laotian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sisavang Vatthanas by language

Over the past year Sisavang Vatthana has had the most page views in the with 53,241 views, followed by Thai (23,642), and Chinese (10,351). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lithuanian (86.22%), Basque (80.53%), and Afrikaans (57.44%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 5,283 out of 19,576. Before him are Moussa Traoré, Goh Chok Tong, Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Bettino Ricasoli, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, and Jan Zamoyski. After him are Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, Xanthippus, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, and Han Duck-soo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 74. Before him are Horia Sima, Mehdi Bazargan, Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Cesar Romero, Pierre Mendès France, and Mahadevi Varma. After him are Trường Chinh, Nicolaus von Below, Ko Takamoro, Leonor Fini, Jan Patočka, and Takeo Wakabayashi. Among people deceased in 1978, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 52. Before him are Keith Moon, Harvey Milk, Georgi Markov, Ignazio Silone, Wadie Haddad, and Henry Corbin. After him are Burt Munro, Tetsu Katayama, Pablo Dorado, Carlo Scarpa, Prince Nicholas of Romania, and Fernando Peyroteo.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 6 out of 22. Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), and Fa Ngum (1316). After him are Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Sisavang Vatthana ranks 6. Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), and Fa Ngum (1316). After him are Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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