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Sisavang Vong

1885 - 1959

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King Sisavangvong (Lao: ພຣະບາທສົມເດັຈພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິຕສີສວ່າງວົງສ໌; born Prince Khao (ຂາວ) 14 July 1885 – 29 October 1959), known by his courtesy name Sisavangvong, was the last ruler of the Lao Kingdom of Luang Prabang and the founding king of the Kingdom of Laos. Born Prince Khao on 14 July 1885, he ascended the throne at the age of 18 following the death of his father. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sisavang Vong has received more than 259,686 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Sisavang Vong is the 5,781st most popular politician (up from 5,844th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Laos (down from 5th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Laotian Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sisavang Vong ranks 5,781 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmose, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Princess Margaret of Prussia, Peter II, Count of Savoy, Giulio Douhet, and Charles II, Duke of Savoy. After him are Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Li of Zhou, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Piyassili, Yang Kaihui, and Tewodros II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Sisavang Vong ranks 66. Before him are Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Jules Pascin, Władysław Raczkiewicz, Sydney Chaplin, René Grousset, and Alois Hudal. After him are Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Khải Định, Egon Kisch, Soemu Toyoda, Jules Romains, and Viktor Schauberger. Among people deceased in 1959, Sisavang Vong ranks 43. Before him are Edmond Debeaumarché, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, D. F. Malan, Ichirō Hatoyama, Barthélemy Boganda, and Cecil B. DeMille. After him are Ernest Bloch, Zhang Jinghui, Elias, Duke of Parma, William Halsey Jr., Grock, and Edvard Eriksen.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Sisavang Vong ranks 7 out of 22. Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), and Sisavang Vatthana (1907). After him are Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), and Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Sisavang Vong ranks 7. Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), and Sisavang Vatthana (1907). After him are Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), Boun Oum (1912), and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890).

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