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Sisavang Vong

1885 - 1959

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King Sisavangvong (Lao: ພຣະບາທສົມເດັຈພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິຕສີສວ່າງວົງສ໌; born Prince Khao (ຂເ-ົາ) 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 235,341 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Sisavang Vong is the 5,859th most popular politician (down from 5,499th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Laos (up from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Laotian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sisavang Vong ranks 5,859 out of 15,577Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Guy Verhofstadt, Alexander I of Scotland, Zeki Velidi Togan, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, and Antipater II of Macedon. After him are Marie Anne Mancini, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Otto Dietrich, Vasile Lupu, Tulga, and Jindřich Matyáš Thurn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Sisavang Vong ranks 64Before him are Seishirō Itagaki, Jules Pascin, Bess Truman, Theda Bara, Dorando Pietri, and Viktor Schauberger. After him are Agustín Barrios, Harlow Shapley, Khải Định, Frank Jack Fletcher, Soemu Toyoda, and Egon Kisch. Among people deceased in 1959, Sisavang Vong ranks 41Before him are Ernest Bloch, Sidney Bechet, Olga Knipper, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, D. F. Malan, and Ichirō Hatoyama. After him are Edmond Debeaumarché, Jean Behra, William Halsey Jr., Ethel Barrymore, Zhang Jinghui, and Barthélemy Boganda.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Sisavang Vong ranks 5 out of 21Before him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), and Choummaly Sayasone (1936). After him are Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Fa Ngum (1316), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Vang Pao (1929), and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In Laos

Among politicians born in Laos, Sisavang Vong ranks 5Before him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Thongloun Sisoulith (1946), Souphanouvong (1909), and Choummaly Sayasone (1936). After him are Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Fa Ngum (1316), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), and Boun Oum (1912).