1946 - Today
Sonthi Boonyaratglin (Thai: สนธิ บุญยรัตกลิน, RTGS: Sonthi Bunyaratkalin, IPA: [sǒn.tʰíʔ bun.já.rát.kà.lin]; born 2 October 1946) is a Thai former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the kingdom. He was the first Muslim in charge of the army of the mostly Buddhist country. On 19 September 2006, he became the de facto head of government of Thailand after overthrowing the elected government in a coup d'état. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonthi Boonyaratglin has received more than 201,520 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonthi Boonyaratglin is the 11,879th most popular politician (down from 11,132nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Thailand (down from 47th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Thai Politician.
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Among politicians, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 11,879 out of 15,577. Before him are Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Tithraustes, Herman III, Duke of Swabia, Johan Pitka, Theobald VI, Count of Blois, and Henry Oldenburg. After him are Tom Hayden, Ranulf I of Aquitaine, Gabi Ashkenazi, Doğu Perinçek, Sergey Mironov, and George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
1180 - 1243
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 11,873
500 BC - 383 BC
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 11,874
995 - 1012
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 11,875
1872 - 1944
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 11,876
1190 - 1218
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 11,877
1619 - 1677
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 11,878
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 11,879
1939 - 2016
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 11,880
820 - 866
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 11,881
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 11,882
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 11,883
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 11,884
1688 - 1735
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 11,885
Among people born in 1946, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 329. Before him are Farag Foda, Vladimir Solovyov, Antonio Fargas, Colin Bell, Lesley Ann Warren, and Andrew Davis. After him are Nicola Piovani, Martin Barre, Colin Burgess, Robert Fisk, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and Hanan Ashrawi.
1946 - 1992
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 323
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 324
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 325
1946 - 2021
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 326
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 327
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 328
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 329
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 330
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 331
1946 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 332
1946 - 2020
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 333
1946 - 2005
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 334
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 335
Among people born in Thailand, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 51 out of 155. Before him are Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Buddhadasa (1906), Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884), and Seni Pramoj (1905). After him are Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Suraphol Sombatcharoen (1930), Rambai Barni (1904), and Anand Panyarachun (1932).
1861 - 1919
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 45
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 46
1911 - 1995
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 47
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 48
1884 - 1948
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 49
1905 - 1997
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 50
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 51
1920 - 1998
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 52
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 53
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 54
1930 - 1968
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 55
1904 - 1984
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 56
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 57
Among politicians born in Thailand, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 36. Before him are Surayud Chulanont (1943), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Wan Waithayakon (1891), Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884), and Seni Pramoj (1905). After him are Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Pote Sarasin (1905), and Damrong Rajanubhab (1862).
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 30
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 31
1891 - 1976
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 32
1911 - 1995
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 33
1884 - 1948
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 34
1905 - 1997
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 35
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 36
1920 - 1998
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 37
1927 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 38
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 39
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 40
1905 - 2000
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 41
1862 - 1943
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 42