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Souphanouvong

1909 - 1995

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Prince Souphanouvong (13 July 1909 – 9 January 1995; Lao: ສຸພານຸວົງ Lao pronunciation: [ˌsupʰaːˈnuʋoŋ]), nicknamed the Red Prince, was along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Souphanouvong has received more than 396,509 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Souphanouvong is the 2,534th most popular politician (up from 2,936th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Laos (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Laotian Politician.

Souphanouvong is most famous for being the first president of Laos.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Souphanouvong ranks 2,534 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor Lustig, Tomislav Nikolić, Georges Couthon, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Paul Reynaud, and Eric IV of Denmark. After him are Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, Jie of Xia, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Lee Hsien Loong, Charibert I, and Nectanebo I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Souphanouvong ranks 25. Before him are Li Xiannian, Isaiah Berlin, Ernst Gombrich, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Carmen Miranda, and Magda Schneider. After him are Marinus van der Lubbe, Aleksandar Ranković, Benny Goodman, Errol Flynn, Fred Perry, and John Fante. Among people deceased in 1995, Souphanouvong ranks 26. Before him are Edward Bernays, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Lana Turner, Murray Rothbard, Donald Pleasence, and Milovan Đilas. After him are William Alfred Fowler, Jonas Salk, Alec Douglas-Home, Ginger Rogers, Fred Perry, and John B. Calhoun.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Souphanouvong ranks 2 out of 22. Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946). After him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), 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, Souphanouvong ranks 2. Before him are Thongloun Sisoulith (1946). After him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Fa Ngum (1316), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Sisavang Vong (1885), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Anouvong (1767), and Boun Oum (1912).

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