SINGER

Suraphol Sombatcharoen

1930 - 1968

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Suraphol Sombatcharoen (15 September 1930 – 16 August 1968) (Thai: สุรพล สมบัติเจริญ) was a Thai luk thung singer. Dubbed the "King of Luk Thung", he was one of the first and most important stars of the genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Suraphol Sombatcharoen has received more than 40,775 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Suraphol Sombatcharoen is the 1,043rd most popular singer (down from 969th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 55th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Thai Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Suraphol Sombatcharoen ranks 1,043 out of 4,381. Before him are Bill Medley, Nik Kershaw, Helene Fischer, Nina Badrić, Julia Boutros, and Nilla Pizzi. After him are Lisa Ono, Irina Allegrova, Anita Traversi, Pyotr Leshchenko, Vanilla Ice, and Demi Lovato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Suraphol Sombatcharoen ranks 330. Before him are Liviu Librescu, Horst Bienek, Joachim Hansen, Hank Mobley, Babushka Lady, and William R. Pogue. After him are André Lerond, Hector Bianciotti, Marisol Escobar, Jean-Louis de Rambures, Vera T. Sós, and Justinas Marcinkevičius. Among people deceased in 1968, Suraphol Sombatcharoen ranks 147. Before him are Bobby Driscoll, Hugo Haas, Leo Huberman, Bruno Chizzo, Alexander Gelfond, and Albert Dekker. After him are Charles Bacon, Jón Leifs, Eivar Widlund, Joseph Pholien, Dorothy Garrod, and Edna Ferber.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Suraphol Sombatcharoen ranks 70 out of 186. Before him are Adam Osborne (1939), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Pumpuang Duangjan (1961), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), and Pote Sarasin (1905). After him are Thongchai McIntyre (1958), Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949), Buakaw Banchamek (1982), Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), Sanya Dharmasakti (1907), and Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948).

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Among SINGERS In Thailand

Among singers born in Thailand, Suraphol Sombatcharoen ranks 3. Before him are Lisa (1997), and Pumpuang Duangjan (1961). After him are Thongchai McIntyre (1958), Jintara Poonlarp (1969), Sayan Sanya (1953), Yodrak Salakjai (1956), Dao Bandon (1947), Minnie (1997), Siriporn Ampaipong (1964), Mike Phiromphon (1970), and Pornsak Songsaeng (1960).

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