Politician

Thaksin Shinawatra

Former Prime Minister of Thailand

1949 - today

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His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Thaksin Shinawatra is the 1,702nd most popular politician (up from 2,160th in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Thai Politician.

Thaksin Shinawatra is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001-2006. He was overthrown in a military coup and has been living in exile since 2008.

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#3 / 266

Thaksin Shinawatra ranks #3 among 266 people in Pantheon born in Thailand, inside the top 2% of that group.

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Thaksin Shinawatra climbed 1,561 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #6,929 to #5,369.

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Thaksin Shinawatra's biography appears in 72 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 1,701 out of 20,022. Before him are Afonso IV of Portugal, Abdul Latif Rashid, Christian III of Denmark, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Musaylimah, and Léon Blum. After him are Peter of Castile, Josiah, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Zoran Đinđić, and Vasili III of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 33. Before him are Slavoj Žižek, Sandra Mason, Mohammed Shahabuddin, Jessica Lange, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Jeff Bridges. After him are Ken Follett, Han Duck-soo, Alla Pugacheva, Thomas Sankara, Arif Alvi, and George Foreman.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 3 out of 266. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), and Chulalongkorn (1853). After him are Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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Among Politicians In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 3. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), and Chulalongkorn (1853). After him are Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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