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Thanom Kittikachorn

1911 - 2004

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Thanom Kittikachorn (Thai: ถนอม กิตติขจร, RTGS: Thanom Kittikhachon, pronounced [tʰā.nɔ̌ːm kìt.tì(ʔ).kʰā.tɕɔ̄ːn]; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1963 to 1973, military officer, who supported and initiated military coups and became Thailand's defence minister. He rose to power when he staged a self-coup, until public protests which exploded into violence forced him to step down. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thanom Kittikachorn has received more than 322,955 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Thanom Kittikachorn is the 6,172nd most popular politician (down from 6,069th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Thailand (down from 20th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Thai Politician.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 6,172 out of 19,576. Before him are Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Alexander Gorchakov, Matvei Zakharov, Mesha, Milan Babić, and Khải Định. After him are Niklot, Parshatatar, Toqto'a, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Rei Kawakubo, and Abdul Ghani Baradar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 81. Before him are George Stigler, Maria Reiter, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Roberto Matta, Elizabeth Bishop, and Lucille Ball. After him are Jean-Pierre Aumont, Hubert Humphrey, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Renée Simonot, Teddy Kollek, and Danny Kaye. Among people deceased in 2004, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 72. Before him are Richard Avedon, Lennart Bernadotte, Raymond Goethals, Philippe de Broca, Tom Wesselmann, and Frances Shand Kydd. After him are Nino Manfredi, Rafael Eitan, Marco Pantani, Masanori Tokita, Harold Shipman, and Miki Matsubara.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 22 out of 186. Before him are Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Naresuan (1555), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Lisa (1997), Narai (1629), and Jacques Vergès (1924). After him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), Yingluck Shinawatra (1967), Sirindhorn (1955), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), and Srettha Thavisin (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 18. Before him are Rama III (1788), Rama II of Siam (1767), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Naresuan (1555), and Narai (1629). After him are Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Samak Sundaravej (1935), Somchai Wongsawat (1947), and Sarit Thanarat (1908).

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