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POLITICIAN

Thanom Kittikachorn

1911 - 2004

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Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn (Thai: ถนอม กิตติขจร, RTGS: Thanom Kittikhachon, pronounced [tʰā.nɔ̌ːm kìt.tì(ʔ).kʰā.t͡ɕɔ̄ːn]; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was the leader of Thailand from 1963 to 1973, during which 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 298,651 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Thanom Kittikachorn is the 6,084th most popular politician (up from 7,784th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 30th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Thai Politician.

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  • 57.02

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 6,084 out of 15,577Before him are Takeo Fukuda, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, Aglaonice, Jan Tschichold, Chaim Rumkowski, and Valerian Kuybyshev. After him are Giovanni Sforza, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, Cyril Genik, Albert I, Duke of Saxony, Edmond Debeaumarché, and Jean-Luc Dehaene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 79Before him are Qian Xuesen, Hubert Humphrey, Ishirō Honda, Elizabeth Bishop, Renée Simonot, and William Stuart-Houston. After him are Jean-Pierre Aumont, David Ogilvy, Lee J. Cobb, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Shiing-Shen Chern, and Andor Lilienthal. Among people deceased in 2004, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 67Before him are Nikolai Chernykh, Nino Manfredi, Marika Rökk, Charles Sweeney, Philippe de Broca, and Mercedes McCambridge. After him are Brian Clough, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, John Charles, Masanori Tokita, Sacha Distel, and Russ Meyer.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 20 out of 155Before him are Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), and Narai (1629). After him are Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Jacques Vergès (1924), Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), Si Inthrathit (1188), and Lisa (1997).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Thanom Kittikachorn ranks 18Before him are Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), Naresuan (1555), Pridi Banomyong (1900), and Narai (1629). After him are Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Si Inthrathit (1188), Uthong (1314), Sarit Thanarat (1908), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), and Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910).