1946 - Today
Thongloun Sisoulith (Lao: ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ; born 10 November 1945) is a Lao historian and politician serving as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 15 January 2021 and President of Laos since 22 March 2021. Thongloun was born and educated in Houaphan province, before receiving education in Leningrad and Moscow in the Soviet Union. During the Laotian Civil War, he supported the Pathet Lao as a teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thongloun Sisoulith has received more than 437,351 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Thongloun Sisoulith is the 2,476th most popular politician (up from 5,346th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Laos (up from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Laotian Politician.
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Among politicians, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2,476 out of 15,577. Before him are Yuan Shu, George, King of Saxony, Gustav Heinemann, Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, and Sima Zhao. After him are Beatrice of Naples, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Barsine, Ludwig Stumpfegger, Berengar II of Italy, and Mohammed VI of Morocco.
155 - 199
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 2,470
1832 - 1904
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 2,471
1899 - 1976
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 2,472
1174 - 1237
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 2,473
84 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 2,474
211 - 265
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 2,475
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 2,476
1457 - 1508
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2,477
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2,478
363 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2,479
1910 - 1945
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2,480
900 - 966
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2,481
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2,482
Among people born in 1946, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 64. Before him are Dolly Parton, Uri Geller, Bolo Yeung, Isaias Afwerki, Boris Berezovsky, and Danny Glover. After him are Howard Shore, Jean Todt, Daniel Libeskind, Ed O'Neill, John Woo, and Peter Singer.
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 58
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 59
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 60
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 61
1946 - 2013
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 62
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 63
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 64
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 65
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 66
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 67
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 68
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 69
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 70
Among people born in Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2 out of 21. Before him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938). After him are Souphanouvong (1909), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Sisavang Vong (1885), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Fa Ngum (1316), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Vang Pao (1929), and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890).
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 2
1909 - 1995
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 4
1885 - 1959
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 5
1907 - 1978
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 6
1316 - 1393
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 7
1924 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 8
1901 - 1984
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 10
1929 - 2011
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 11
1890 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith ranks 2. Before him are Bounnhang Vorachith (1938). After him are Souphanouvong (1909), Choummaly Sayasone (1936), Sisavang Vong (1885), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Fa Ngum (1316), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Souvanna Phouma (1901), Thongsing Thammavong (1944), Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), and Boun Oum (1912).
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 2
1909 - 1995
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 4
1885 - 1959
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 5
1907 - 1978
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 6
1316 - 1393
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 7
1924 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 8
1901 - 1984
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 10
1890 - 1959
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 11
1912 - 1980
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 12