1909 - 1974
Thant (Burmese: သန့်; MLCTS: san. [θa̰ɰ̃]; 22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian to hold the position. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of U Thant has received more than 1,376,769 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. U Thant is the 1,396th most popular politician (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the most popular Burmese Politician.
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Among politicians, U Thant ranks 1,396 out of 15,577. Before him are Juan Antonio Samaranch, Pierre Laval, Albert Lebrun, John IV of Portugal, Miguel Primo de Rivera, and Paul Barras. After him are Philip of Swabia, Léon Blum, Harsha, Anthemius, John V of Portugal, and Alexander I of Serbia.
1920 - 2010
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,390
1883 - 1945
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,391
1871 - 1950
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,392
1604 - 1656
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,393
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,394
1755 - 1829
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,395
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,396
1177 - 1208
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,397
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,398
590 - 647
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,399
420 - 472
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,400
1689 - 1750
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,401
1876 - 1903
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,402
Among people born in 1909, U Thant ranks 12. Before him are Simone Weil, Andrei Gromyko, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Francis Bacon, Victor Borge, and Nicholas Winton. After him are Rita Levi-Montalcini, Isaiah Berlin, Kwame Nkrumah, Mohammed V of Morocco, Li Xiannian, and Ernst Gombrich. Among people deceased in 1974, U Thant ranks 12. Before him are James Chadwick, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Vittorio De Sica, Amin al-Husseini, Pär Lagerkvist, and Baldur von Schirach. After him are Imre Lakatos, Rudolf Dassler, David Oistrakh, Duke Ellington, Otto Strasser, and Erich Kästner.
1909 - 1943
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 6
1909 - 1989
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 7
1909 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
1909 - 1992
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 9
1909 - 2000
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 10
1909 - 2015
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 11
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 12
1909 - 2012
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 13
1909 - 1997
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 14
1909 - 1972
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 15
1909 - 1961
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 16
1909 - 1992
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 17
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 18
1891 - 1974
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 6
1916 - 1974
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 7
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 8
1895 - 1974
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 9
1891 - 1974
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 10
1907 - 1974
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 11
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 12
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 13
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 14
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 15
1899 - 1974
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 16
1897 - 1974
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 17
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 18
Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), U Thant ranks 2 out of 34. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945). After him are Aung San (1915), Than Shwe (1933), Peter Townsend (1914), Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), Thein Sein (1944), Anawrahta (1015), Alaungpaya (1714), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), and U Nu (1907).
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 1
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 2
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 3
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 4
1914 - 1995
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 5
1910 - 2002
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
1516 - 1581
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 8
1015 - 1077
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 9
1714 - 1760
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 10
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), U Thant ranks 1. After him are Aung San (1915), Than Shwe (1933), Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), Thein Sein (1944), Anawrahta (1015), Alaungpaya (1714), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), U Nu (1907), Htin Kyaw (1946), and Win Myint (1951).
1909 - 1974
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 3
1910 - 2002
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 4
1516 - 1581
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 5
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 6
1015 - 1077
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 7
1714 - 1760
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 11
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 12