1880 - 1925
Vajiravudh (Thai: วชิราวุธ, RTGS: Wachirawut, 1 January 1881 – 26 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vajiravudh has received more than 979,437 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Vajiravudh is the 3,036th most popular politician (down from 2,584th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 8th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Thai Politician.
King Vajiravudh is most famous for his efforts to introduce Western-style education in Thailand. He was the first Thai king to have a Western education, and he was the first Thai king to write a book.
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Among politicians, Vajiravudh ranks 3,036 out of 15,577. Before him are Tomislav Nikolić, Richard of Cornwall, Joseph Wirth, King Xiaowen of Qin, Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. After him are Liutprand of Cremona, Frank B. Kellogg, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Mehmet Shehu, John Rabe, and Norman Angell.
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 3,030
1209 - 1272
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 3,031
1879 - 1956
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 3,032
302 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 3,033
1823 - 1883
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 3,034
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 3,035
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 3,036
922 - 972
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,037
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,038
1853 - 1884
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,039
1913 - 1981
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 3,040
1882 - 1950
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3,041
1872 - 1967
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3,042
Among people born in 1880, Vajiravudh ranks 29. Before him are Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Alexander Blok, Bruno Taut, Michel Fokine, Lionel Logue, and Sarah Knauss. After him are Kuniaki Koiso, Mohammed Alim Khan, Giuseppe Moscati, Paul Ehrenfest, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, and Andrei Bely. Among people deceased in 1925, Vajiravudh ranks 29. Before him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Vincenzo Peruggia, Félix Vallotton, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, John Singer Sargent, and Oliver Heaviside. After him are Fritz Haarmann, Léon Bourgeois, Aleksey Kuropatkin, H. Rider Haggard, Eugen Sandow, and Karl Abraham.
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 23
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 24
1880 - 1938
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 25
1880 - 1942
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 26
1880 - 1953
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 27
1880 - 1999
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 28
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 29
1880 - 1950
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 30
1880 - 1944
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 31
1880 - 1927
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 32
1880 - 1933
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 33
1880 - 1919
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 34
1880 - 1934
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 35
1852 - 1925
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 23
1881 - 1925
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 24
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 25
1843 - 1925
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 26
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 27
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 28
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 29
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 30
1851 - 1925
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 31
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 32
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 33
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 34
1877 - 1925
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 35
Among people born in Thailand, Vajiravudh ranks 9 out of 155. Before him are Mongkut (1804), Rama I (1736), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), and Taksin (1734). After him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), and Rama II of Siam (1767).
1804 - 1868
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 3
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 5
1893 - 1941
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 8
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 9
1897 - 1964
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 10
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 11
1932 - 2005
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 12
1788 - 1851
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 13
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 14
1767 - 1824
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 15
Among politicians born in Thailand, Vajiravudh ranks 9. Before him are Mongkut (1804), Rama I (1736), Sirikit (1932), Prajadhipok (1893), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), and Taksin (1734). After him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Rama III (1788), Prayut Chan-o-cha (1954), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Naresuan (1555).
1804 - 1868
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 3
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 5
1893 - 1941
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 7
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 8
1880 - 1925
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 9
1897 - 1964
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 10
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 11
1788 - 1851
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 12
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 13
1767 - 1824
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 14
1555 - 1605
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 15