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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Vang Pao

1929 - 2011

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Vang Pao (RPA: Vaj Pov [vâ pɔ̌], Lao: ວັງປາວ; 8 December 1929 – 6 January 2011) was a major general in the Royal Lao Army and later a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vang Pao has received more than 445,669 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Vang Pao is the 1,293rd most popular military personnel, the 11th most popular biography from Laos and the most popular Laotian Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Vang Pao ranks 1,293 out of 1,468. Before him are Adolphe Marbot, Nelson A. Miles, Aris Velouchiotis, Ali Aaltonen, George Rooke, and Courtney Hodges. After him are Josip Filipović, Kiyonao Ichiki, Karl von Einem, Christine Jorgensen, August von Werder, and Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Vang Pao ranks 242. Before him are Hong Song-nam, John Henry Holland, Selim Hoss, Hind Rostom, Slavko Avsenik, and Ulla Jacobsson. After him are Cecil Taylor, Gerhard Hanappi, Nina Ponomaryova, Yevgeniy Chazov, Haruo Nakajima, and Franca Rame. Among people deceased in 2011, Vang Pao ranks 194. Before him are Thor Vilhjálmsson, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Bhupen Hazarika, José Alencar, Hind Rostom, and Shigeo Yaegashi. After him are Josefa Iloilo, Robert Ettinger, Bhimsen Joshi, Ingvar Wixell, Jiří Dienstbier, and Harry Morgan.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Vang Pao ranks 11 out of 21. Before him are Sisavang Vong (1885), Sisavang Vatthana (1907), Fa Ngum (1316), Khamtai Siphandon (1924), Souvanna Phouma (1901), and Thongsing Thammavong (1944). After him are Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Boun Oum (1912), Anouvong (1767), Setthathirath (1534), Sisavath Keobounphanh (1928), and Phoumi Vongvichit (1909).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Laos

Among military personnels born in Laos, Vang Pao ranks 1. 

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