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Bhumibol Adulyadej

1927 - 2016

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Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent Asian sovereign, and the third-longest of any sovereign state. Born in the United States, Bhumibol spent his early life in Switzerland, in the aftermath of the 1932 Siamese revolution, which toppled Thailand's centuries-old absolute monarchy, ruled at the time by his uncle, King Prajadhipok (Rama VII). He ascended to the throne in June 1946, succeeding his brother, King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), who had died under mysterious circumstances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bhumibol Adulyadej is the 233rd most popular politician (up from 367th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from United States (up from 112th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Politician.

Bhumibol adulyadej is most famous for being the King of Thailand. He has held this position since 1946.

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Among politicians, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 233 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Mithridates VI of Pontus, Murad IV, Manmohan Singh, and Jacques Chirac. After him are Sonia Gandhi, George H. W. Bush, Hosni Mubarak, Abdul Hamid II, Möngke Khan, and Henry III of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 4. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI, Gabriel García Márquez, and Ferenc Puskás. After him are Günter Grass, Olof Palme, Gina Lollobrigida, K. Alex Müller, F. Sherwood Rowland, Peter Falk, Roger Moore, and Samuel P. Huntington. Among people deceased in 2016, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 5. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Johan Cruyff, and Umberto Eco. After him are John Glenn, Bud Spencer, Shimon Peres, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, and Alan Rickman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 71 out of 20,380. Before him are Toni Morrison (1931), George R. R. Martin (1948), Bob Dylan (1941), Richard Nixon (1913), Bill Gates (1955), and David Lynch (1946). After him are George H. W. Bush (1924), Henry Ford (1863), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), and Barbara Bush (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bhumibol Adulyadej ranks 23. Before him are Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), George Marshall (1880), Harry S. Truman (1884), Bill Clinton (1946), and Richard Nixon (1913). After him are George H. W. Bush (1924), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), Barbara Bush (1925), Barack Obama (1961), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), and Woodrow Wilson (1856).

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