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Mahidol Adulyadej

1892 - 1929

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Mahitala Dhibesra Adulyadej Vikrom, the Prince Father (Thai: สมเด็จพระมหิตลาธิเบศร อดุลยเดชวิกรม พระบรมราชชนก RTGS: Somdet Phra Mahitalathibet Adunyadetwikrom Phra Borommaratchachanok, 1 January 1892 – 24 September 1929), formerly Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkhla (Thai: สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้ามหิดลอดุลยเดช กรมหลวงสงขลานครินทร์) or Mahidol Songkla, was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand, and the paternal grandfather of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X). He was also regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health in Thailand. He also founded the House of Mahidol or the present Royal Family of Thailand. His two sons reigned for more than eight decades, longer than the Ibn Saud siblings of Saudi Arabia, and the Nahyan siblings of Abu Dhabi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahidol Adulyadej is the 10,262nd most popular politician (down from 7,550th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 26th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mahidol Adulyadej ranks 10,262 out of 19,576Before him are Cleopa Msuya, Mary McAleese, Schuyler Colfax, Dromichaetes, Agustín Gamarra, and Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles. After him are Feroze Gandhi, Yizhixie, Matsudaira Katamori, Li Yu, Rabbel II Soter, and Ignazio Cassis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Mahidol Adulyadej ranks 131Before him are Hermann Breith, Edoardo Agnelli, Fyodor Raskolnikov, Otto Nerz, Yi Kwang-su, and Charles Nungesser. After him are Hironori Ōtsuka, Ivan Tyulenev, Alan Hale Sr., Mabel Normand, Juan Belmonte, and Erich Neumann. Among people deceased in 1929, Mahidol Adulyadej ranks 67Before him are Elfrida Andrée, Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Rattanbai Jinnah, Gotō Shinpei, Carlo Airoldi, and Clemens von Pirquet. After him are António José de Almeida, Léon Delacroix, Millicent Fawcett, Vasil Radoslavov, Nasreddine Dinet, and Tsuda Umeko.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Mahidol Adulyadej ranks 44 out of 186Before him are Sirindhorn (1955), Srinagarindra (1900), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Tony Jaa (1976), Ekkathat (1800), and Sonthi Boonyaratglin (1946). After him are Seni Pramoj (1905), Buakaw Banchamek (1982), Si Inthrathit (1188), Buddhadasa (1906), Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), and Sunanda Kumariratana (1860).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Mahidol Adulyadej ranks 32Before him are Uthong (1314), Surayud Chulanont (1943), Srinagarindra (1900), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Ekkathat (1800), and Sonthi Boonyaratglin (1946). After him are Seni Pramoj (1905), Si Inthrathit (1188), Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Wan Waithayakon (1891), and Kukrit Pramoj (1911).