POLITICIAN
Tashi Namgyal
1893 - 1963

Tashi Namgyal
Tashi Namgyal (Sikkimese: བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: Bkra-shis Rnam-rgyal) (26 October 1893 – 2 December 1963) was the ruling Chogyal (King) of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963. He was the son of Thutob Namgyal. He was the first independent king of Sikkim. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tashi Namgyal is the 16,148th most popular politician (up from 16,658th in 2019), the 959th most popular biography from China (up from 1,017th in 2019) and the 459th most popular Chinese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Tashi Namgyal ranks 16,148 out of 19,576. Before him are Noureddine Bedoui, Lopo do Nascimento, Inese Vaidere, Clark Clifford, Klaus Tschütscher, and Eeva Ruoppa. After him are Waldemar Pawlak, August Palm, Leander Starr Jameson, Manuel Gondra, Emiliano González Navero, and Toke Talagi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNoureddine Bedoui
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 16,149
Lopo do Nascimento
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16,150
Inese Vaidere
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16,151
Clark Clifford
1906 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16,152
Klaus Tschütscher
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16,153
Eeva Ruoppa
1932 - 2013
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16,154
Tashi Namgyal
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 16,155
Waldemar Pawlak
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 16,156
August Palm
1849 - 1922
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 16,157
Leander Starr Jameson
1853 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 16,158
Manuel Gondra
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 16,159
Emiliano González Navero
1861 - 1934
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 16,160
Toke Talagi
1960 - 2020
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 16,161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Tashi Namgyal ranks 246. Before him are Ichikawa Fusae, Ragnar Malm, Frans Blom, Maja Berezowska, Walter Gordon, and Norman Bel Geddes. After him are Cornelius Lanczos, Elizabeth Cotten, John Norton, Harlow Curtice, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, and Betty Blythe. Among people deceased in 1963, Tashi Namgyal ranks 189. Before him are Benno Moiseiwitsch, Mariano Arrate, Georgy Ushakov, Frans Blom, Ion Agârbiceanu, and Louis Ségura. After him are Rogers Hornsby, Reinier Beeuwkes, Nils Hellsten, Gjorgji Abadžiev, Nikolai Aseev, and Clifford Odets.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsIchikawa Fusae
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 240
Ragnar Malm
ATHLETE
1893 - 1959
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 241
Frans Blom
EXPLORER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 242
Maja Berezowska
PAINTER
1893 - 1978
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 243
Walter Gordon
PHYSICIST
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 244
Norman Bel Geddes
DESIGNER
1893 - 1958
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 245
Tashi Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 246
Cornelius Lanczos
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 247
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 248
John Norton
ATHLETE
1893 - 1979
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 249
Harlow Curtice
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1962
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 250
Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
JOURNALIST
1893 - 1964
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 251
Betty Blythe
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 252
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsBenno Moiseiwitsch
MUSICIAN
1890 - 1963
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 183
Mariano Arrate
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1963
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 184
Georgy Ushakov
EXPLORER
1901 - 1963
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 185
Frans Blom
EXPLORER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 186
Ion Agârbiceanu
WRITER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 187
Louis Ségura
GYMNAST
1889 - 1963
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 188
Tashi Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 189
Rogers Hornsby
BASEBALL PLAYER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 190
Reinier Beeuwkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1963
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 191
Nils Hellsten
ATHLETE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 192
Gjorgji Abadžiev
WRITER
1910 - 1963
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 193
Nikolai Aseev
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 194
Clifford Odets
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1963
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 195
In China
Among people born in China, Tashi Namgyal ranks 959 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Han-hsiang (1926), Ilham Tohti (1969), Cai Chusheng (1906), Feng Xiaogang (1958), Huang Xiaoming (1977), and Lin Dan (1983). After him are Ha Jin (1956), Hu Die (1908), Cui Jian (1961), James Wong Howe (1899), Li Xi (1956), and Yang Xinhai (1968).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLi Han-hsiang
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 953
Ilham Tohti
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 954
Cai Chusheng
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1968
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 955
Feng Xiaogang
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 956
Huang Xiaoming
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 957
Lin Dan
BADMINTON PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 958
Tashi Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 959
Ha Jin
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 960
Hu Die
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 961
Cui Jian
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 962
James Wong Howe
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1976
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 963
Li Xi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 964
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 965
Among POLITICIANS In China
Among politicians born in China, Tashi Namgyal ranks 459. Before him are Qin Gang (1966), Zhou Xiaochuan (1948), Chang Wanquan (1949), James Soong (1942), Chen Quanguo (1955), and Liu Chao-shiuan (1943). After him are Li Xi (1956), Donduk Kuular (1888), Ling Jihua (1956), Ni Xialian (1963), Ma Kai (1946), and Lee Yuan-tsu (1923).
Qin Gang
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 453
Zhou Xiaochuan
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 454
Chang Wanquan
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 455
James Soong
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 456
Chen Quanguo
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 457
Liu Chao-shiuan
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 458
Tashi Namgyal
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 459
Li Xi
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 460
Donduk Kuular
1888 - 1932
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 461
Ling Jihua
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 462
Ni Xialian
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 463
Ma Kai
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 464
Lee Yuan-tsu
1923 - 2017
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 465