POLITICIAN

U Thant

1909 - 1974

U Thant

Thant (Burmese: သန့်; MLCTS: san. [θa̰ɰ̃]; 22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian as well as Asian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month. A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. U Thant is the 1,115th most popular politician (up from 1,141st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, U Thant ranks 1,115 out of 19,576. Before him are Omri, Creon, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Asparuh of Bulgaria, and William I of the Netherlands. After him are Philip II, Kim Young-sam, Alfredo Stroessner, Tullus Hostilius, Nikephoros I, and James A. Garfield.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Omri
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 1,109
Creon
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 1,110
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1629 - 1698
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 1,111
Mohammed Daoud Khan
1909 - 1978
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 1,112
Asparuh of Bulgaria
640 - 700
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 1,113
William I of the Netherlands
1772 - 1843
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 1,114
U Thant
1909 - 1974
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 1,115
Philip II
237 - 249
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 1,116
Kim Young-sam
1927 - 2015
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 1,117
Alfredo Stroessner
1912 - 2006
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 1,118
Tullus Hostilius
710 BC - 641 BC
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 1,119
Nikephoros I
760 - 811
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 1,120
James A. Garfield
1831 - 1881
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 1,121

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, U Thant ranks 10. Before him are Juliana of the Netherlands, Simone Weil, Osamu Dazai, James Mason, Edward Tatum, and Mohammed Daoud Khan. After him are Francis Bacon, Andrei Gromyko, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Peter Drucker, Kwame Nkrumah, and Victor Borge. Among people deceased in 1974, U Thant ranks 14. Before him are Patrick Blackett, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, James Chadwick, Pär Lagerkvist, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., and Vittorio De Sica. After him are Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Baldur von Schirach, Nick Drake, Julius Evola, David Oistrakh, and Erich Kästner.

Others Born in 1909

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Juliana of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2004
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 4
Simone Weil
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1943
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 5
Osamu Dazai
WRITER
1909 - 1948
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 6
James Mason
ACTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 7
Edward Tatum
BIOLOGIST
1909 - 1975
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 8
Mohammed Daoud Khan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1978
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 9
U Thant
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 10
Francis Bacon
PAINTER
1909 - 1992
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 11
Andrei Gromyko
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1989
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 12
Rita Levi-Montalcini
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2012
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 13
Peter Drucker
WRITER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 14
Kwame Nkrumah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 15
Victor Borge
MUSICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 1974

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Patrick Blackett
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 8
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 9
James Chadwick
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1974
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 10
Pär Lagerkvist
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 11
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
CHEMIST
1915 - 1974
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 12
Vittorio De Sica
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1974
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 13
U Thant
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 15
Baldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 16
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 17
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 18
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 19
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 20