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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vang Pao is the 1,512th most popular military personnel (up from 1,576th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Laos (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Laotian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Vang Pao ranks 1,512 out of 2,058. Before him are Antonina Makarova, Maximilian von Edelsheim, Mitrofan Nedelin, Johann von Tiefen, Johann Peter Beaulieu, and Max Horton. After him are Farrukh Hormizd, Leosthenes, Franz Rohr von Denta, Erich Bey, Hubert Lanz, and Jean Reynier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Vang Pao ranks 275. Before him are Petr Shelokhonov, Christian Marin, Halyna Sevruk, Hans Clarin, Berry Gordy, and Ninón Sevilla. After him are Vija Artmane, Rudi Glöckner, Hermann Prey, Francesco Marchisano, Piero Cappuccilli, and Cecil Taylor. Among people deceased in 2011, Vang Pao ranks 207. Before him are Alfonso Cano, Peter Alexander, John Neville, Ricky Hui, Erhard Loretan, and Loriot. After him are Arnošt Lustig, Neil Young, George Shearing, Ricky Bruch, Jiří Dienstbier, and John Paul Getty III.

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In Laos

Among people born in Laos, Vang Pao ranks 19 out of 22. Before him are Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890), Boun Oum (1912), Anouvong (1767), Phoumi Vongvichit (1909), Bouasone Bouphavanh (1954), and Setthathirath (1534). After him are Pany Yathotou (1951), Ki Daophet Niuhuang (1972), Visay Phaphouvanin (1985), Santisouk Inthavong (1999), Soukphaxay Sithisane (1996), and Siri Arun Budcharern (2002).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Laos

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

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