POLITICIAN

Wan Waithayakon

1891 - 1976

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Prince Varna Vaidayakara (full title: His Royal Highness Prince Varna Vaidayakara, the Prince Naradhip Bongsaprabandha), known in the West as Wan Waithayakon (1891–1976), was a Thai royal prince and diplomat. He was President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1956–1957) while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was a grandson of King Mongkut (Rama IV). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wan Waithayakon is the 11,450th most popular politician (down from 10,883rd in 2024), the 54th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 47th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wan Waithayakon ranks 11,449 out of 19,576Before him are Orestes of Macedon, Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro, Nakayama Yoshiko, and Carlos Agostinho do Rosário. After him are Armen Garo, Sébastien Faure, Gisulf II of Friuli, Katherine Karađorđević, Theodor Oberländer, Marco Cornaro, and Victor Marijnen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Wan Waithayakon ranks 140Before him are Earl Warren, Harold Jeffreys, Francisco Lázaro, Prince Maurice of Battenberg, Milton L. Humason, and Otto Ciliax. After him are Galaktion Tabidze, Charles Journet, Pedro Salinas, Charles Bickford, Zora Neale Hurston, and Oskar Kummetz. Among people deceased in 1976, Wan Waithayakon ranks 122Before him are Mukaghali Makatayev, Jack Cassidy, Pyotr Koshevoy, José Lezama Lima, Friedrich Schulz, and Nam Il. After him are Jean Servais, Giuseppe Cavanna, Armen Ohanian, Sergei Shtemenko, Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam, and Nikolay Nosov.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Wan Waithayakon ranks 54 out of 186Before him are Paetongtarn Shinawatra (1986), Si Inthrathit (1188), Buddhadasa (1906), Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Sunanda Kumariratana (1860), and Anand Panyarachun (1932). After him are Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Pumpuang Duangjan (1961), Prasat Thong (1599), Phetracha (1632), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), and Banharn Silpa-archa (1932).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Wan Waithayakon ranks 38Before him are Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), Seni Pramoj (1905), Paetongtarn Shinawatra (1986), Si Inthrathit (1188), Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), and Anand Panyarachun (1932). After him are Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Prasat Thong (1599), Phetracha (1632), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Banharn Silpa-archa (1932), and Mangrai (1238).