Historical figures in Bangkok
The atlas holds 30 people and 81 moments here, from 1804 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Sirikit, Bhumibol Adulyadej and Mongkut. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Amelia Earhart
in 1937
1 moment here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Aung San
in 1941
2 moments here
Burmese independence leader, political organizer, and military commander. Aung San helped found the Burma Independence Army, led the anti-Japanese…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
from 1938 to 2016
10 moments here
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
Bruce Lee
in 1971
2 moments here
Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…
Chulalongkorn
from 1853 to 1910
7 moments here
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
Corazon Aquino
in 1988
1 moment here
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…
Deng Xiaoping
in 1978
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1928
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Kim Dae-jung
in 1993
1 moment here
South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Li Keqiang
in 2013
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Lyndon B. Johnson
in 1966
1 moment here
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…
Manmohan Singh
in 2004
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mongkut
from 1804 to 1868
10 moments here
Mongkut, also known as Rama IV, was King of Siam from 1851 until 1868. Before becoming king he spent twenty-seven years as the monk Vajirañāṇo,…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2004
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Nelson Mandela
in 2004
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1957
1 moment here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2013
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Olav V
in 1965
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1928
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pol Pot
in 1981
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Pope Francis
in 2019
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Prajadhipok
from 1893 to 1933
6 moments here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Pridi Banomyong
from 1910 to 1949
4 moments here
Thai lawyer, political leader, regent, prime minister, and founder of Thammasat University. A civilian leader of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, he…
Pumpuang Duangjan
from 1975 to 1991
3 moments here
Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Moments
- 1804 Birth at the Old Thonburi Palace Mongkut
- 1809 Move to the Grand Palace Mongkut
- 1824 Departure for Wat Samorai Mongkut
- 1824 Early stay at Wat Mahathat Mongkut
- 1824 Ordination at Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram Mongkut
- 1829 Return to Wat Samorai Mongkut
- 1836 Arrival as first abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Mongkut
- 1853 Birth in Bangkok Chulalongkorn
- 1865 Arrival at Wat Pho for the Lenten Robes ceremony Mongkut
- 1866 Novice ordination at Wat Bawonniwet Chulalongkorn
- 1868 Visit to Wat Bowonniwet as king Mongkut
- 1868 Death in Bangkok Mongkut
- 1879 Meeting King Chulalongkorn Ulysses S. Grant
- 1893 Birth in Bangkok Prajadhipok
- 1897 Departure on first European grand tour Chulalongkorn
- 1897 Return from first European grand tour Chulalongkorn
- 1903 Bangkok fundraising visit Sun Yat-sen
- 1907 Departure on second European journey Chulalongkorn
- 1907 Return to Bangkok from second European journey Chulalongkorn
- 1910 Moved to Bangkok Pridi Banomyong
- 1910 Death at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall Chulalongkorn
- 1918 Marriage at Sukhothai Palace Prajadhipok
- 1919 Young barrister in Bangkok Pridi Banomyong
- 1928 Visit to Bangkok Pablo Neruda
- 1928 Arrival in Bangkok Ho Chi Minh
- 1931 Departure for Pacific journey Prajadhipok
- 1931 Return to Bangkok from world journey Prajadhipok
- 1932 Return to Bangkok after the coup Prajadhipok
- 1932 Birth in Bangkok Sirikit
- 1933 Family residence at Deves Palace Sirikit
- 1933 Returned to Bangkok from exile Pridi Banomyong
- 1933 Return from Songkhla to Bangkok Prajadhipok
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: Bangkok Amelia Earhart
- 1938 Family return to Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1941 Return through Bangkok Aung San
- 1941 Burma Independence Army inauguration Aung San
- 1946 Return to Bangkok before accession Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1949 Palace Rebellion in Bangkok Pridi Banomyong
- 1950 Marriage at Srapathum Palace Sirikit
- 1950 Coronation at the Grand Palace Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1950 Installation as queen at coronation Sirikit
- 1956 Regency oath at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall Sirikit
- 1956 Monkhood at Wat Bowonniwet Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1956 Ordination at Wat Phra Kaew Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1956 Red Cross Fair attendance Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1956 Red Cross Fair appearance Sirikit
- 1957 Official visit to Thailand Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1965 State visit to Thailand Olav V
- 1966 International Education Act signing Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1969 State visit to Bangkok Richard Nixon