List of Famous people born in Thailand

Sonthi Boonyaratglin is a Thai former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the kingdom, of Iranian descent. He was the first Muslim in charge of the army of the mostly Buddhist country. On 19 September 2006, he became the de facto head of government of Thailand after overthrowing the elected government in a coup d'état. After retiring from the Army in 2007, he became Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of national security.

Savitree Amitrapai is a Thai badminton player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Thanawat Suengchitthawon is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City and the Thailand national team.

Nicha Yontararak, better known by her nickname Minnie, is a Thai singer, songwriter and actress based in South Korea. She is the vocalist of the South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, which debuted on May 2, 2018 under Cube Entertainment.

Vanich Chaiyawan is a Thai billionaire businessman, chairman of Thai Life Insurance, the second-largest life insurer in Thailand.

Busanan Ongbamrungphan is a Thai badminton player who specializes in singles. She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games. She graduated with bachelor of sport sciences degree from Chulalongkorn University.

Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool, simply known as Tee is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 2 club Muangkan United and the Thailand national team.

Suppanad Jittaleela is a Thai actress, DJ, model and singer, who became famous after playing the lead role of "Kim" from the movie Yes or No (2010) which was her first movie and Yes or No 2 (2012). Because of the success of her movie, she became famous across Asia especially in China. She is currently attending at Rangsit University.

Sarunyu Winaipanit, nicknamed Ice is a Thai singer and actor. His love for entertaining has brought him the nickname ‘The Prince of Smiles’.