List of Famous people born in Thailand

Chanathip Songkrasin, simply known as Jay, is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Japanese club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and the Thailand national team.

Rawinda Prajongjai is a Thai badminton player. She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games, also won the women's doubles title in 2017. Started her career as a singles player, she won her first international title at the 2013 Smiling Fish International tournament. She later focused on playing in doubles, and won her first Grand Prix tournament in 2015 Vietnam Open teamed-up with Jongkolphan Kititharakul.

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is a former Thai professional boxer and current boxing trainer. He is a two-time former lineal flyweight champion. During his first reign as world flyweight champion, which lasted between 2001 to 2007, Wonjongkam defended his title 17 times against 16 fighters, with both numbers being a flyweight record.

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat was a Thai general who staged a coup in 1957, replacing Plaek Phibunsongkhram as Thailand's prime minister until Sarit died in 1963. He was born in Bangkok, but grew up in his mother's home town in Lao-speaking northeastern Thailand and considered himself from Isan. His father, Major Luang Ruangdetanan, was a career army officer best known for his translations into Thai of Cambodian literature. He had partial Chinese ancestry.

Kunpimook Bhuwakul, known professionally by his nickname BamBam, is a Thai rapper and singer based in South Korea, member of the South Korean boy band Got7.

Sombat Banchamek a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek is a Thai middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer of Kuy descent, who formerly fought out of Por. Pramuk Gym, in Bangkok, Thailand, under the ring name Buakaw Por. Pramuk.

Nadech Kugimiya is a Thai actor and model. He is best known for his roles in Duang Jai Akkanee (2010), Game Rai Game Rak (2011), Sunset at Chaophraya (2013), The Rising Sun Series (2014), Leh Lub Salub Rang (2017) and The Crown Princess (2018). He is of Austrian and Thai descent.

Theerathon Bunmathan is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a left back for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Thailand national team. Also owner of the eSports team, Tokio Striker.

Chayaphon Moonsri, known as Wanheng Menayothin or Wanheng Kaiyanghadaogym is a Thai professional boxer who held the WBC strawweight title from 2014 to 2020. As of January 2021, he is ranked as the world's third best active strawweight by BoxRec, The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Surayud Chulanont is a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between 2006 and 2008. He is a former supreme commander of the Royal Thai Army and is currently Privy Councilor to King Vajiralongkorn.