# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/saman-gunan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:09:07.428Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/saman-gunan"
name: "Saman Gunan"
slug: "saman-gunan"
description: "Saman Kunan was a Thai Navy SEAL. After leaving the Navy, he worked as a security guard at Suvarnabhumi Airport. He died from suffocation during Tham Luang cave rescue operation, earning him the title of 'Tham Luang Hero'. Saman was posthumously awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, one of the country's highest honors, by King Vajiralongkorn."
tagline: "Thai diver"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1980-12-23"
deathDate: "2018-07-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.18
  momentum:             20.20539393182669
  historical:           8.105074666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%99%E6%9B%BC%C2%B7%E5%BA%93%E5%8D%97"
    title: "沙曼·库南"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saman_Kunan"
    title: "Saman Kunan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saman_Kunan"
    title: "Saman Kunan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%98%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%93_%E1%9E%82%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%8E%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%93%E1%9F%8B"
    title: "ស្មាន គុណាន់"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%B8%EB%A7%8C_%EA%BE%B8%EB%82%9C"
    title: "싸만 꾸난"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B0%E0%BB%9D%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%99_%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%B8%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99"
    title: "ສະໝານ ກຸນັນ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99_%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99"
    title: "สมาน กุนัน"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saman_Kunan"
    title: "Saman Kunan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saman_Kunan"
    title: "Saman Kunan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55456547"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump