Aung San

Burmese revolutionary leader (1915-1947)

  • Fame58.2
  • Momentum3.6
  • Wikipedia15.7K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1915–1947, aged 32
PoliticiansPolitician
  • Wikipedia
    58 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1915–1947
    Aged 32
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-06-10

He brought Myanmar to the threshold of independence from British rule, then was assassinated six months before it arrived. The architect of a nation he never saw free.

Biography

About

Born 13 February 1915, Aung San moved through political philosophies — socialism, briefly communism, then his own People's Revolutionary Party — all aimed at one end: throwing off the British. He fled Burma before World War II to seek foreign help, served as minister of war under the Japanese occupation, then switched sides as Japan faltered and merged his forces with the Allies. After the war he negotiated independence in the Aung San-Attlee agreement and led his Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League to victory in the 1947 election. On 19 July 1947, he and most of his cabinet were killed. Six…

Where to find them

Platforms

No platforms connected yet.

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
58.2
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum3.6
Historical24.6
Now attention13.9
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
Global rank
Country rank
Category rank
Receipts

Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    High confidence
  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
    High confidence
  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence