Somchai ( th, สมชาย, ) is a
Thai given name used by males. It is the most common male given name in Thailand, with 240,000 persons using the name in 2012.
Persons with the given name Somchai include:
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Somchai Chantarasamrit
Somchai Chantarasamrit (born 1 November 1944) is a former Thai cyclist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games o ...
, cyclist
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Somchai Chanthavanij, sports shooter
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Somchai Chimlum, boxer
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Somchai Chuayboonchum
Somchai Chuayboonchum (Thai alphabet, Thai สมชาย ชวยบุญชุม) is a Thai football coach and former Association football, footballer. He played as midfielder for Thailand national football team, Thailand national team. He ...
, football manager, and former footballer
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Somchai Khunpluem, politician and mob boss
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Somchai Limpichat
Somchai Limpichat (born 10 December 1940) is a Thai former swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international mu ...
, swimmer
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Somchai Maiwilai
Somchai Maiwilai ( th, สมชาย ไม้วิลัย, born 27 June 1970) is a Thai football manager,Somchai Putapibarn
Somchai Putapibarn (born 19 March 1955) is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters in ...
, boxer
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Somlek Sakdikul, also known as Somchai, Thai film actor
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Somchai Singmanee
Somchai Singmanee ( th, สมชาย สิงห์มณี, January 20, 1986 ) is a professional footballer from Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in South ...
, footballer
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Somchai Subpherm, football coach
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Somchai Thingpakdee
Somchai Thingpakdee (born 5 June 1947) is a Thai sports shooter. He competed in the men's 50 metre free pistol event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Ange ...
, sports shooter
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Somchai Neelapaijit, human rights activist
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Somchai Wongsawat, former Prime Minister of Thailand
In addition to สมชาย, a few other similar-sounding Thai names are also transcribed as ''Somchai''. These include สมชัย, สมไชย, สมไชย์, etc., which are pronounced , with a short second syllable.
Persons with the name Somchai (สมชัย) include:
*Somchai Katanyutanon, cartoonist writing under the pen name
Chai Rachawat Chai Rachawat ( th, ชัย ราชวัตร) is the pen name of Thai cartoonist Somchai Katanyutanant (, born 2 June 1941). One of the most popular and influential cartoonists in Thailand, his best known work is the political cartoon ''Phuya ...
*Somchai Lyowarin, the birth name of
Win Lyovarin, Thai novelist/writer
References
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Thai masculine given names