Notable Individuals
- Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva – 27th Prime Minister of Thailand, born in Newcastle Northumberland and educated at Eton College and St John's College, Oxford and a British citizen
- Giles Ji Ungpakorn (born 1953) – Thai-British academic and political activist with both Thai and British citizenship; fled charge of Lèse majesté in Thailand.
- Narisa Chakrabongse
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