Physician
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
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Imhotep
His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2024). Imhotep is the 10th most popular physician (down from 8th in 2024), the 24th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Physician.
Imhotep is most famous for being the architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, Imhotep ranks 10 out of 726. Before him are Josef Mengele, Robert Koch, Florence Nightingale, Basil of Caesarea, L. L. Zamenhof, and Joseph Lister. After him are Edward Jenner, Anthony Fauci, Albert Schweitzer, Andreas Vesalius, Edgar Adrian, and Ignaz Semmelweis.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Josef Mengele
1911 - 1979
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 4
Robert Koch
1843 - 1910
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 5
Florence Nightingale
1820 - 1910
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 6
Basil of Caesarea
329 - 379
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 7
L. L. Zamenhof
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 8
Joseph Lister
1827 - 1912
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 9
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 10
Edward Jenner
1749 - 1823
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 11
Anthony Fauci
1940 - Present
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 12
Albert Schweitzer
1875 - 1965
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 13
Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 14
Edgar Adrian
1889 - 1977
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 15
Ignaz Semmelweis
1818 - 1865
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 2800 BC, Imhotep ranks 1. After him are Djoser, Khasekhemwy, Sekhemkhet, Senedj, Sekhemib-Perenmaat, Nimaathap, Neferkasokar, Sneferka, and Hudjefa I. Among people deceased in 2700 BC, Imhotep ranks 1. After him are Djoser, Sekhemkhet, Khaba, Seth-Peribsen, Hetepheres I, Prince Rahotep, Meresankh I, Horus Sa, and Hetephernebti.
Others Born in 2800 BC
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PHYSICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 1
Djoser
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 2
Khasekhemwy
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2686 BC
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 3
Sekhemkhet
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 4
Senedj
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 5
Sekhemib-Perenmaat
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2760 BC
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 6
Nimaathap
COMPANION
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
Neferkasokar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 8
Sneferka
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 9
Hudjefa I
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2800 BC
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 2700 BC
Go to all RankingsImhotep
PHYSICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 1
Djoser
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 2
Sekhemkhet
POLITICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 3
Khaba
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 4
Seth-Peribsen
POLITICIAN
2500 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 5
Hetepheres I
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 6
Prince Rahotep
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 7
Meresankh I
COMPANION
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 8
Horus Sa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 9
Hetephernebti
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 10
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Imhotep ranks 24 out of NaN. Before him are Ay (-1380), Plotinus (203), Moses in Islam (-1392), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Rudolf Hess (1894), and Anwar Sadat (1918). After him are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Hagar (-1800), Hero of Alexandria (10), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Diophantus (201), and Nefertari (-1290).
Others born in Egypt
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Ay
POLITICIAN
1380 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 18
Plotinus
PHILOSOPHER
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 19
Moses in Islam
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1392 BC - 1272 BC
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 20
Catherine of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
287 - 305
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 21
Rudolf Hess
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1987
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 22
Anwar Sadat
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1981
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 23
Imhotep
PHYSICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 24
Naguib Mahfouz
WRITER
1911 - 2006
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 25
Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 26
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 27
Athanasius of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 28
Diophantus
MATHEMATICIAN
201 - 300
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 29
Nefertari
COMPANION
1290 BC - 1255 BC
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 30
Among Physicians In Egypt
Among physicians born in Egypt, Imhotep ranks 1. After him are Cyril of Alexandria (376), Merit-Ptah (-2700), Psusennes II (-1100), Ali ibn Ridwan (988), Magdi Yacoub (1935), and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh (1951).
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 1
Cyril of Alexandria
376 - 444
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 2
Merit-Ptah
2700 BC - 2659 BC
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 3
Psusennes II
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 4
Ali ibn Ridwan
988 - 1061
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 5
Magdi Yacoub
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 6
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 7
