POLITICIAN

Akhenaten

1400 BC - 1336 BC

Akhenaten

Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Akhenaton or Echnaton (Ancient Egyptian: ꜣḫ-n-jtn ʾŪḫə-nə-yātəy, pronounced [ˈʔuːχəʔ nə ˈjaːtəj] , meaning 'Effective for the Aten'), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh reigning c. 1353–1336 or 1351–1334 BC, the tenth ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Before the fifth year of his reign, he was known as Amenhotep IV (Ancient Egyptian: jmn-ḥtp, meaning "Amun is satisfied", Hellenized as Amenophis IV). As a pharaoh, Akhenaten is noted for abandoning traditional ancient Egyptian religion of polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akhenaten has received more than 7,529,565 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Akhenaten is the 52nd most popular politician (down from 41st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Akhenaten is most famous for being the first monotheistic ruler of Egypt. He was also the father of Tutankhamun.

Memorability Metrics

7.5M
Page Views (PV)
86.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
93
Languages Editions (L)
12.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Akhenaten ranks 52 out of 19,576. Before him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Pericles, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Nero, Justinian I, and Josip Broz Tito. After him are William IV of the United Kingdom, Peter the Great, James K. Polk, Sargon of Akkad, Muammar Gaddafi, and Hannibal.

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HPI: 86.71
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HPI: 86.39
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400 BC, Akhenaten ranks 2. Before him is Nefertiti. After him are Smenkhkare, Meritaten, Jethro, Kiya, Shalmaneser I, Muršili II, Meritamen, Adad-nirari I, Fu Hao, and Piyassili. Among people deceased in 1336 BC, Akhenaten ranks 1.