1400 BC - 1336 BC
Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Echnaton, Akhenaton, (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 Egypt's traditional 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 5,952,497 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Akhenaten is the 42nd most popular politician (up from 55th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 5th 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.
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Among politicians, Akhenaten ranks 42 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Justinian I, Richard III of England, Umar, Selim II, and Franz Joseph I of Austria. After him are Pericles, Maria Theresa, Ulysses S. Grant, Nero, Leon Trotsky, and Peter the Great.
1500 - 1558
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 36
482 - 565
HPI: 84.93
Rank: 37
1452 - 1485
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 38
585 - 644
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 39
1524 - 1574
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 40
1830 - 1916
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 41
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 84.67
Rank: 42
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 43
1717 - 1780
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 44
1822 - 1885
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 45
37 - 68
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 46
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 47
1672 - 1725
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 48
Among people born in 1400 BC, Akhenaten ranks 2. Before him is Nefertiti. After him are Miriam, Smenkhkare, Meritaten, Jethro, Kiya, Shalmaneser I, Meritamen, Muršili II, Ashur-uballit I, and Adad-nirari I. Among people deceased in 1336 BC, Akhenaten ranks 1.
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 85.45
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1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 84.67
Rank: 2
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 74.86
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1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 4
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 5
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 6
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 7
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 8
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 9
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 10
1400 BC - 1318 BC
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 11
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 12
Among people born in Egypt, Akhenaten ranks 6 out of 582. Before him are Moses (-1393), Cleopatra (-69), Tutankhamun (-1341), Ptolemy (100), and Nefertiti (-1400). After him are Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), Yasser Arafat (1929), Hatshepsut (-1507), Catherine of Alexandria (287), and Joshua (-1355).
1393 BC - 1273 BC
HPI: 92.96
Rank: 1
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 89.95
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1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 86.63
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100 - 170
HPI: 85.61
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1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 85.45
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1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 84.67
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350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 83.48
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350 - 415
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 8
1929 - 2004
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 9
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 10
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 11
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
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Among politicians born in Egypt, Akhenaten ranks 3. Before him are Cleopatra (-69) and Tutankhamun (-1341). After him are Yasser Arafat (1929), Hatshepsut (-1507), Amenhotep III (-1403), Rudolf Hess (1894), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Anwar Sadat (1918), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Seti I (-1323), and Khafra (-2550).
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 89.95
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1341 BC - 1323 BC
HPI: 86.63
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1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 84.67
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1929 - 2004
HPI: 80.84
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1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 80.70
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1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 6
1894 - 1987
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 7
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 8
1918 - 1981
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 9
1918 - 1970
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 10
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 11
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 12