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Amenhotep, son of Hapu

1420 BC - 1400 BC

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Amenhotep, son of Hapu (transcribed jmn-ḥtp zꜣ ḥꜣp.w; fl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amenhotep, son of Hapu has received more than 145,205 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Amenhotep, son of Hapu is the 101st most popular architect (up from 112th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Egypt (up from 197th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Architect.

Amenhotep, son of Hapu was the architect of the great sphinx, which is a statue of a lion with a human head.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Amenhotep, son of Hapu ranks 101 out of 518. Before him are Arata Isozaki, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, and Étienne-Louis Boullée. After him are César Pelli, Filarete, Hannes Meyer, Luis Barragán, Aino Aalto, and Auguste Perret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1420 BC, Amenhotep, son of Hapu ranks 2. Before him is Thutmose IV.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Amenhotep, son of Hapu ranks 191 out of 642. Before him are Psusennes II (-1100), Al-Tahawi (853), Intef III (-2050), Abdel Halim Hafez (1929), Tewfik Pasha (1852), and Merit-Ptah (-2700). After him are Al-Adid (1149), Al-Maqrizi (1364), John Philoponus (490), Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), and Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Egypt

Among architects born in Egypt, Amenhotep, son of Hapu ranks 4. Before him are Imhotep (-2800), Khufu (-2700), and Senenmut (-1600). After him are Hemiunu (-2500), Nefermaat (-2500), and Hassan Fathy (1900).

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