COMPANION

Ankhesenamun

1347 BC - 1400 BC

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Ankhesenamun (ˁnḫ-s-n-imn, "Her Life Is of Amun"; c. 1348 or c. 1342 – after 1322 BC) was an ancient Egyptian queen who lived during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ankhesenamun has received more than 2,318,145 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Ankhesenamun is the 23rd most popular companion (down from 18th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Companion.

Ankhesenamun was the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. She was the wife of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, and the mother of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. She is most famous for being the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

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  • 78.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Ankhesenamun ranks 23 out of 784. Before her are Nefertari, Joseph Bonaparte, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Aspasia, Marie Leszczyńska, and Bathsheba. After her are Jane Seymour, Livia, Roxana, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Mileva Marić, and Victoria, Princess Royal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1347 BC, Ankhesenamun ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1400 BC, Ankhesenamun ranks 2. Before her is Ay. After her are Thutmose IV, Meritaten, Jethro, Kiya, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Yuya, Tadukhipa, Piyassili, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, and Mutemwiya.

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Others Deceased in 1400 BC

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  • Photo of Ay

    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.48

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Ankhesenamun

    Ankhesenamun

    COMPANION

    1347 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.21

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Thutmose IV

    Thutmose IV

    PHYSICIAN

    1420 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 73.52

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Meritaten

    Meritaten

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1400 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 71.50

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Jethro

    Jethro

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1400 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 70.86

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Kiya

    Kiya

    POLITICIAN

    1400 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 69.56

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Amenhotep, son of Hapu

    Amenhotep, son of Hapu

    ARCHITECT

    1420 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 67.02

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Yuya

    Yuya

    POLITICIAN

    1500 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 65.69

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Tadukhipa

    Tadukhipa

    POLITICIAN

    1365 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 64.79

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Piyassili

    Piyassili

    POLITICIAN

    1400 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 64.23

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Neferneferuaten Tasherit

    Neferneferuaten Tasherit

    COMPANION

    1400 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 11

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    Mutemwiya

    COMPANION

    1500 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 63.71

    Rank: 12

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ankhesenamun ranks 35 out of 642. Before her are Khufu (-2700), Ay (-1380), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Seti I (-1323), Diophantus (201), and Naguib Mahfouz (1911). After her are Omar Sharif (1932), Horemheb (-1319), Menkaure (-2001), Umm Kulthum (1898), Caesarion (-47), and Ramesses I (-1300).

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  • Photo of Khufu

    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 78.82

    Rank: 29

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    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.48

    Rank: 30

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    Athanasius of Alexandria

    PHILOSOPHER

    295 - 373

    HPI: 78.44

    Rank: 31

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    Seti I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1323 BC - 1279 BC

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 32

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    Diophantus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    201 - 300

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 33

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    Naguib Mahfouz

    WRITER

    1911 - 2006

    HPI: 78.24

    Rank: 34

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    Ankhesenamun

    COMPANION

    1347 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.21

    Rank: 35

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    Omar Sharif

    ACTOR

    1932 - 2015

    HPI: 78.03

    Rank: 36

  • Photo of Horemheb

    Horemheb

    POLITICIAN

    1319 BC - 1292 BC

    HPI: 78.01

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Menkaure

    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 77.85

    Rank: 38

  • Photo of Umm Kulthum

    Umm Kulthum

    SINGER

    1898 - 1975

    HPI: 77.83

    Rank: 39

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    Caesarion

    POLITICIAN

    47 BC - 30 BC

    HPI: 77.73

    Rank: 40

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    Ramesses I

    NOBLEMAN

    1300 BC - 1290 BC

    HPI: 77.63

    Rank: 41

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Among COMPANIONS In Egypt

Among companions born in Egypt, Ankhesenamun ranks 3. Before her are Nefertiti (-1400), and Nefertari (-1290). After her are Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921), Arsinoe II (-316), Nazli Sabri (1894), Meritamen (-1400), Farida of Egypt (1921), Bintanath (-1300), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), Suzanne Mubarak (1941), and Meketaten (-1348).

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