POLITICIAN

Caesarion

47 BC - 30 BC

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Ptolemy XV Caesar (; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ, Ptolemaios Kaisar; 23 June 47 BC – 29 August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (Greek: Καισαρίων, Kaisaríōn, "Little Caesar"), was the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 2 September 44 BC until her death by 12 August 30 BC, then as sole ruler until his death was ordered by Octavian (who would become the first Roman emperor as Augustus). Caesarion was the eldest son of Cleopatra and the only known biological son of Julius Caesar, after whom he was named. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caesarion has received more than 5,235,076 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Caesarion is the 462nd most popular politician (down from 400th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Caesarion was the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII. He was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Caesarion ranks 462 out of 19,576Before him are Giuseppe Mazzini, Lothair I, José Mujica, Lavrentiy Beria, Mahidevran, and Nur ad-Din. After him are Stephen Báthory, Mary of Burgundy, Atahualpa, Narmer, Yongle Emperor, and Imre Nagy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 47 BC, Caesarion ranks 1After him is Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. Among people deceased in 30 BC, Caesarion ranks 3Before him are Cleopatra, and Mark Antony. After him are Diodorus Siculus, Hyrcanus II, Marcus Antonius Antyllus, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Huhanye, and Publius Canidius Crassus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Caesarion ranks 40 out of 642Before him are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Omar Sharif (1932), Horemheb (-1319), Menkaure (-2001), and Umm Kulthum (1898). After him are Ramesses I (-1300), Cyril of Alexandria (376), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Ramesses III (-1217), and Thutmose I (-1600).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Caesarion ranks 14Before him are Amenhotep III (-1403), Rudolf Hess (1894), Khafra (-2550), Ay (-1380), Horemheb (-1319), and Menkaure (-2001). After him are Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Thutmose I (-1600), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Farouk of Egypt (1920), and Smenkhkare (-1400).