3000 BC - 2995 BC
Den, also known as Hor-Den, Dewen, and Udimu, was the Horus name of a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period who ruled during the First Dynasty of Egypt. He is the best archaeologically-attested ruler of this period, credited with bringing prosperity to his realm. Den was the first to use the title "King of Upper and Lower Egypt" and the first depicted as wearing the double crown (red and white). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Den has received more than 266,080 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Den is the 6th most popular archaeologist (up from 1,258th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Archaeologist.
The den is most famous for the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
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Among archaeologists, Den ranks 6 out of 104. Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Heinrich Schliemann, Theodor Mommsen, Howard Carter, and Arthur Evans. After him are Edward Drinker Cope, Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Marija Gimbutas, Nynetjer, and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon.
1790 - 1832
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 1
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 2
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 3
1874 - 1939
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 4
1851 - 1941
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 6
1840 - 1897
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 9
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 11
1866 - 1923
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 12
Among people born in 3000 BC, Den ranks 1. After him are Djet, Semerkhet, Merneith, and Khenthap. Among people deceased in 2995 BC, Den ranks 1.
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1
3000 BC - 2980 BC
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 2
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 3
3000 BC - 3000 BC
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 4
3000 BC - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 5
Among people born in Egypt, Den ranks 79 out of 582. Before him are Pachomius the Great (292), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Psamtik I (-700), Lactantius (250), Hassan al-Banna (1906), and Constantine P. Cavafy (1863). After him are Isetnofret (-1250), Saint Menas (285), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Saint Sarah (100), and Athenaeus (200).
292 - 348
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 73
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 74
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 75
250 - 325
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 76
1906 - 1949
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 77
1863 - 1933
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 78
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 79
1250 BC - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 80
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 81
1951 - 2019
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 82
1951 - 2022
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 83
100 - 100
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 84
200 - 223
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 85
Among archaeologists born in Egypt, Den ranks 1. After him are Zahi Hawass (1947) and Zakaria Goneim (1905).
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2
1905 - 1959
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 3