2850 BC - 2900 BC
Etana (𒂊𒋫𒈾, E.TA.NA) was the thirteenth king of the first dynasty of Kish, according to the Sumerian King List. He is listed as the successor of Arwium, the son of Mashda, as king of Kish. The list also calls Etana "the shepherd, who ascended to heaven and consolidated all the foreign countries", and states that he ruled 1,560 years (some copies read 635) before being succeeded by his son Balih, said to have ruled 400 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Etana has received more than 202,701 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Etana is the 4,302nd most popular politician (up from 4,755th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 113th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Iraqi Politician.
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Among politicians, Etana ranks 4,302 out of 15,577. Before him are Pratibha Patil, John I of Sweden, Taishi Ci, Euphronios, Amyntas I of Macedon, and Kiril, Prince of Preslav. After him are Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Ranjit Singh, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Max Amann, and Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg.
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 4,296
1201 - 1222
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 4,297
166 - 206
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 4,298
520 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 4,299
540 BC - 498 BC
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 4,300
1895 - 1945
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,301
2850 BC - 2900 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,302
1725 - 1793
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,303
1780 - 1839
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 4,304
1907 - 1967
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,305
1432 - 1462
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,306
1891 - 1957
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,307
1810 - 1835
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4,308
Among people born in 2850 BC, Etana ranks 1. Among people deceased in 2900 BC, Etana ranks 2. Before him is Hotepsekhemwy.
Among people born in Iraq, Etana ranks 107 out of 338. Before him are Shammuramat (-900), Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Labashi-Marduk (-550), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), and Sin-Muballit (-1900). After him are Barham Salih (1960), Enmebaragesi (-2650), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), Sinsharishkun (-700), Al-Qahir (899), and Al-Mu'tadid (854).
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 101
2050 BC - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 102
550 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 103
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 104
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 105
1900 BC - 1793 BC
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 106
2850 BC - 2900 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 107
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 108
2650 BC - 2680 BC
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 109
766 - 831
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 110
700 BC - 612 BC
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 111
899 - 950
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 112
854 - 902
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 113
Among politicians born in Iraq, Etana ranks 65. Before him are Adad-nirari I (-1400), Shammuramat (-900), Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Labashi-Marduk (-550), Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), and Sin-Muballit (-1900). After him are Barham Salih (1960), Enmebaragesi (-2650), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), Sinsharishkun (-700), Al-Qahir (899), and Al-Mu'tadid (854).
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 59
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 60
2050 BC - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 61
550 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 62
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 63
1900 BC - 1793 BC
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 64
2850 BC - 2900 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 65
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 66
2650 BC - 2680 BC
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 67
766 - 831
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 68
700 BC - 612 BC
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 69
899 - 950
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 70
854 - 902
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 71