COMPANION
Farida of Egypt
1921 - 1988
Farida of Egypt
Farida (born Safinaz Zulficar Arabic: صافيناز ذو الفقار 5 September 1921 – 16 October 1988) was the queen of Egypt for nearly eleven years as the first wife of King Farouk. She was the first queen of Egypt since Cleopatra to have left seclusion and played a public representational role, attending public functions and acting as honorary protector of charities, in accordance with the modern image the monarchy wished to represent at the time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farida of Egypt has received more than 352,657 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Farida of Egypt is the 299th most popular companion (up from 310th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Egypt (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Egyptian Companion.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
61.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
7.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Farida of Egypt ranks 299 out of 784. Before her are Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Vanessa Paradis, Sophia of Minsk, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mamie Eisenhower, and Hildegard of the Vinzgau. After her are Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Melania Trump, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Irene Angelina, Juana Enríquez, and Alberto Granado.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
1511 - 1571
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 293
Vanessa Paradis
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 294
Sophia of Minsk
1140 - 1198
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 295
Mary Todd Lincoln
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 296
Mamie Eisenhower
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 297
Hildegard of the Vinzgau
758 - 783
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 298
Farida of Egypt
1921 - 1988
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 299
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
1822 - 1889
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 300
Melania Trump
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 301
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1628 - 1685
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 302
Irene Angelina
1181 - 1208
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 303
Juana Enríquez
1425 - 1468
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 304
Alberto Granado
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 305
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Farida of Egypt ranks 66. Before her are Franco Corelli, Viktor Kulikov, Zizinho, György Cziffra, Mario Lanza, and Miklós Jancsó. After her are Paul Watzlawick, Gérard Debreu, Karel Appel, Amin al-Hafiz, Françoise Gilot, and Thomas Schelling. Among people deceased in 1988, Farida of Egypt ranks 32. Before her are Richard S. Castellano, Hiroaki Sato, Gert Fröbe, Luis Barragán, Valerie Solanas, and Christina Onassis. After her are Giuseppe Saragat, Franz Josef Strauss, Hermann Graf, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Henryk Szeryng, and Hans Urs von Balthasar.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsFranco Corelli
SINGER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 60
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 61
Zizinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 62
György Cziffra
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 63
Mario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 64
Miklós Jancsó
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2014
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 65
Farida of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 1988
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 66
Paul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 67
Gérard Debreu
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2004
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 68
Karel Appel
PAINTER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 69
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 70
Françoise Gilot
PAINTER
1921 - 2023
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 71
Thomas Schelling
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2016
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 72
Others Deceased in 1988
Go to all RankingsRichard S. Castellano
ACTOR
1933 - 1988
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 26
Hiroaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 27
Gert Fröbe
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 28
Luis Barragán
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1988
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 29
Valerie Solanas
WRITER
1936 - 1988
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 30
Christina Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - 1988
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 31
Farida of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 1988
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 32
Giuseppe Saragat
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1988
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 33
Franz Josef Strauss
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 34
Hermann Graf
PILOT
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 35
Jean-Michel Basquiat
ARTIST
1960 - 1988
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 36
Henryk Szeryng
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1988
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 37
Hans Urs von Balthasar
WRITER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 38
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Farida of Egypt ranks 201 out of 642. Before her are Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Abdel Hakim Amer (1919). After her are Tetisheri (-1600), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Osorkon I (-1000), Bintanath (-1300), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), and Ibn Yunus (950).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsAl-Mutawakkil III
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1543
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 195
Olympiodorus the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
495 - 570
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 196
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
PHILOSOPHER
796 - 859
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 197
Senakhtenre Ahmose
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 198
Dionysius Thrax
WRITER
170 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 199
Abdel Hakim Amer
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1967
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 200
Farida of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 1988
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 201
Tetisheri
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1540 BC
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 202
Berenice III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
120 BC - 80 BC
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 203
Osorkon I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 204
Bintanath
COMPANION
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 205
Alia Al-Hussein
COMPANION
1948 - 1977
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 206
Ibn Yunus
MATHEMATICIAN
950 - 1009
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 207
Among COMPANIONS In Egypt
Among companions born in Egypt, Farida of Egypt ranks 8. Before her are Nefertari (-1290), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921), Arsinoe II (-316), Nazli Sabri (1894), and Meritamen (-1400). After her are Bintanath (-1300), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), Suzanne Mubarak (1941), Meketaten (-1348), Tjuyu (-1401), and Narriman Sadek (1933).
Nefertari
1290 BC - 1255 BC
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 2
Ankhesenamun
1347 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 3
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
1921 - 2013
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 4
Arsinoe II
316 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 5
Nazli Sabri
1894 - 1978
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 6
Meritamen
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 7
Farida of Egypt
1921 - 1988
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 8
Bintanath
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 9
Alia Al-Hussein
1948 - 1977
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 10
Suzanne Mubarak
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 11
Meketaten
1348 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 12
Tjuyu
1401 BC - 1370 BC
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 13
Narriman Sadek
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 14