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Hemiunu

2500 BC - 2501 BC

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Hemiunu (fl. 2570 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince who is believed to have been the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza. As vizier, succeeding his father, Nefermaat, and his uncle, Kanefer, Hemiunu was one of the most important members of the court and responsible for all the royal works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hemiunu has received more than 315,439 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Hemiunu is the 117th most popular architect (down from 78th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 141st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Architect.

The most famous thing about hemiunu is the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Hemiunu ranks 117 out of 518. Before him are Hans Hollein, Philip Johnson, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Baldassare Longhena, Eileen Gray, and Theophil Hansen. After him are Carl Gotthard Langhans, Toyo Ito, Peter Eisenman, Leo von Klenze, Robert Koldewey, and Jacques-Germain Soufflot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2500 BC, Hemiunu ranks 10. Before him are Seth-Peribsen, Urukagina, Userkare, Neferefre, Djedkare Isesi, and Enmerkar. After him are Eannatum, Nefermaat, Puabi, Ur-Nanshe, Kubaba, and Khentkaus III. Among people deceased in 2501 BC, Hemiunu ranks 1. 

Others Born in 2500 BC

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  • Photo of Seth-Peribsen

    Seth-Peribsen

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 69.01

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Urukagina

    Urukagina

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2371 BC

    HPI: 68.76

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Userkare

    Userkare

    NOBLEMAN

    2500 BC - 2330 BC

    HPI: 68.51

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Neferefre

    Neferefre

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2458 BC

    HPI: 68.41

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Djedkare Isesi

    Djedkare Isesi

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2380 BC

    HPI: 67.90

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Enmerkar

    Enmerkar

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 3000 BC

    HPI: 67.07

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Hemiunu

    Hemiunu

    ARCHITECT

    2500 BC - 2501 BC

    HPI: 66.12

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Eannatum

    Eannatum

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2425 BC

    HPI: 64.36

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Nefermaat

    Nefermaat

    ARCHITECT

    2500 BC - Present

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Puabi

    Puabi

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - Present

    HPI: 63.58

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Ur-Nanshe

    Ur-Nanshe

    ARCHITECT

    2500 BC - 2500 BC

    HPI: 63.55

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Kubaba

    Kubaba

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2400 BC

    HPI: 63.28

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Khentkaus III

    Khentkaus III

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2500 BC

    HPI: 60.67

    Rank: 16

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Others Deceased in 2501 BC

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    Hemiunu

    ARCHITECT

    2500 BC - 2501 BC

    HPI: 66.12

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Hemiunu ranks 210 out of 642. Before him are Osorkon I (-1000), Bintanath (-1300), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), Ibn Yunus (950), Jehan Sadat (1933), and Ahmed ‘Urabi (1841). After him are Robert II, Count of Artois (1250), Pentawer (-1173), Ahmes (-1680), Suzanne Mubarak (1941), Saad Zaghloul (1858), and Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Egypt

Among architects born in Egypt, Hemiunu ranks 5. Before him are Imhotep (-2800), Khufu (-2700), Senenmut (-1600), and Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420). After him are Nefermaat (-2500), and Hassan Fathy (1900).

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