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Imhotep

2800 BC - 2700 BC

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Imhotep (; Ancient Egyptian: ỉỉ-m-ḥtp "(the one who) comes in peace"; fl. late 27th century BC) was an Egyptian chancellor to the Pharaoh Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Very little is known of Imhotep as a historical figure, but in the 3,000 years following his death, he was gradually glorified and deified. Traditions from long after Imhotep's death treated him as a great author of wisdom texts and especially as a physician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imhotep has received more than 3,157,124 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Imhotep is the 6th most popular architect (down from 4th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Architect.

Imhotep is most famous for being the architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Imhoteps by language

Over the past year Imhotep has had the most page views in the with 367,839 views, followed by Spanish (86,660), and French (72,462). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are West Frisian (116.63%), Belarusian (73.86%), and Sicilian (59.13%)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Imhotep ranks 6 out of 518. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Vitruvius, and Alvar Aalto. After him are Mimar Sinan, Donato Bramante, Andrea Palladio, Leon Battista Alberti, Khufu, and Albert Speer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2800 BC, Imhotep ranks 1. After him are Djoser, Khasekhemwy, Sekhemkhet, Senedj, Sekhemib-Perenmaat, Neferkasokar, Sneferka, Hudjefa I, and Nimaathap. Among people deceased in 2700 BC, Imhotep ranks 1. After him are Djoser, Sekhemkhet, Khaba, Seth-Peribsen, Hetepheres I, Prince Rahotep, Meresankh I, Horus Sa, and Hetephernebti.

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  • Photo of Imhotep

    Imhotep

    ARCHITECT

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 77.23

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Djoser

    Djoser

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 75.76

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Khasekhemwy

    Khasekhemwy

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2686 BC

    HPI: 67.34

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Sekhemkhet

    Sekhemkhet

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 66.26

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Senedj

    Senedj

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2800 BC

    HPI: 63.73

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Sekhemib-Perenmaat

    Sekhemib-Perenmaat

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2760 BC

    HPI: 58.34

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Neferkasokar

    Neferkasokar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    2800 BC - 2800 BC

    HPI: 55.96

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Sneferka

    Sneferka

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - Present

    HPI: 54.28

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Hudjefa I

    Hudjefa I

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2800 BC

    HPI: 54.13

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Nimaathap

    Nimaathap

    COMPANION

    2800 BC - 2800 BC

    HPI: 51.63

    Rank: 10

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Others Deceased in 2700 BC

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  • Photo of Imhotep

    Imhotep

    ARCHITECT

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 77.23

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Djoser

    Djoser

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 75.76

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Sekhemkhet

    Sekhemkhet

    POLITICIAN

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 66.26

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Khaba

    Khaba

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 65.71

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Seth-Peribsen

    Seth-Peribsen

    POLITICIAN

    2500 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 63.89

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Hetepheres I

    Hetepheres I

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Prince Rahotep

    Prince Rahotep

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 59.69

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Meresankh I

    Meresankh I

    COMPANION

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 53.12

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Horus Sa

    Horus Sa

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 52.77

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Hetephernebti

    Hetephernebti

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 51.68

    Rank: 10

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Imhotep ranks 20 out of 642. Before him are Hatshepsut (-1507), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Plotinus (203), Anwar Sadat (1918), Hosni Mubarak (1928), and Amenhotep III (-1403). After him are Hagar (-1800), Rudolf Hess (1894), Hero of Alexandria (10), Dalida (1933), Nefertari (-1290), and Moses in Islam (-1392).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Egypt

Among architects born in Egypt, Imhotep ranks 1. After him are Khufu (-2700), Senenmut (-1600), Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Hemiunu (-2500), Nefermaat (-2500), and Hassan Fathy (1900).

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