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Khafra

2550 BC - 2479 BC

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Khafre ( KA(H)F-ray) or Khafra (Ancient Egyptian: ḫꜥ.f-rꜥ, lit. 'He appears as Ra'), also known as Khephren or Chephren ( KEF-rən; Ancient Greek: Χεφρῆν, romanized: Chephrên), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He was the son of Khufu and the successor of Djedefre. According to the ancient historian Manetho, Khafre was followed by king Bikheris, but according to archaeological evidence he was instead followed by king Menkaure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khafra has received more than 603,433 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Khafra is the 366th most popular politician (down from 346th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Egypt and the 10th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Khafra is most famous for the Great Sphinx of Giza, a colossal statue of a lion with a human head.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Khafras by language

Over the past year Khafra has had the most page views in the with 34,716 views, followed by French (30,729), and Russian (26,430). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Albanian (101.09%), Bengali (63.77%), and Tagalog (62.06%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Khafra ranks 366 out of 19,576. Before him are Sigismund III Vasa, Gustaf V of Sweden, Henry V of England, Sergio Mattarella, Kangxi Emperor, and Erich Honecker. After him are Bhumibol Adulyadej, Semiramis, Menachem Begin, Indira Gandhi, Patrice Lumumba, and William the Silent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2550 BC, Khafra ranks 1. After him is Mesilim. Among people deceased in 2479 BC, Khafra ranks 1. 

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 1

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    Mesilim

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2492 BC

    HPI: 47.42

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 2479 BC

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Khafra ranks 28 out of 642. Before him are Rudolf Hess (1894), Hero of Alexandria (10), Dalida (1933), Nefertari (-1290), Moses in Islam (-1392), and Demis Roussos (1946). After him are Khufu (-2700), Ay (-1380), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Seti I (-1323), Diophantus (201), and Naguib Mahfouz (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Khafra ranks 10. Before him are Hatshepsut (-1507), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Anwar Sadat (1918), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Amenhotep III (-1403), and Rudolf Hess (1894). After him are Ay (-1380), Horemheb (-1319), Menkaure (-2001), Caesarion (-47), Ahmose I (-1560), and Sneferu (-2700).

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