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Khufu

2700 BC - 2570 BC

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Khufu or Cheops (died c. 2566 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khufu has received more than 3,098,408 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Khufu is the 11th most popular architect (up from 17th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 46th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Architect.

Khufu is most famous for being the pharaoh who commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Khufu ranks 11 out of 518. Before him are Alvar Aalto, Imhotep, Mimar Sinan, Donato Bramante, Andrea Palladio, and Leon Battista Alberti. After him are Albert Speer, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, Zaha Hadid, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2700 BC, Khufu ranks 1. After him are Sneferu, Khaba, Sanakht, Hetepheres I, Merit-Ptah, Prince Rahotep, Meritites I, Henutsen, Meresankh I, Horus Sa, and Hetephernebti. Among people deceased in 2570 BC, Khufu ranks 1. After him is Djedefre.

Others Born in 2700 BC

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  • Photo of Khufu

    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 75.04

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Sneferu

    Sneferu

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2609 BC

    HPI: 72.64

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Khaba

    Khaba

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 65.71

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Sanakht

    Sanakht

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2715 BC

    HPI: 65.21

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Hetepheres I

    Hetepheres I

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Merit-Ptah

    Merit-Ptah

    PHYSICIAN

    2700 BC - 2659 BC

    HPI: 61.68

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Prince Rahotep

    Prince Rahotep

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 59.69

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Meritites I

    Meritites I

    ARCHAEOLOGIST

    2700 BC - 2600 BC

    HPI: 55.94

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Henutsen

    Henutsen

    NOBLEMAN

    2700 BC - 2600 BC

    HPI: 54.84

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Meresankh I

    Meresankh I

    COMPANION

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 53.12

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Horus Sa

    Horus Sa

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 52.77

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Hetephernebti

    Hetephernebti

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 51.68

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 2570 BC

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    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 75.04

    Rank: 1

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    Djedefre

    POLITICIAN

    2600 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 70.20

    Rank: 2

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Khufu ranks 29 out of 642. Before him are Hero of Alexandria (10), Dalida (1933), Nefertari (-1290), Moses in Islam (-1392), Demis Roussos (1946), and Khafra (-2550). After him are Ay (-1380), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Seti I (-1323), Diophantus (201), Naguib Mahfouz (1911), and Ankhesenamun (-1347).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Egypt

Among architects born in Egypt, Khufu ranks 2. Before him are Imhotep (-2800). After him are Senenmut (-1600), Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Hemiunu (-2500), Nefermaat (-2500), and Hassan Fathy (1900).

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