954 BC - 930 BC
Menelik I (Ge'ez: ምኒልክ, Mənilək) was the legendary first Emperor of Ethiopia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Menelik I has received more than 1,201,836 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Menelik I is the 2,050th most popular politician (up from 3,045th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 8th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ethiopian Politician.
Menelik I was a legendary figure in Ethiopian history who is believed to have been the son of King Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba. According to tradition, Menelik traveled to Jerusalem as a young man to visit his father and was anointed as the next king of Ethiopia by the priests there. He then returned to Ethiopia with a group of Israelites, bringing with him the Ark of the Covenant, which has been revered as a sacred relic in Ethiopia ever since. Menelik is considered the founder of the Ethiopian Solomonic dynasty, which ruled the country for nearly 3,000 years, and he is still celebrated as a national hero and a symbol of Ethiopia's ancient and enduring culture.
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Among politicians, Menelik I ranks 2,050 out of 15,577. Before him are Kuchlug, Amenemhat I, Vortigern, Hayme Hatun, Olaf II of Denmark, and Alexandre Millerand. After him are François Darlan, Euric, Konstantin Päts, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Toghrul, and Carlos Menem.
1156 - 1218
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 2,044
1991 BC - 1962 BC
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 2,045
394 - 454
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 2,046
1176 - 1268
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 2,047
1370 - 1387
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 2,048
1859 - 1943
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 2,049
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 2,050
1881 - 1942
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,051
440 - 484
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,052
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,053
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,054
1130 - 1203
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,055
1930 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,056
Among people born in 954 BC, Menelik I ranks 1. Among people deceased in 930 BC, Menelik I ranks 1.
Among people born in Ethiopia, Menelik I ranks 6 out of 89. Before him are Haile Selassie (1892), Abebe Bikila (1932), Zewditu (1876), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), and Menelik II (1844). After him are Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), and Tewodros II (1818).
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 1
1932 - 1973
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
1876 - 1930
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 3
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 4
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 5
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 6
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 10
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 11
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Menelik I ranks 5. Before him are Haile Selassie (1892), Zewditu (1876), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), and Menelik II (1844). After him are Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Meles Zenawi (1955), and Amha Selassie (1916).
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 1
1876 - 1930
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 2
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 3
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 4
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 5
1895 - 1935
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 8
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 9
1818 - 1868
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 10
1955 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 11
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 12