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Menkaure

2001 BC - 2503 BC

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Menkaure or Menkaura (Egyptian transliteration: mn-kꜣw-rꜥ; c. 2550 BC - c. 2503 BC) was a king of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Menkaure has received more than 650,195 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Menkaure is the 447th most popular politician (down from 429th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 35th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Menkaure is most famous for being the third king of the 4th dynasty. He was the son of Khufu and the grandson of Khufu's brother Djedefre. Menkaure is most famous for his pyramid which is the smallest of the three pyramids in Giza.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Menkaure ranks 447 out of 19,576. Before him are Constantine II of Greece, Puyi, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Leopold I of Belgium, Peisistratos, and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. After him are Louis X of France, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Otho, Radovan Karadžić, Louis Bonaparte, and Mustafa III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001 BC, Menkaure ranks 1. After him are Horus Bird, and Meresankh II. Among people deceased in 2503 BC, Menkaure ranks 1. 

Others Born in 2001 BC

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    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 73.94

    Rank: 1

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    Horus Bird

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2001 BC

    HPI: 54.08

    Rank: 2

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    Meresankh II

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2600 BC

    HPI: 51.54

    Rank: 3

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Others Deceased in 2503 BC

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    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 73.94

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Menkaure ranks 38 out of 642. Before him are Seti I (-1323), Diophantus (201), Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Omar Sharif (1932), and Horemheb (-1319). After him are Umm Kulthum (1898), Caesarion (-47), Ramesses I (-1300), Cyril of Alexandria (376), Ahmose I (-1560), and Sneferu (-2700).

Others born in Egypt

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  • Photo of Seti I

    Seti I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1323 BC - 1279 BC

    HPI: 74.54

    Rank: 32

  • Photo of Diophantus

    Diophantus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    201 - 300

    HPI: 74.54

    Rank: 33

  • Photo of Naguib Mahfouz

    Naguib Mahfouz

    WRITER

    1911 - 2006

    HPI: 74.38

    Rank: 34

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    Ankhesenamun

    COMPANION

    1347 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 74.34

    Rank: 35

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    Omar Sharif

    ACTOR

    1932 - 2015

    HPI: 74.14

    Rank: 36

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    Horemheb

    POLITICIAN

    1319 BC - 1292 BC

    HPI: 74.12

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Menkaure

    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 73.94

    Rank: 38

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    Umm Kulthum

    SINGER

    1898 - 1975

    HPI: 73.92

    Rank: 39

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    Caesarion

    POLITICIAN

    47 BC - 30 BC

    HPI: 73.80

    Rank: 40

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    Ramesses I

    NOBLEMAN

    1300 BC - 1290 BC

    HPI: 73.69

    Rank: 41

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    Cyril of Alexandria

    PHYSICIAN

    376 - 444

    HPI: 72.72

    Rank: 42

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    Ahmose I

    POLITICIAN

    1560 BC - 1525 BC

    HPI: 72.69

    Rank: 43

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    Sneferu

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2609 BC

    HPI: 72.64

    Rank: 44

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Menkaure ranks 13. Before him are Hosni Mubarak (1928), Amenhotep III (-1403), Rudolf Hess (1894), Khafra (-2550), Ay (-1380), and Horemheb (-1319). After him are Caesarion (-47), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Thutmose I (-1600), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), and Farouk of Egypt (1920).

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