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Menkaure

2001 BC - 2503 BC

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Menkaure or Menkaura (Egyptian transliteration: mn-kꜣw-rꜥ) was a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. He is well known under his Hellenized names Mykerinos (Ancient Greek: Μυκερῖνος, romanized: Mukerînos by Herodotus); in turn Latinized as Mycerinus, and Menkheres (Μεγχέρης, Menkhérēs by Manetho). According to Manetho, he was the throne successor of king Bikheris, but according to archaeological evidence, he was almost certainly the successor of Khafre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Menkaure has received more than 611,180 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Menkaure is the 430th most popular politician (up from 498th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 12th 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

  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Menkaure ranks 430 out of 15,577. Before him are Eduard Shevardnadze, Shivaji, Sigismund III Vasa, Idi Amin, Sitting Bull, and Menes. After him are Horemheb, Moon Jae-in, James II of England, António Guterres, William III of England, and Louis VII of France.

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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. 

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    Menkaure

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 74.07

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Menkaure ranks 36 out of 582. Before him are Miriam (-1400), Ramesses I (-1300), Omar Sharif (1932), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Caesarion (-47), and Demis Roussos (1946). After him are Horemheb (-1319), Cyril of Alexandria (376), Ramesses III (-1217), Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Philo (-15), and Ahmose I (-1560).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Menkaure ranks 12. Before him are Rudolf Hess (1894), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Anwar Sadat (1918), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Khafra (-2550), and Caesarion (-47). After him are Horemheb (-1319), Ahmose I (-1560), Ay (-1380), Thutmose I (-1600), Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), and Smenkhkare (-1400).

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