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Necho I

700 BC - 664 BC

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Menkheperre Necho I (Egyptian: Nekau, Greek: Νεχώς Α' or Νεχώ Α', Akkadian: Nikuu or Nikû) (? – 664 BCE near Memphis) was a ruler of the ancient Egyptian city of Sais. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Necho I has received more than 137,604 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Necho I is the 3,103rd most popular politician (down from 2,843rd in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 148th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Necho I is most famous for his campaign against the Kushites in Egypt.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Necho I ranks 3,103 out of 15,577Before him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Yazid III, Jules de Polignac, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Henri, Count of Paris, and Ibrahim ibn al-Walid. After him are Francis IV, Duke of Modena, Ieng Sary, Eleanor of Toledo, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Algirdas Brazauskas, and Tiberius III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Necho I ranks 13Before him are Tyrtaeus, Amasis II, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Periander, and Psamtik II. After him are Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Phraortes, Harpagus, Cypselus, and Sinsharishkun. Among people deceased in 664 BC, Necho I ranks 2Before him is Taharqa.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Necho I ranks 164 out of 582Before him are Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Abbas II of Egypt (1874), and Nazli Sabri (1894). After him are Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80), Nectanebo II (-400), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Hetepheres I (-2700), Intef II (-2150), and Apepi (-1600).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Necho I ranks 72Before him are Smendes (-1200), Apries (-650), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), and Abbas II of Egypt (1874). After him are Nectanebo II (-400), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Hetepheres I (-2700), Intef II (-2150), Apepi (-1600), and Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130).