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Nefertari

1290 BC - 1255 BC

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Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, among such women as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right. She was highly educated and able to both read and write hieroglyphs, a very rare skill at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nefertari has received more than 2,387,804 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Nefertari is the 17th most popular companion (down from 15th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Companion.

Nefertari is most famous for being the queen of Egypt during the 18th dynasty. She was married to Ramesses II and was the mother of six children, including two sons who would become pharaohs.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Nefertari ranks 17 out of 784. Before her are Catherine de' Medici, Klara Hitler, Helena, Empress Joséphine, Eva Braun, and Nurbanu Sultan. After her are Joseph Bonaparte, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Aspasia, Marie Leszczyńska, Bathsheba, and Ankhesenamun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1290 BC, Nefertari ranks 1. After her is Siptah. Among people deceased in 1255 BC, Nefertari ranks 1. 

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    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 1

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    Siptah

    POLITICIAN

    1290 BC - 1191 BC

    HPI: 64.28

    Rank: 2

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Others Deceased in 1255 BC

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    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Nefertari ranks 25 out of 642. Before her are Amenhotep III (-1403), Imhotep (-2800), Hagar (-1800), Rudolf Hess (1894), Hero of Alexandria (10), and Dalida (1933). After her are Moses in Islam (-1392), Demis Roussos (1946), Khafra (-2550), Khufu (-2700), Ay (-1380), and Athanasius of Alexandria (295).

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    Amenhotep III

    POLITICIAN

    1403 BC - 1350 BC

    HPI: 77.80

    Rank: 19

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    Imhotep

    ARCHITECT

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 77.23

    Rank: 20

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    Hagar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1800 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 77.13

    Rank: 21

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    Rudolf Hess

    POLITICIAN

    1894 - 1987

    HPI: 76.82

    Rank: 22

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    Hero of Alexandria

    MATHEMATICIAN

    10 - 75

    HPI: 75.71

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Dalida

    Dalida

    SINGER

    1933 - 1987

    HPI: 75.58

    Rank: 24

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    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 25

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    Moses in Islam

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1392 BC - 1272 BC

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 26

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    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 28

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    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 75.04

    Rank: 29

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    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 74.66

    Rank: 30

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    Athanasius of Alexandria

    PHILOSOPHER

    295 - 373

    HPI: 74.61

    Rank: 31

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Among COMPANIONS In Egypt

Among companions born in Egypt, Nefertari ranks 2. Before her are Nefertiti (-1400). After her are Ankhesenamun (-1347), Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921), Arsinoe II (-316), Nazli Sabri (1894), Meritamen (-1400), Farida of Egypt (1921), Bintanath (-1300), Alia Al-Hussein (1948), Suzanne Mubarak (1941), and Meketaten (-1348).

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