700 BC - 610 BC
Wahibre Psamtik I (Ancient Egyptian: Wꜣḥ-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk) was the first pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the Saite period, ruling from the city of Sais in the Nile delta between 664–610 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Psamtik I has received more than 595,385 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Psamtik I is the 1,343rd most popular politician (down from 1,084th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 70th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Egyptian Politician.
Psamtik I is most famous for his victory over the Assyrians in 667 BC.
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Among politicians, Psamtik I ranks 1,343 out of 15,577. Before him are Horst Köhler, Ferdinand III of Castile, Frederick I of Denmark, Colin Powell, John Tyler, and Anne Neville. After him are Critias, Emmanuel Macron, Seljuk, Toghon Temür, Valdemar IV of Denmark, and Henri, Count of Chambord.
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,337
1199 - 1252
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1,338
1471 - 1533
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1,339
1937 - 2021
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1,340
1790 - 1862
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1,341
1456 - 1485
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1,342
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1,343
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 1,344
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 1,345
902 - 1038
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,346
1320 - 1370
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,347
1320 - 1375
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,348
1820 - 1883
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,349
Among people born in 700 BC, Psamtik I ranks 5. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Astyages, Cyaxares, and Arion. After him are Jeconiah, Tyrtaeus, Amasis II, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Periander, and Psamtik II. Among people deceased in 610 BC, Psamtik I ranks 1.
700 BC - 579 BC
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 1
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 2
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 3
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 4
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 5
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 6
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 7
700 BC - 526 BC
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 8
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 9
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 10
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 11
700 BC - 589 BC
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 12
Among people born in Egypt, Psamtik I ranks 75 out of 582. Before him are Appian (95), Paul of Thebes (227), Saint Maurice (250), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Pachomius the Great (292), and Apollonius of Rhodes (-295). After him are Lactantius (250), Hassan al-Banna (1906), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Den (-3000), Isetnofret (-1250), and Saint Menas (285).
95 - 165
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 69
227 - 342
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 70
250 - 287
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 71
1917 - 2012
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 72
292 - 348
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 73
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 74
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 75
250 - 325
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 76
1906 - 1949
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 77
1863 - 1933
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 78
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 79
1250 BC - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 80
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 81
Among politicians born in Egypt, Psamtik I ranks 27. Before him are Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Sneferu (-2700), Amenhotep II (-1401), Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), and Shoshenq I (-1000). After him are Isetnofret (-1250), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Djedefre (-2600), Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), and Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182).
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 21
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 22
1401 BC - 1401 BC
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 23
184 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 24
40 BC - 5
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 25
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 26
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 27
1250 BC - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 28
1951 - 2019
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 29
2600 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 30
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 31
1868 - 1936
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 32
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 33