POLITICIAN
Psamtik II
700 BC - 589 BC
Psamtik II
Psamtik II (Ancient Egyptian: Nfr-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯăk), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (595 BC – 589 BC). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Psamtik II has received more than 165,722 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Psamtik II is the 2,571st most popular politician (up from 2,858th in 2019).
Psamtik II is most famous for his military success in the wars against the Assyrians.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
64.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
9.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Psamtik IIS by language
Over the past year Psamtik II has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 22,736 views, followed by Spanish (5,572), and French (4,273). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tagalog (102.02%), Thai (50.79%), and Persian (47.62%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Psamtik II ranks 2,571 out of 19,576. Before him are Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Al-Wathiq, Armand Fallières, Anne of France, and Emperor Nintoku. After him are Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Jürgen Stroop, Adelaide of Maurienne, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Moinuddin Chishti.
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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
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HPI: 64.05
Rank: 2,565
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Emperor Nintoku
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HPI: 64.03
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Psamtik II
700 BC - 589 BC
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 2,571
Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
102 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2,572
Jürgen Stroop
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HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2,573
Adelaide of Maurienne
1092 - 1154
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2,574
Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha
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HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2,575
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HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2,576
Moinuddin Chishti
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HPI: 64.01
Rank: 2,577
Contemporaries
Among people born in 700 BC, Psamtik II ranks 13. Before him are Tyrtaeus, Jeconiah, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, and Periander. After him are Phraortes, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Tanaquil, Harpagus, and Sin-shumu-lishir. Among people deceased in 589 BC, Psamtik II ranks 1.
Others Born in 700 BC
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Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 7
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 9
Phalaris
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 10
Necho I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 11
Periander
WRITER
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 12
Psamtik II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 589 BC
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 13
Phraortes
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 633 BC
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 14
Cylon of Athens
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 15
Perdiccas I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 16
Tanaquil
COMPANION
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 17
Harpagus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 18
Sin-shumu-lishir
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 19
