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Ramesses VIII

1200 BC - 1129 BC

Ramesses VIII

Usermaatre Akhenamun Ramesses VIII (also written Ramses and Rameses) or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun ('Set is his Strength, beloved of Amun') (reigned 1130–1129 BC, or 1130 BC), was the seventh Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and was the 9th of the 10 sons of Ramesses III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramesses VIII has received more than 266,650 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ramesses VIII is the 144th most popular nobleman (up from 152nd in 2019).

Ramesses VIII is most famous for being Pharaoh during the loss of Egypt to the Romans, and for having a lot of children and concubines at a time when Egypt's population had shrunk drastically since the Twentieth Dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

270k
Page Views (PV)
64.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
9.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Ramesses VIII ranks 144 out of 1,415. Before him are Maria Goretti, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Isabella I of Jerusalem, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Setnakhte, and Stéphanie de Beauharnais. After him are Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Miguel I of Portugal, Ramesses VII, Robert Curthose, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, and Ramesses IX.

Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia

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Maria Goretti
1890 - 1902
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 138
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
1469 - 1494
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 139
Isabella I of Jerusalem
1172 - 1205
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 140
Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria
1842 - 1919
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 141
Setnakhte
1300 BC - 1188 BC
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 142
Stéphanie de Beauharnais
1789 - 1860
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 143
Ramesses VIII
1200 BC - 1129 BC
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 144
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1786 - 1861
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 145
Miguel I of Portugal
1802 - 1866
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 146
Ramesses VII
1150 BC - 1129 BC
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 147
Robert Curthose
1054 - 1134
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 148
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
1857 - 1905
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 149
Ramesses IX
1150 BC - 1111 BC
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 150

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200 BC, Ramesses VIII ranks 7. Before him are Nebuchadnezzar I, Ramesses IV, Hannah, Ramesses V, Tiglath-Pileser I, and Ramesses XI. After him are Smendes, Jizi, Herihor, Di Yi, Wen Ding, and Tapputi. Among people deceased in 1129 BC, Ramesses VIII ranks 1. After him is Ramesses VII.