1323 BC - 1279 BC
Menmaatre Seti I (or Sethos I in Greek) was a pharaoh of the New Kingdom Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. As with all dates in Ancient Egypt, the actual dates of his reign are unclear, and various historians claim different dates, with 1294 BC to 1279 BC and 1290 BC to 1279 BC being the most commonly used by scholars today. The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to the god Set (also termed "Sutekh" or "Seth"). As with most pharaohs, Seti had several names. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seti I has received more than 1,495,824 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Seti I is the 327th most popular politician (down from 298th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 27th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Egyptian Politician.
SETI is most famous for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Among politicians, Seti I ranks 327 out of 15,710. Before him are Ahmed II, Haile Selassie, Alcibiades, François Mitterrand, Charles V of France, and Muhammad Ali of Egypt. After him are Mehmed V, Khufu, Decius, Sitting Bull, Edward VIII, and Indira Gandhi.
1643 - 1695
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 321
1892 - 1975
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 322
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 323
1916 - 1996
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 324
1338 - 1380
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 325
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 326
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 327
1844 - 1918
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 328
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 329
201 - 251
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 330
1831 - 1890
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 331
1894 - 1972
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 332
1917 - 1984
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 333
Among people born in 1323 BC, Seti I ranks 1. Among people deceased in 1279 BC, Seti I ranks 1.
Among people born in Egypt, Seti I ranks 26 out of 520. Before him are Rudolf Hess (1894), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Hero of Alexandria (10), Diophantus (201), and Khafra (-2550). After him are Ramesses I (-1300), Khufu (-2700), Nefertari (-1290), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Omar Sharif (1932), and Miriam (-1400).
1894 - 1987
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 20
287 - 305
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 21
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 22
10 - 75
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 23
201 - 300
HPI: 81.69
Rank: 24
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 25
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 26
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 27
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 28
1290 BC - 1255 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 29
1347 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 30
1932 - 2015
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 31
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 32
Among politicians born in Egypt, Seti I ranks 12. Before him are Amenhotep III (-1403), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Anwar Sadat (1918), Rudolf Hess (1894), and Khafra (-2550). After him are Khufu (-2700), Caesarion (-47), Horemheb (-1319), Baibars (1223), Ay (-1380), and Menkaure (-2001).
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 84.28
Rank: 6
1928 - 2020
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 7
1918 - 1970
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 8
1918 - 1981
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 9
1894 - 1987
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 10
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 11
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 12
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 13
47 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 80.73
Rank: 14
1319 BC - 1292 BC
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 15
1223 - 1277
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 16
1380 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 17
2001 BC - 2503 BC
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 18