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Shoshenq I

1000 BC - 924 BC

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Hedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq I (Egyptian ššnq; reigned c. 943–922 BC)—also known as Shashank or Sheshonk or Sheshonq I—was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoshenq I has received more than 520,366 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoshenq I is the 844th most popular politician (up from 1,058th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 66th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Shoshenq I is most famous for the building of the temple of Amun at Karnak.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shoshenq I ranks 844 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfonso XII of Spain, Hezekiah, Cassander, Halimah Yacob, Imad ad-Din Zengi, and Aurangzeb. After him are Anastasius I Dicorus, Viktor Orbán, Georges Clemenceau, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Shoshenq I ranks 5. Before him are Elijah, Queen of Sheba, Nathan, and Jeroboam. After him are Asa of Judah, Abijah of Judah, Devadatta, King Elah, Baasha of Israel, Nadab of Israel, and Ashurnasirpal II. Among people deceased in 924 BC, Shoshenq I ranks 1. 

Others Born in 1000 BC

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  • Photo of Elijah

    Elijah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 83.04

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Queen of Sheba

    Queen of Sheba

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 1000 BC

    HPI: 80.20

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Nathan

    Nathan

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 1000 BC

    HPI: 72.86

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Jeroboam

    Jeroboam

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 910 BC

    HPI: 72.45

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Shoshenq I

    Shoshenq I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 924 BC

    HPI: 70.70

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Asa of Judah

    Asa of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 873 BC

    HPI: 69.77

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Abijah of Judah

    Abijah of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 911 BC

    HPI: 69.60

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Devadatta

    Devadatta

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 67.68

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of King Elah

    King Elah

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 67.54

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Baasha of Israel

    Baasha of Israel

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 67.14

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Nadab of Israel

    Nadab of Israel

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 66.84

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Ashurnasirpal II

    Ashurnasirpal II

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 854 BC

    HPI: 66.44

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 924 BC

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    Shoshenq I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 924 BC

    HPI: 70.70

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Shoshenq I ranks 56 out of 642. Before him are Manetho (-201), Smenkhkare (-1400), Tiye (-1398), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), and Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921). After him are Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), Hassan al-Banna (1906), Sayyid Qutb (1906), Sextus Empiricus (160), and Djedefre (-2600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Shoshenq I ranks 22. Before him are Sneferu (-2700), Thutmose I (-1600), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Farouk of Egypt (1920), Smenkhkare (-1400), and Cleopatra I Syra (-204). After him are Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), Djedefre (-2600), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), and Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184).

Egyptian born Politicians

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