POLITICIAN
Smenkhkare
1400 BC - 1334 BC
Smenkhkare
Smenkhkare (alternatively romanized Smenkhare, Smenkare, or Smenkhkara; meaning "Vigorous is the Soul of Re") was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of unknown background who lived and ruled during the Amarna Period of the 18th Dynasty. Smenkhkare was husband to Meritaten, the daughter of his likely co-regent, Akhenaten. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Smenkhkare has received more than 875,871 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Smenkhkare is the 711th most popular politician (down from 697th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 48th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Politician.
Smenkhkare is most famous for being the co-regent of Akhenaten, and the husband of Nefertiti.
Memorability Metrics
880k
Page Views (PV)
71.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
8.98
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Smenkhkares by language
Over the past year Smenkhkare has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 116,232 views, followed by Persian (52,059), and Russian (23,063). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbian (527.00%), Persian (253.25%), and Sinhalese (53.89%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Smenkhkare ranks 711 out of 19,576. Before him are Khosrow II, Aldo Moro, Abdullah I of Jordan, Feodor I of Russia, Peleus, and Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Wang Mang, Leo III the Isaurian, John Zápolya, Stefan Dušan, Yitzhak Shamir, and Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Khosrow II
570 - 628
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 705
Aldo Moro
1916 - 1978
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 706
Abdullah I of Jordan
1882 - 1951
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 707
Feodor I of Russia
1557 - 1598
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 708
Peleus
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 709
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1282 - 1347
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 710
Smenkhkare
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 711
Wang Mang
45 BC - 23
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 712
Leo III the Isaurian
675 - 741
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 713
John Zápolya
1487 - 1540
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 714
Stefan Dušan
1308 - 1355
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 715
Yitzhak Shamir
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 716
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 717
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1400 BC, Smenkhkare ranks 3. Before him are Nefertiti, and Akhenaten. After him are Meritaten, Jethro, Kiya, Shalmaneser I, Muršili II, Meritamen, Adad-nirari I, Fu Hao, and Piyassili. Among people deceased in 1334 BC, Smenkhkare ranks 1.
Others Born in 1400 BC
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Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 85.24
Rank: 1
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 2
Smenkhkare
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 3
Meritaten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 4
Jethro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 5
Kiya
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 6
Shalmaneser I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 7
Muršili II
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 8
Meritamen
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 9
Adad-nirari I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 10
Fu Hao
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 11
Piyassili
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1334 BC
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Among people born in Egypt, Smenkhkare ranks 51 out of 642. Before him are Ramesses III (-1217), Thutmose I (-1600), Philo (-15), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Farouk of Egypt (1920), and Manetho (-201). After him are Tiye (-1398), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921), Shoshenq I (-1000), and Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60).
Others born in Egypt
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Ramesses III
NOBLEMAN
1217 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 45
Thutmose I
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1493 BC
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 46
Philo
PHILOSOPHER
15 BC - 45
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 47
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
POLITICIAN
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 48
Farouk of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 49
Manetho
HISTORIAN
201 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Smenkhkare
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 51
Tiye
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 52
Cleopatra I Syra
POLITICIAN
204 BC - 176 BC
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 53
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2016
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 54
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 2013
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 55
Shoshenq I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 56
Ptolemy XIV of Egypt
POLITICIAN
60 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 57
Among POLITICIANS In Egypt
Among politicians born in Egypt, Smenkhkare ranks 20. Before him are Caesarion (-47), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), Thutmose I (-1600), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), and Farouk of Egypt (1920). After him are Cleopatra I Syra (-204), Shoshenq I (-1000), Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), Djedefre (-2600), and Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182).
Caesarion
47 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 14
Ahmose I
1560 BC - 1525 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 15
Sneferu
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 16
Thutmose I
1600 BC - 1493 BC
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 17
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 18
Farouk of Egypt
1920 - 1965
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 19
Smenkhkare
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 20
Cleopatra I Syra
204 BC - 176 BC
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 21
Shoshenq I
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 22
Ptolemy XIV of Egypt
60 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 23
Cleopatra Selene II
40 BC - 5
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 24
Djedefre
2600 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 25
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 26
