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Sneferu

2700 BC - 2609 BC

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Sneferu or Soris (c. 2600 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch and the first pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sneferu has received more than 1,005,993 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Sneferu is the 572nd most popular politician (up from 890th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 56th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Sneferu is most famous for his pyramid, the first of the pyramids in ancient Egypt.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sneferu ranks 572 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Oscar II of Sweden, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Kim Dae-jung, Lech Kaczyński, and George II of Great Britain. After him are Chaim Weizmann, Xanthippe, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Hassan II of Morocco, Khosrow I, and Macrinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2700 BC, Sneferu ranks 2. Before him is Khufu. After him are Khaba, Sanakht, Hetepheres I, Merit-Ptah, Prince Rahotep, Meritites I, Henutsen, Meresankh I, Horus Sa, and Hetephernebti. Among people deceased in 2609 BC, Sneferu ranks 1. 

Others Born in 2700 BC

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  • Photo of Khufu

    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 75.04

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Sneferu

    Sneferu

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2609 BC

    HPI: 72.64

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Khaba

    Khaba

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 65.71

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Sanakht

    Sanakht

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2715 BC

    HPI: 65.21

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Hetepheres I

    Hetepheres I

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Merit-Ptah

    Merit-Ptah

    PHYSICIAN

    2700 BC - 2659 BC

    HPI: 61.68

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Prince Rahotep

    Prince Rahotep

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 59.69

    Rank: 7

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    Meritites I

    ARCHAEOLOGIST

    2700 BC - 2600 BC

    HPI: 55.94

    Rank: 8

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    Henutsen

    NOBLEMAN

    2700 BC - 2600 BC

    HPI: 54.84

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Meresankh I

    Meresankh I

    COMPANION

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 53.12

    Rank: 10

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    Horus Sa

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 52.77

    Rank: 11

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    Hetephernebti

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 51.68

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 2609 BC

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    Sneferu

    POLITICIAN

    2700 BC - 2609 BC

    HPI: 72.64

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Sneferu ranks 44 out of 642. Before him are Menkaure (-2001), Umm Kulthum (1898), Caesarion (-47), Ramesses I (-1300), Cyril of Alexandria (376), and Ahmose I (-1560). After him are Ramesses III (-1217), Thutmose I (-1600), Philo (-15), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Farouk of Egypt (1920), and Manetho (-201).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Sneferu ranks 16. Before him are Khafra (-2550), Ay (-1380), Horemheb (-1319), Menkaure (-2001), Caesarion (-47), and Ahmose I (-1560). After him are Thutmose I (-1600), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Farouk of Egypt (1920), Smenkhkare (-1400), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), and Shoshenq I (-1000).

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