POLITICIAN
Sneferu
2700 BC - 2609 BC
Sneferu
Sneferu (snfr-wj "He has perfected me", from Ḥr-nb-mꜣꜥt-snfr-wj "Horus, Lord of Maat, has perfected me", also read Snefru or Snofru), well known under his Hellenized name Soris (Koinē Greek: Σῶρις by Manetho), was the founding pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Estimates of his reign vary, with for instance The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt suggesting a reign from around 2613 to 2589 BC, a reign of 24 years, while Rolf Krauss suggests a 30-year reign, and Rainer Stadelmann a 48-year reign. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sneferu has received more than 938,368 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
940k
Page Views (PV)
72.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
10.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sneferus by language
Over the past year Sneferu has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 127,998 views, followed by Arabic (22,957), and French (21,564). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Occitan (80.79%), Korean (54.46%), and Yoruba (39.08%)
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.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
700 BC - 579 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 566
Oscar II of Sweden
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 567
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
1926 - 2020
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 568
Kim Dae-jung
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 569
Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 570
George II of Great Britain
1683 - 1760
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 571
Sneferu
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 572
Chaim Weizmann
1874 - 1952
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 573
Xanthippe
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 574
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu
1199 - 1231
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 575
Hassan II of Morocco
1929 - 1999
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 576
Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 577
Macrinus
164 - 218
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 578
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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Khufu
ARCHITECT
2700 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 1
Sneferu
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 2
Khaba
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 3
Sanakht
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2715 BC
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 4
Hetepheres I
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 5
Merit-Ptah
PHYSICIAN
2700 BC - 2659 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 6
Prince Rahotep
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 7
Meritites I
ARCHAEOLOGIST
2700 BC - 2600 BC
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 8
Henutsen
NOBLEMAN
2700 BC - 2600 BC
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 9
Meresankh I
COMPANION
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10
Horus Sa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 11
Hetephernebti
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2609 BC
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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).
Others born in Egypt
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Menkaure
POLITICIAN
2001 BC - 2503 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 38
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 39
Caesarion
POLITICIAN
47 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 40
Ramesses I
NOBLEMAN
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 41
Cyril of Alexandria
PHYSICIAN
376 - 444
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 42
Ahmose I
POLITICIAN
1560 BC - 1525 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 43
Sneferu
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 44
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
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).
Khafra
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 10
Ay
1380 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 11
Horemheb
1319 BC - 1292 BC
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 12
Menkaure
2001 BC - 2503 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 13
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
