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Zahi Hawass

1947 - Today

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Zahi Abass Hawass (Arabic: زاهي حواس; born May 28, 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist, Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, serving twice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zahi Hawass has received more than 1,477,081 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Zahi Hawass is the 9th most popular archaeologist (up from 11th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Archaeologist.

Zahi Hawass is most famous for being the former head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Zahi Hawass ranks 9 out of 104. Before him are Theodor Mommsen, Howard Carter, Arthur Evans, Den, Edward Drinker Cope, and Semerkhet. After him are Marija Gimbutas, Nynetjer, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, V. Gordon Childe, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, and Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Zahi Hawass ranks 42. Before him are Meat Loaf, Gloria Gaynor, Gigliola Cinquetti, Michio Kaku, Ronnie Wood, and Richard Griffiths. After him are Linda B. Buck, Óscar Tabárez, César Gaviria, Gerd Binnig, James Woods, and Megawati Sukarnoputri.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Zahi Hawass ranks 129 out of 582. Before him are Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Senenmut (-1600), Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), and Setnakhte (-1300). After him are Theon of Alexandria (335), Psusennes I (-1100), Arsinoe II (-316), Ammonius Saccas (175), Claudian (370), and Sanakht (-2700).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Egypt

Among archaeologists born in Egypt, Zahi Hawass ranks 2. Before him are Den (-3000). After him are Zakaria Goneim (1905).

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