1947 - Today
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.
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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.
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 3
1874 - 1939
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 4
1851 - 1941
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 6
1840 - 1897
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 9
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 11
1866 - 1923
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 12
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 13
1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 14
1391 - 1452
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 15
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.
1947 - 2022
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 36
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 37
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 38
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 39
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 40
1947 - 2013
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 41
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 42
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 43
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 44
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 45
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 46
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 47
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 48
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).
161 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 123
1562 BC - 1495 BC
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 124
1600 BC - 1463 BC
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 125
138 BC - 112 BC
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 126
140 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 127
1300 BC - 1188 BC
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 128
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 129
335 - 405
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 130
1100 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 131
316 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 132
175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 133
370 - 404
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 134
2700 BC - 2715 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 135
Among archaeologists born in Egypt, Zahi Hawass ranks 2. Before him are Den (-3000). After him are Zakaria Goneim (1905).
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 2
1905 - 1959
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 3