Abydos, Egypt
Abydos, Egypt ranks 3,712th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sogndal, Panama, and Louny. Memorable people born in Abydos, Egypt include Den, Psusennes II, and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep. Abydos, Egypt has been the birth place of many archaeologists, and physicians. Abydos, Egypt is located in Egypt.
Abydos is one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, and also of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt. It is located about 11 kilometres west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N, near the modern Egyptian towns of El Araba El Madfuna and El Balyana. In the ancient Egyptian language, the city was called Abedju (Arabic Abdu عبد-و). The English name Abydos comes from the Greek Ἄβυδος, a name borrowed by Greek geographers from the unrelated city of Abydos on the Hellespont. Abydos name in hieroglyphs Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 3000 BC and 1100 BC, Abydos, Egypt was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Den, Psusennes II, and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep.
People Born in Abydos, Egypt
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Den
ARCHAEOLOGIST
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 1
Psusennes II
PHYSICIAN
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 2
Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep
POLITICIAN
1800 BC - 1718 BC
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 3
Senebkay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Abydos, Egypt were archaeologists (1), physicians (1), politicians (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history archaeologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abydos, Egypt, including Den.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Abydos, Egypt since 1700.
