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The 2nd millennium BC

Whose working lives fell in the 2nd millennium BC. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 2nd millennium BC, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1David1039 BC-969 BC · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  2. 2Tutankhamun1343 BC-1324 BC · Egypt · Models8 decades
  3. 3Ramesses II1303 BC-1213 BC · Politicians11 decades
  4. 4Akhenaten1400 BC-1336 BC · Egypt13 decades
  5. 5Nefertiti1370 BC-1330 BC · Egypt10 decades
  6. 6Hammurabi1810 BC-1750 BC · Historical Figures15 decades
  7. 7Goliath1100 BC-1023 BC22 decades
  8. 8Hatshepsut1507 BC-1458 BC · Egypt · Politicians13 decades
  9. 9Thutmose III1481 BC-1425 BC · Politicians12 decades
  10. 10Seti I1323 BC-1279 BC · Egypt · Politicians15 decades
  11. 11Amenhotep III1400 BC-1351 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures15 decades
  12. 12Ibrahimborn 1813 BCnot measured-
  13. 13Ramesses III1217 BC-1155 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures7 decades
  14. 14Nefertari1290 BC-1255 BC · Egypt · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  15. 15Ramesses I1300 BC-1290 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures0 decades
  16. 16Thutmose II1510 BC-1479 BC · Politicians2 decades
  17. 17Ahmose I1560 BC-1525 BC · Historical Figures0 decades
  18. 18Ankhesenamun1348 BC-1322 BC · Egypt2 decades
  19. 19Horemheb1350 BC-1292 BC · Egypt · Politicians13 decades
  20. 20Thutmose I1600 BC-1493 BC · Models4 decades
  21. 21Merneptah1300 BC-1203 BC · Politicians13 decades
  22. 22Amenhotep II1401 BC-1401 BC · Historical Figures11 decades
  23. 23Amenhotep I1527 BC-1506 BC · Religious Figures3 decades
  24. 24Tiye1398 BC-1338 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures5 decades
  25. 25Thutmose IV1500 BC-1400 BC · Politicians3 decades
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How to read these rankings

  • Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
  • Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
  • Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.