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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. 1Tutankhamun1343 BC-1324 BC · Egypt · Models8 decades
  2. 2Akhenaten1400 BC-1336 BC · Egypt13 decades
  3. 3Nefertiti1370 BC-1330 BC · Egypt10 decades
  4. 4Hatshepsut1507 BC-1458 BC · Egypt · Politicians13 decades
  5. 5Seti I1323 BC-1279 BC · Egypt · Politicians15 decades
  6. 6Amenhotep III1400 BC-1351 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures15 decades
  7. 7Ramesses III1217 BC-1155 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures7 decades
  8. 8Nefertari1290 BC-1255 BC · Egypt · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  9. 9Ramesses I1300 BC-1290 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures0 decades
  10. 10Ankhesenamun1348 BC-1322 BC · Egypt2 decades
  11. 11Horemheb1350 BC-1292 BC · Egypt · Politicians13 decades
  12. 12Tiye1398 BC-1338 BC · Egypt · Historical Figures5 decades
  13. 13Meritaten1400 BC-1400 BC · Egypt · Religious Figuresnot measured-
  14. 14Ay1400 BC-1400 BC · Egypt · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  15. 15Senenmut1600 BC-1463 BC · Egypt · Architects3 decades
  16. 16Tjuyu1400 BC-1370 BC · Egypt0 decades
  17. 17Rekhmire1500 BC-1500 BC · Egypt · Religious Figures3 decades
  18. 18Ineniborn 1550 BC · Egypt · Architects1 decades
  19. 19Anen1500 BC-1400 BC · Egypt2 decades
  20. 20Mentuhotep VIdied 1655 BC · Egypt · Politiciansnot measured-
  21. 21Sekhemre Shedwastdied 1550 BC · Egypt · Politiciansnot measured-
  22. 22Parenneferdied 1340 BC · Egyptnot measured-
  23. 23Mayborn 1350 BC · Egyptnot measured-
  24. 24Neferkheperuhesekheperdied 1400 BC · Egypt · Politiciansnot measured-
  25. 25Khuwytborn 1950 BC · Egypt · Musiciansnot measured-

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.