Physician
Galen
Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
129 - 215
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Galen
His biography is available in 113 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 109 in 2024). Galen is the 2nd most popular physician, the 15th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Physician.
Galen is most famous for his work in medicine. He was a Greek physician who lived in the Roman Empire. Galen is most famous for his work on the circulatory system, where he was the first to describe the difference between veins and arteries.
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#2 / 749
Galen ranks #2 of 749 Physicians worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.
113
Galen's biography appears in 113 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Physicians.
#357
About 1,811 years after death, Galen still holds rank #357 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, Galen ranks 2 out of 749. Before him is Hippocrates. After him are Paracelsus, Josef Mengele, Robert Koch, Florence Nightingale, Basil of Caesarea, L. L. Zamenhof, Joseph Lister, Imhotep, Edward Jenner, and Anthony Fauci.
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Hippocrates
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 1
Galen
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 2
Paracelsus
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 3
Josef Mengele
1911 - 1979
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 4
Robert Koch
1843 - 1910
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 5
Florence Nightingale
1820 - 1910
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 6
Basil of Caesarea
329 - 379
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 7
L. L. Zamenhof
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 8
Joseph Lister
1827 - 1912
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 9
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 10
Edward Jenner
1749 - 1823
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 11
Anthony Fauci
1940 - Present
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 129, Galen ranks 1. Among people deceased in 215, Galen ranks 1. After him are Clement of Alexandria, and Alexander of Aphrodisias.
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PHYSICIAN
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 1
Clement of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
150 - 215
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 2
Alexander of Aphrodisias
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 215
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 3
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Galen ranks 15 out of 1,732. Before him are Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), Julian (331), Selim II (1524), and Helena (250). After him are Basil II (958), Selim I (1470), Murad II (1404), Strabo (-64), Murad III (1546), and Ahmed I (1590).
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Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 9
Osman I
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 10
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 11
Julian
POLITICIAN
331 - 363
HPI: 85.95
Rank: 12
Selim II
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 13
Helena
COMPANION
250 - 330
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 14
Galen
PHYSICIAN
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 15
Basil II
POLITICIAN
958 - 1025
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 16
Selim I
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 17
Murad II
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1451
HPI: 84.67
Rank: 18
Strabo
GEOGRAPHER
64 BC - 23
HPI: 84.37
Rank: 19
Murad III
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 20
Ahmed I
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1617
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 21
Among Physicians In Türkiye
Among physicians born in Türkiye, Galen ranks 1. After him are Basil of Caesarea (329), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Nestorius (381), Polycarp (69), Herophilos (-335), Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), and Aëtius of Amida (502).
Galen
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 1
Basil of Caesarea
329 - 379
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 2
Pedanius Dioscorides
40 - 90
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 3
Nestorius
381 - 451
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 4
Polycarp
69 - 155
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 5
Herophilos
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 6
Ctesias
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 7
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
100 - 200
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 8
Soranus of Ephesus
98 - 200
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 9
Asclepiades of Bithynia
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Caesarius of Nazianzus
330 - 368
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 11
Aëtius of Amida
502 - 575
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 12
