Physician
Willem Johan Kolff
Dutch medical researcher
1911 - 2009
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Willem Johan Kolff
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Willem Johan Kolff is the 561st most popular physician (down from 490th in 2024), the 669th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 611th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Dutch Physician.
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Willem Johan Kolff's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 57.25.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, Willem Johan Kolff ranks 561 out of 749. Before him are Ugo Cerletti, Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Antonius Musa, Arkady Vorobyov, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, and Sergey Botkin. After him are William Beaumont, John Arbuthnot, Julius Friedrich Cohnheim, Devi Shetty, Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, and María Teresa Ferrari.
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Ugo Cerletti
1877 - 1963
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 555
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
1870 - 1949
HPI: 57.33
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Antonius Musa
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HPI: 57.32
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Arkady Vorobyov
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HPI: 57.30
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Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
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HPI: 57.27
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Sergey Botkin
1832 - 1889
HPI: 57.26
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Willem Johan Kolff
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 561
William Beaumont
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HPI: 57.24
Rank: 562
John Arbuthnot
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HPI: 57.24
Rank: 563
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim
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HPI: 57.21
Rank: 564
Devi Shetty
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 565
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
1798 - 1850
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 566
María Teresa Ferrari
1887 - 1956
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 567
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Willem Johan Kolff ranks 223. Before him are Shoichi Sakata, Gavriil Kachalin, Álvaro Cunqueiro, Giuseppe Olmo, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, and Maurice Schumann. After him are Annibale Frossi, Freya von Moltke, István Bibó, Szilárd Bogdánffy, Reidar Andersen, and José Augusto Brandão. Among people deceased in 2009, Willem Johan Kolff ranks 205. Before him are Janet Jagan, Riccardo Cassin, Kim Manners, Ron Silver, Yukio Endo, and Clodovil Hernandes. After him are Lei Clijsters, Juvenal Amarijo, Adolf Merckle, Henri Pousseur, Reinhard Mohn, and Torsten Lindberg.
Others Born in 1911
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Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 217
Gavriil Kachalin
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 218
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 219
Giuseppe Olmo
CYCLIST
1911 - 1992
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 220
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 221
Maurice Schumann
WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 222
Willem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 223
Annibale Frossi
COACH
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 224
Freya von Moltke
LAWYER
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 225
István Bibó
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 226
Szilárd Bogdánffy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1953
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 227
Reidar Andersen
SKIER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 228
José Augusto Brandão
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 229
Others Deceased in 2009
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Janet Jagan
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2009
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 199
Riccardo Cassin
MOUNTAINEER
1909 - 2009
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 200
Kim Manners
ACTOR
1951 - 2009
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 201
Ron Silver
ACTOR
1946 - 2009
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 202
Yukio Endo
GYMNAST
1937 - 2009
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 203
Clodovil Hernandes
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2009
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 204
Willem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 205
Lei Clijsters
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 206
Juvenal Amarijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2009
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 207
Adolf Merckle
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 208
Henri Pousseur
COMPOSER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 209
Reinhard Mohn
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 210
Torsten Lindberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 211
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Johan Kolff ranks 669 out of 2,139. Before him are Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Dirck Barendsz (1534), Peter Post (1933), Ramon Dekkers (1969), George Kooymans (1948), and Frans van der Lugt (1938). After him are Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau (1770), Gérard Blitz (1901), Heintje Simons (1955), Willeke van Ammelrooy (1944), Simeon ten Holt (1923), and Jan van de Cappelle (1624).
Others born in Netherlands
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Gerrie Knetemann
CYCLIST
1951 - 2004
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 663
Dirck Barendsz
PAINTER
1534 - 1592
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 664
Peter Post
CYCLIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 665
Ramon Dekkers
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2013
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 666
George Kooymans
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2025
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 667
Frans van der Lugt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 668
Willem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 669
Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1819
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 670
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 671
Heintje Simons
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 672
Willeke van Ammelrooy
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 673
Simeon ten Holt
COMPOSER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 674
Jan van de Cappelle
PAINTER
1624 - 1679
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 675
Among Physicians In Netherlands
Among physicians born in Netherlands, Willem Johan Kolff ranks 17. Before him are Titus Brandsma (1881), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Petrus Camper (1722), Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), and Willem Piso (1611). After him is Joep Lange (1954).
Titus Brandsma
1881 - 1942
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
Gerard van Swieten
1700 - 1772
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 12
Aletta Jacobs
1854 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 13
Petrus Camper
1722 - 1789
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 14
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 15
Willem Piso
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 16
Willem Johan Kolff
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 17
Joep Lange
1954 - 2014
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 18
