The Most Famous
PHYSICIANS from Argentina
This page contains a list of the greatest Argentinean Physicians. The pantheon dataset contains 502 Physicians, 3 of which were born in Argentina. This makes Argentina the birth place of the 30th most number of Physicians behind South Korea and Lithuania.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Argentinean Physicians of all time. This list of famous Argentinean Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Bernardo Houssay (1887 - 1971)
With an HPI of 60.69, Bernardo Houssay is the most famous Argentinean Physician. His biography has been translated into 58 different languages on wikipedia.
Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971) was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of glucose in animals, sharing the prize with Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori. He is the first Latin American Nobel laureate in the sciences.
2. René Favaloro (1923 - 2000)
With an HPI of 52.11, René Favaloro is the 2nd most famous Argentinean Physician. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923 – July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein.
3. Cecilia Grierson (1859 - 1934)
With an HPI of 44.13, Cecilia Grierson is the 3rd most famous Argentinean Physician. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Cecilia Grierson (22 November 1859 – 10 April 1934) was an Argentine physician, reformer, nurse educator, feminist and prominent Freethinker. She had the distinction of being the first woman to receive a Medical Degree in Argentina.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as physicians born between 1859 and 1923. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased physicians include Bernardo Houssay, René Favaloro, and Cecilia Grierson.
Deceased Physicians
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Bernardo Houssay
1887 - 1971
HPI: 60.69
René Favaloro
1923 - 2000
HPI: 52.11
Cecilia Grierson
1859 - 1934
HPI: 44.13
Which Physicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Physicians since 1700.
