Physicians from China

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Physicians of all time. This list of famous Chinese Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Chinese Physicians.

1. #1

   

   Li Ching-Yuen

   1677 - 1933

   HPI 75.9840 langs

   Li Ching-Yuen is most famous for being the oldest man in the world. He was born in 1887 and died in 1997 at the age of 110.

2. #2

   

   Hua Tuo

   200 - 208

   HPI 72.3432 langs

   Hua tuo is most famous for its role in Chinese medicine as a diuretic and for its use in the treatment of kidney stones.

3. #3

   

   Zhang Zhongjing

   150 - 219

   HPI 65.8624 langs

   a physician and pharmacologist (150–219), hailed as medical sage, from Eastern Han Dynasty, China

4. #4

   

   Li Shizhen

   1517 - 1593

   HPI 65.0226 langs

   Chinese polymath and scientist (1517-1593)

5. #5

   

   Sun Simiao

   581 - 682

   HPI 63.6323 langs

   Chinese physician and writer (Tang dynasty)

6. #6

   

   Bian Que

   401 BC - 310 BC

   HPI 62.9315 langs

   ancient Chinese physician

7. #7

   

   Andrew Yao

   b. 1946

   HPI 60.4629 langs

   computer scientist and computational theorist

8. #8

   

   Zhong Nanshan

   b. 1936

   HPI 54.0721 langs

   Chinese pulmonologist

9. #9

   

   Liang Wudong

   1959 - 2020

   HPI 49.7921 langs

   Chinese physician

10. #10

    

    Li-Meng Yan

    b. 1987

    HPI 36.8914 langs

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