The Most Famous

PHYSICIANS from Vatican City

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This page contains a list of the greatest Physicians. The pantheon dataset contains 726 Physicians, 1 of which were born in Vatican City. This makes Vatican City the birth place of the 42nd most number of Physicians behind Iran, and Indonesia.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Physicians of all time. This list of famous Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Robert Bellarmine (1542 - 1621)

With an HPI of 67.43, Robert Bellarmine is the most famous Physician.  His biography has been translated into 46 different languages on wikipedia.

Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 37. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation. Bellarmine was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College, and in 1602 became Archbishop of Capua. He supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent. He is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair, the Galileo affair, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as physicians born between 1542 and 1542. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased physicians include Robert Bellarmine.

Deceased Physicians

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