PHYSICIAN
Agnodice
400 BC - 360 BC
Agnodice
Agnodice or Agnodike (Ancient Greek: Ἀγνοδίκη Agnodikē, Greek pronunciation: [aŋnodíkɛː] c. 4th century BCE) is a legendary figure credited as the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens. Her story is told by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus in his Fabulae. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agnodice has received more than 454,531 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Agnodice is the 139th most popular physician (up from 306th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
61.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
7.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Agnodices by language
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Agnodice ranks 139 out of 502. Before her are Charles Brenton Huggins, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Jens Christian Skou, Marie François Xavier Bichat, Robin Cook, and Haldan Keffer Hartline. After her are Mungo Park, Ulf von Euler, Theodor Billroth, Georgios Papanikolaou, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, and Heo Jun.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Charles Brenton Huggins
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 133
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
1723 - 1788
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 134
Jens Christian Skou
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 135
Marie François Xavier Bichat
1771 - 1802
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 136
Robin Cook
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 137
Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903 - 1983
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 138
Agnodice
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 139
Mungo Park
1771 - 1806
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 140
Ulf von Euler
1905 - 1983
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 141
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 142
Georgios Papanikolaou
1883 - 1962
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 143
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
1774 - 1838
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 144
Heo Jun
1546 - 1615
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 400 BC, Agnodice ranks 11. Before her are Berossus, Theopompus, Spitamenes, Atropates, Teos of Egypt, and Nectanebo II. After her are Stateira I, Leochares, Ephorus, Pausanias of Orestis, Mithridates I of Pontus, and Drypetis. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Agnodice ranks 4. Before her are Democritus, Agesilaus II, and Atropates. After her are Campaspe, Dinocrates, Aeschines of Sphettus, Artabazos II, Lais of Corinth, Polykleitos the Younger, Leontion, and Anniceris.
Others Born in 400 BC
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Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 5
Theopompus
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 6
Spitamenes
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 7
Atropates
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 8
Teos of Egypt
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 9
Nectanebo II
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 10
Agnodice
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 11
Stateira I
400 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 12
Leochares
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 13
Ephorus
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 14
Pausanias of Orestis
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 15
Mithridates I of Pontus
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 16
Drypetis
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 360 BC
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Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 1
Agesilaus II
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 2
Atropates
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 3
Agnodice
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 4
Campaspe
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 5
Dinocrates
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 6
Aeschines of Sphettus
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 7
Artabazos II
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 8
Lais of Corinth
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
Polykleitos the Younger
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 10
Leontion
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 11
Anniceris
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 12
