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Akira Endo

1933 - Today

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Akira Endo (遠藤 章, Endō Akira, born 14 November 1933) is a Japanese biochemist whose research into the relationship between fungi and cholesterol biosynthesis led to the development of statin drugs, which are some of the best-selling pharmaceuticals in history. He received the Japan Prize in 2006, the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award in 2008, the Canada Gairdner International Award in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akira Endo has received more than 7,478 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Akira Endo is the 534th most popular physician (down from 464th in 2019), the 1,174th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,095th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Physician.

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  • 7.5k

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  • 46.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Akira Endo ranks 534 out of 502Before him are John Arbuthnot, Paul Hermann, Joseph Schröter, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Léon Jean Marie Dufour, and Walter Reed. After him are Eva Klein, Thomas Erastus, Astley Cooper, Édouard Gagnon, Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, and Leila Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Akira Endo ranks 319Before him are Don Thompson, Helmut Senekowitsch, May Britt, Mark Damon, Georgi Atanasov, and Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann. After him are Franco Marini, Nicette Bruno, Galina Volchek, Valentin Bubukin, Annie Easley, and Imants Ziedonis.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Akira Endo ranks 1,174 out of 6,048Before him are Kaori Momoi (1951), Junko Takeuchi (1972), Yuto Nagatomo (1986), Hirotugu Akaike (1927), Yasushi Akashi (1931), and Yoshio Kikugawa (1944). After him are Masakazu Katsura (1962), Tite Kubo (1977), Hitoshi Sasaki (1891), Megumi Yokota (1964), Chūhei Nambu (1904), and Kotono Mitsuishi (1967).

Among PHYSICIANS In Japan

Among physicians born in Japan, Akira Endo ranks 13Before him are Hiroshi Nakajima (1928), Kiyoshi Shiga (1871), Hiraga Gennai (1728), Sunao Tawara (1873), Kyusaku Ogino (1882), and Shinobu Ishihara (1879). After him are Yoshioka Yayoi (1871).