PHYSICIAN
Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
Alan Hodgkin
Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (5 February 1914 – 20 December 1998) was an English physiologist and biophysicist who shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Huxley and John Eccles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Hodgkin has received more than 98,398 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 57 in 2019). Alan Hodgkin is the 182nd most popular physician (down from 152nd in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 788th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Physician.
Alan Hodgkin is most famous for his research on the ionic basis of nerve and muscle action.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
60.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
9.61
Effective Languages (L*)
3.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Alan Hodgkin ranks 182 out of 726. Before him are Dominique Jean Larrey, Joseph Murray, Alexander Bogdanov, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Magnus Hirschfeld, and Bernardo Houssay. After him are August von Wassermann, Hans Sloane, Werner Haase, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Leonid Rogozov, and Maurice Bucaille.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDominique Jean Larrey
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 176
Joseph Murray
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 177
Alexander Bogdanov
1873 - 1928
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 178
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
1841 - 1912
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 179
Magnus Hirschfeld
1868 - 1935
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 180
Bernardo Houssay
1887 - 1971
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 181
Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 182
August von Wassermann
1866 - 1925
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 183
Hans Sloane
1660 - 1753
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 184
Werner Haase
1900 - 1950
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 185
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
1682 - 1771
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 186
Leonid Rogozov
1934 - 2000
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 187
Maurice Bucaille
1920 - 1998
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 188
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Alan Hodgkin ranks 53. Before him are Peter Townsend, Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Norman Borlaug, Adolfo Bioy Casares, William Westmoreland, and Robert Wise. After him are Renato Dulbecco, Shapour Bakhtiar, Akira Nozawa, James Van Allen, Francisco da Costa Gomes, and Creighton Abrams. Among people deceased in 1998, Alan Hodgkin ranks 40. Before him are Derek Barton, Nelson Goodman, Florence Griffith Joyner, Martha Gellhorn, Conrad Schumann, and Alan J. Pakula. After him are Imi Lichtenfeld, Adem Jashari, David McClelland, Kunitaka Sueoka, Maurice Bucaille, and Shoichi Nishimura.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsPeter Townsend
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 47
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 48
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 49
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 50
William Westmoreland
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 51
Robert Wise
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 52
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 53
Renato Dulbecco
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 54
Shapour Bakhtiar
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 55
Akira Nozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 56
James Van Allen
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 57
Francisco da Costa Gomes
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 58
Creighton Abrams
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1974
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsDerek Barton
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 34
Nelson Goodman
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 35
Florence Griffith Joyner
ATHLETE
1959 - 1998
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 36
Martha Gellhorn
WRITER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 37
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 38
Alan J. Pakula
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1998
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 39
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 40
Imi Lichtenfeld
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 41
Adem Jashari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - 1998
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 42
David McClelland
PSYCHOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 43
Kunitaka Sueoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 44
Maurice Bucaille
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 1998
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 45
Shoichi Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Hodgkin ranks 927 out of 8,785. Before him are David Irving (1938), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Thomas Tallis (1502), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), Terence Stamp (1938), and John Dryden (1631). After him are Arthur Hailey (1920), Karl Jenkins (1944), Samuel Pepys (1633), John Harvard (1607), Carol Reed (1906), and Duncan Edwards (1936).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid Irving
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 921
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1388 - 1421
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 922
Thomas Tallis
COMPOSER
1502 - 1585
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 923
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1845
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 924
Terence Stamp
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 925
John Dryden
WRITER
1631 - 1700
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 926
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 927
Arthur Hailey
WRITER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 928
Karl Jenkins
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 929
Samuel Pepys
WRITER
1633 - 1703
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 930
John Harvard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1607 - 1638
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 931
Carol Reed
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 932
Duncan Edwards
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1958
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 933
Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Alan Hodgkin ranks 12. Before him are Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), John Snow (1813), Edgar Adrian (1889), James Black (1924), John Langdon Down (1828), and Frederick Griffith (1879). After him are Hans Sloane (1660), Thomas Willis (1621), Mungo Park (1771), James Lind (1716), John Hunter (1728), and Edward Bach (1886).
Niels Kaj Jerne
1911 - 1994
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 6
John Snow
1813 - 1858
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Edgar Adrian
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 9
John Langdon Down
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 10
Frederick Griffith
1879 - 1941
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 11
Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 12
Hans Sloane
1660 - 1753
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 13
Thomas Willis
1621 - 1675
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 14
Mungo Park
1771 - 1806
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 15
James Lind
1716 - 1794
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 16
John Hunter
1728 - 1793
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 17
Edward Bach
1886 - 1936
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 18