INSPIRATION
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Today
Andrew Wakefield
Andrew Jeremy Wakefield (born 3 September 1956) is a British fraudster, discredited academic, anti-vaccine activist, and former physician. He was struck off the medical register for his involvement in The Lancet MMR autism fraud, a 1998 study that fraudulently claimed a link between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. He has subsequently become known for anti-vaccination activism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Wakefield has received more than 4,680,384 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Andrew Wakefield is the 8th most popular inspiration (down from 6th in 2019), the 4,071st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,778th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Inspiration.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
53.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
2.23
Effective Languages (L*)
4.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INSPIRATIONS
Among inspirations, Andrew Wakefield ranks 8 out of 10. Before him are Eugène François Vidocq, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, George Floyd, and Jack LaLanne. After him are Mahsa Amini.
Most Popular Inspirations in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugène François Vidocq
1775 - 1857
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 2
Johann Georg Faust
1480 - 1541
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 3
Alice Liddell
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 4
Joseph Bell
1837 - 1911
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 5
George Floyd
1973 - 2020
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 6
Jack LaLanne
1914 - 2011
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 7
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 8
Mahsa Amini
1999 - 2022
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 9
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Andrew Wakefield ranks 334. Before him are Thierry Meyssan, Yelena Kondakova, Matthias Reim, Frank Schätzing, Richie Ramone, and Osman Kavala. After him are Kozo Tashima, Faisal Al-Dakhil, Phil Mahre, Lisa Blount, Andrei Kolkoutine, and Dmitry Nazarov.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsThierry Meyssan
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 328
Yelena Kondakova
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 329
Matthias Reim
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 330
Frank Schätzing
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 331
Richie Ramone
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 332
Osman Kavala
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 333
Andrew Wakefield
INSPIRATION
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 334
Kozo Tashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 335
Faisal Al-Dakhil
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 336
Phil Mahre
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 337
Lisa Blount
ACTOR
1957 - 2010
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 338
Andrei Kolkoutine
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 339
Dmitry Nazarov
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 340
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew Wakefield ranks 4,071 out of 8,785. Before him are Grace Chisholm Young (1868), Martin O'Neill (1952), Daniel Tammet (1979), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Alan A'Court (1934), and John Goodall (1863). After him are Greg Wise (1966), Stafford Beer (1926), Aneirin (525), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), Thomas Hodgskin (1787), and Jayne Atkinson (1959).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGrace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 4,065
Martin O'Neill
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 4,066
Daniel Tammet
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 4,067
Henry Home, Lord Kames
WRITER
1696 - 1782
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,068
Alan A'Court
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,069
John Goodall
SOCCER PLAYER
1863 - 1942
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,070
Andrew Wakefield
INSPIRATION
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,071
Greg Wise
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,072
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,073
Aneirin
WRITER
525 - 600
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,074
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,075
Thomas Hodgskin
ECONOMIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,076
Jayne Atkinson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,077
Among INSPIRATIONS In United Kingdom
Among inspirations born in United Kingdom, Andrew Wakefield ranks 3. Before him are Alice Liddell (1852), and Joseph Bell (1837).
Alice Liddell
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 1
Joseph Bell
1837 - 1911
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 2
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 3