Physician
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
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August Krogh
His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2024). August Krogh is the 79th most popular physician (down from 76th in 2024), the 62nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 65th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Physician.
August Krogh is most famous for his work in the field of physiology. He was the first person to discover how muscles use ATP to contract.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, August Krogh ranks 79 out of 726. Before him are Christiaan Barnard, Ambroise Paré, Johannes Fibiger, Selman Waksman, Albert Szent-Györgyi, and Jens Christian Skou. After him are Eugen Bleuler, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Cyril of Jerusalem, Walter Rudolf Hess, and Hua Tuo.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 73
Ambroise Paré
1510 - 1590
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 74
Johannes Fibiger
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 75
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 76
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 77
Jens Christian Skou
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 78
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 79
Eugen Bleuler
1857 - 1939
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 80
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
1926 - 2004
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 81
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
1857 - 1940
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 82
Cyril of Jerusalem
313 - 386
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 83
Walter Rudolf Hess
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 84
Hua Tuo
200 - 208
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, August Krogh ranks 22. Before him are John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lou Henry Hoover, Lucy Maud Montgomery, António Egas Moniz, Gertrude Stein, and Ernest Shackleton. After him are Nikolai Berdyaev, Alexander Kolchak, Talaat Pasha, G. K. Chesterton, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and D. F. Malan. Among people deceased in 1949, August Krogh ranks 13. Before him are Leonard Bloomfield, Kim Jong-suk, Margaret Mitchell, Friedrich Bergius, Hassan al-Banna, and James Ensor. After him are Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Charles Ponzi, Klaus Mann, Axel Munthe, Angela Hitler, and Elton Mayo.
Others Born in 1874
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John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 16
Lou Henry Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 17
Lucy Maud Montgomery
WRITER
1874 - 1942
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 18
António Egas Moniz
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1955
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 19
Gertrude Stein
WRITER
1874 - 1946
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 20
Ernest Shackleton
EXPLORER
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 21
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 22
Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 23
Alexander Kolchak
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1920
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 24
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
G. K. Chesterton
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 26
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
WRITER
1874 - 1929
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 27
D. F. Malan
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1949
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Leonard Bloomfield
LINGUIST
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 7
Kim Jong-suk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 8
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 9
Friedrich Bergius
CHEMIST
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 10
Hassan al-Banna
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1949
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 11
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 12
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 13
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 14
Charles Ponzi
EXTREMIST
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 15
Klaus Mann
WRITER
1906 - 1949
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 16
Axel Munthe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1949
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 17
Angela Hitler
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 18
Elton Mayo
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 19
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, August Krogh ranks 62 out of NaN. Before him are Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Johannes Fibiger (1867), Lars von Trier (1956), and Jens Christian Skou (1918). After him are Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Jørn Utzon (1918), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Inge Lehmann (1888), Tollund Man (-400), and Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953).
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Asta Nielsen
ACTOR
1881 - 1972
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 56
Frederick I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1471 - 1533
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 57
Haakon III of Norway
POLITICIAN
1182 - 1204
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 58
Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 59
Lars von Trier
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 60
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 61
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 62
Frederick IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1730
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 63
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 64
S. P. L. Sørensen
CHEMIST
1868 - 1939
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 65
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 66
Tollund Man
CELEBRITY
400 BC - 384 BC
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 67
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 68
Among Physicians In Denmark
Among physicians born in Denmark, August Krogh ranks 3. Before him are Johannes Fibiger (1867), and Jens Christian Skou (1918). After him are Carl Værnet (1893), Carl Lange (1834), Christian Bohr (1855), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Max Heindel (1865), and Halfdan T. Mahler (1923).
Johannes Fibiger
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 1
Jens Christian Skou
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 2
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 3
Carl Værnet
1893 - 1965
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
Carl Lange
1834 - 1900
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
Christian Bohr
1855 - 1911
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
Emil Aarestrup
1800 - 1856
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 7
Max Heindel
1865 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 8
Halfdan T. Mahler
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 9
