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Baruj Benacerraf
1920 - 2011
Baruj Benacerraf
Baruj Benacerraf (; October 29, 1920 – August 2, 2011) was a Venezuelan-American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface protein molecules important for the immune system's distinction between self and non-self." His colleagues and shared recipients were Jean Dausset and George Davis Snell. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baruj Benacerraf has received more than 226,268 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Baruj Benacerraf is the 147th most popular physician (down from 141st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Venezuela and the most popular Venezuelan Physician.
Baruj Benacerraf is most famous for his work in immunology, specifically in the field of antibodies. He was one of the scientists who discovered that antibodies are made of protein molecules.
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230k
Page Views (PV)
61.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
8.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.65
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Baruj Benacerraf ranks 147 out of 502. Before him are Ulf von Euler, Theodor Billroth, Georgios Papanikolaou, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Heo Jun, and Louis Ignarro. After him are André Frédéric Cournand, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, George H. Hitchings, John Langdon Down, Alan Hodgkin, and Ludwig Guttmann.
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HPI: 61.37
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Baruj Benacerraf
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 147
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1895 - 1988
HPI: 61.27
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Baruch Samuel Blumberg
1925 - 2011
HPI: 61.25
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George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 150
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1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.17
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Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 152
Ludwig Guttmann
1899 - 1980
HPI: 60.90
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Baruj Benacerraf ranks 48. Before him are Alberto Sordi, Sergei Bondarchuk, Michèle Morgan, Kaysone Phomvihane, Sun Myung Moon, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. After him are Walter Nowotny, Gunnar Gren, Frank Sheeran, E. Donnall Thomas, George Porter, and Lawrence Klein. Among people deceased in 2011, Baruj Benacerraf ranks 43. Before him are Jane Russell, Daniel Bell, Amy Winehouse, Maria Schneider, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Tomislav Ivić. After him are Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Madame Nhu, Alberto Granado, Cliff Robertson, Bubba Smith, and Michael Cacoyannis.
Others Born in 1920
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Alberto Sordi
1920 - 2003
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 42
Sergei Bondarchuk
1920 - 1994
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 43
Michèle Morgan
1920 - 2016
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 44
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920 - 1992
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 45
Sun Myung Moon
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 46
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 47
Baruj Benacerraf
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 48
Walter Nowotny
1920 - 1944
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 49
Gunnar Gren
1920 - 1991
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 50
Frank Sheeran
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 51
E. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 52
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 53
Lawrence Klein
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 2011
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Jane Russell
1921 - 2011
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 37
Daniel Bell
1919 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 38
Amy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 39
Maria Schneider
1952 - 2011
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 40
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 41
Tomislav Ivić
1933 - 2011
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 42
Baruj Benacerraf
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 43
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
1925 - 2011
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 44
Madame Nhu
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 45
Alberto Granado
1922 - 2011
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 46
Cliff Robertson
1923 - 2011
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 47
Bubba Smith
1945 - 2011
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 48
Michael Cacoyannis
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 49
In Venezuela
Among people born in Venezuela, Baruj Benacerraf ranks 7 out of 155. Before him are Simón Bolívar (1783), Hugo Chávez (1954), Carlos the Jackal (1949), Nicolás Maduro (1962), Francisco de Miranda (1750), and Antonio José de Sucre (1795). After him are Carolina Herrera (1939), Reynaldo Hahn (1874), Rafael Caldera (1916), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), and José Antonio Páez (1790).
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Simón Bolívar
1783 - 1830
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 1
Hugo Chávez
1954 - 2013
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 2
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1949 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 3
Nicolás Maduro
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 4
Francisco de Miranda
1750 - 1816
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 5
Antonio José de Sucre
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 6
Baruj Benacerraf
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 7
Carolina Herrera
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 8
Reynaldo Hahn
1874 - 1947
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 9
Rafael Caldera
1916 - 2009
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 10
Carlos Andrés Pérez
1922 - 2010
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 11
Rómulo Betancourt
1908 - 1981
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 12
José Antonio Páez
1790 - 1873
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 13
Among PHYSICIANS In Venezuela
Among physicians born in Venezuela, Baruj Benacerraf ranks 1. After him are Jacinto Convit (1913).
