1951 - Today
Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Carson has received more than 16,859,146 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Carson is the 5,917th most popular politician (down from 4,568th in 2019), the 2,013th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,545th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Ben Carson ranks 5,917 out of 15,577. Before him are Dong Xian, Eulji Mundeok, Praskovia Saltykova, Charaton, Horace Walpole, and Noboru Takeshita. After him are Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, Leo V, King of Armenia, Ingenuus, Ramiro III of León, Hōjō Tokimasa, and Dengizich.
23 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 5,911
550 - 700
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 5,912
1664 - 1723
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 5,913
400 - 500
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 5,914
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 5,915
1924 - 2000
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 5,916
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 5,917
880 - 943
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 5,918
1342 - 1393
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5,919
200 - 260
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5,920
961 - 985
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5,921
1138 - 1215
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5,922
395 - 469
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5,923
Among people born in 1951, Ben Carson ranks 68. Before him are Gustavo Santaolalla, Christian Lacroix, Frank Wilczek, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Barry Marshall, and Michèle Mouton. After him are Fatmir Sejdiu, Joey Ramone, Ernesto Zedillo, Samuel Doe, Win Myint, and Javier Marías.
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 62
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 63
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 64
1951 - 2014
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 65
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 66
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 67
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 68
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 69
1951 - 2001
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 70
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 71
1951 - 1990
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 72
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 73
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 74
Among people born in United States, Ben Carson ranks 2,013 out of 18,182. Before him are Irving Penn (1917), Charles Sweeney (1919), Jim Parsons (1973), Megan Fox (1986), King Vidor (1894), and Jamie Foxx (1967). After him are Lewis Mumford (1895), Julia Ann (1969), Howard Martin Temin (1934), James Whitmore (1921), Henry Molaison (1926), and Blythe Danner (1943).
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,007
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2,008
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 2,009
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,010
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2,011
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 2,012
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 2,013
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,014
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,015
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,016
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,017
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2,018
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 2,019
Among politicians born in United States, Ben Carson ranks 123. Before him are Kalākaua (1836), Pontiac (1714), John Hancock (1737), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Hubert Humphrey (1911), and Spiro Agnew (1918). After him are Bob Dole (1923), Wolfgang Kapp (1858), Sam Houston (1793), Paul Ryan (1970), Jack Kemp (1935), and Paul Wolfowitz (1943).
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 117
1714 - 1769
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 118
1737 - 1793
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 119
1877 - 1956
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 120
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 121
1918 - 1996
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 122
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 123
1923 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 124
1858 - 1922
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 125
1793 - 1863
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 126
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 127
1935 - 2009
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 128
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 129