PHYSICIAN
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
Charles Best
Charles Herbert Best (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978), was an American-Canadian medical scientist and one of the co-discoverers of insulin with Frederick Banting. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Best has received more than 14,079 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Charles Best is the 462nd most popular physician (down from 303rd in 2019), the 4,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,854th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
14k
Page Views (PV)
51.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Charles Best ranks 462 out of 726. Before him are Anastasia Golovina, Ernst von Bergmann, Robert Liston, Kazimierz Bein, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, and John Crawfurd. After him are Fernando J. Corbató, Friedrich von Huene, Arnold Pick, Aleksandr Bogomolets, Hiroshi Nakajima, and James Young Simpson.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnastasia Golovina
1850 - 1933
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 456
Ernst von Bergmann
1836 - 1907
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 457
Robert Liston
1794 - 1847
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 458
Kazimierz Bein
1872 - 1959
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 459
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
1730 - 1793
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 460
John Crawfurd
1783 - 1868
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 461
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 462
Fernando J. Corbató
1926 - 2019
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 463
Friedrich von Huene
1875 - 1969
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 464
Arnold Pick
1851 - 1924
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 465
Aleksandr Bogomolets
1881 - 1946
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 466
Hiroshi Nakajima
1928 - 2013
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 467
James Young Simpson
1811 - 1870
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 468
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Charles Best ranks 169. Before him are Rudolf Svensson, Silvestre Revueltas, Bernhard Rogge, Aleksandr Deyneka, Helge Ingstad, and Anni Albers. After him are Harold Osborn, Edward Chamberlin, Kamala Nehru, Haddon Sundblom, Weegee, and Anselmo Alliegro y Milá. Among people deceased in 1978, Charles Best ranks 131. Before him are Franz Bäke, Jerzy Kuryłowicz, Bob Crane, Artem Alikhanian, Robert Menzies, and Liane Augustin. After him are Claude Dauphin, Gene Tunney, Jean Nicolas, Alexander Gerschenkron, Lon L. Fuller, and Georges Speicher.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsRudolf Svensson
WRESTLER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 163
Silvestre Revueltas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1940
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 164
Bernhard Rogge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1982
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 165
Aleksandr Deyneka
PAINTER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 166
Helge Ingstad
EXPLORER
1899 - 2001
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 167
Anni Albers
PAINTER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 168
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 169
Harold Osborn
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 170
Edward Chamberlin
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1967
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 171
Kamala Nehru
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1936
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 172
Haddon Sundblom
PAINTER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 173
Weegee
PHOTOGRAPHER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 174
Anselmo Alliegro y Milá
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 175
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsFranz Bäke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1978
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 125
Jerzy Kuryłowicz
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 126
Bob Crane
ACTOR
1928 - 1978
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 127
Artem Alikhanian
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1978
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 128
Robert Menzies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1978
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 129
Liane Augustin
SINGER
1927 - 1978
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 130
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 131
Claude Dauphin
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 132
Gene Tunney
BOXER
1897 - 1978
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 133
Jean Nicolas
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 134
Alexander Gerschenkron
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 135
Lon L. Fuller
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1978
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 136
Georges Speicher
CYCLIST
1907 - 1978
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 137
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles Best ranks 4,679 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Travis (1961), Amy Lee (1981), John Ashbery (1927), Michael Kors (1959), Robert Z'Dar (1950), and Ryan Murphy (1965). After him are Carey Lowell (1961), Otto Warmbier (1994), Walter Bedell Smith (1895), Richard Yates (1926), Radia Perlman (1951), and Ruth Teitelbaum (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsScott Travis
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 4,673
Amy Lee
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 4,674
John Ashbery
WRITER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 4,675
Michael Kors
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 4,676
Robert Z'Dar
ACTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 4,677
Ryan Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 4,678
Charles Best
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 4,679
Carey Lowell
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 4,680
Otto Warmbier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1994 - 2017
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 4,681
Walter Bedell Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1961
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 4,682
Richard Yates
WRITER
1926 - 1992
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 4,683
Radia Perlman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 4,684
Ruth Teitelbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 1986
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 4,685
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Charles Best ranks 50. Before him are Philip Showalter Hench (1896), William Stewart Halsted (1852), Harvey Cushing (1869), Helen B. Taussig (1898), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), and Crawford Long (1815). After him are Fernando J. Corbató (1926), George Huntington (1850), Benjamin Rush (1745), Frank H. Netter (1906), Vivien Thomas (1910), and Alfred Blalock (1899).
Philip Showalter Hench
1896 - 1965
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 44
William Stewart Halsted
1852 - 1922
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 45
Harvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 46
Helen B. Taussig
1898 - 1986
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 47
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 48
Crawford Long
1815 - 1878
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 49
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 50
Fernando J. Corbató
1926 - 2019
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 51
George Huntington
1850 - 1916
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 52
Benjamin Rush
1745 - 1813
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 53
Frank H. Netter
1906 - 1991
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 54
Vivien Thomas
1910 - 1985
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 55
Alfred Blalock
1899 - 1964
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 56