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Charles Nicolle
1866 - 1936
Charles Nicolle
Charles Jules Henri Nicolle (21 September 1866 – 28 February 1936) was a French bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Nicolle has received more than 118,119 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Charles Nicolle is the 86th most popular physician (up from 106th in 2019), the 729th most popular biography from France (up from 823rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Physician.
Charles Nicolle is most famous for his discovery of the cause of typhus.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
65.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
61
Languages Editions (L)
12.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Charles Nicolle ranks 86 out of 726. Before him are Peter Canisius, Albert Sabin, François Duvalier, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Corneille Heymans, and Cornelius Jansen. After him are Hotepsekhemwy, Walter Rudolf Hess, George Minot, Cyril of Jerusalem, Amenmesse, and Jang-geum.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 80
Albert Sabin
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 81
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 82
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 83
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 84
Cornelius Jansen
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 85
Charles Nicolle
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 86
Hotepsekhemwy
2900 BC - 2900 BC
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 87
Walter Rudolf Hess
1881 - 1973
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 88
George Minot
1885 - 1950
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 89
Cyril of Jerusalem
313 - 386
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 90
Amenmesse
1250 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 91
Jang-geum
1550 - 1550
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 92
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Charles Nicolle ranks 15. Before him are Alfred Werner, Benedetto Croce, Giovanni Agnelli, Aby Warburg, Hans von Seeckt, and Aleksandr Ulyanov. After him are Ferruccio Busoni, Jacinto Benavente, Beatrix Potter, Lev Shestov, Anne Sullivan, and Ramsay MacDonald. Among people deceased in 1936, Charles Nicolle ranks 28. Before him are José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Louis Blériot, Buenaventura Durruti, Ottorino Respighi, Hans von Seeckt, and Karl Kraus. After him are Andrija Mohorovičić, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Róbert Bárány, Moritz Schlick, Robert E. Howard, and Anne Sullivan.
Others Born in 1866
Go to all RankingsAlfred Werner
CHEMIST
1866 - 1919
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
Benedetto Croce
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 10
Giovanni Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1945
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 11
Aby Warburg
HISTORIAN
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 12
Hans von Seeckt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 13
Aleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 14
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 17
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 18
Lev Shestov
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1938
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 19
Anne Sullivan
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 20
Ramsay MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1936
Go to all RankingsJosé Antonio Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1936
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 22
Louis Blériot
INVENTOR
1872 - 1936
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 23
Buenaventura Durruti
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1936
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 24
Ottorino Respighi
COMPOSER
1879 - 1936
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 25
Hans von Seeckt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 26
Karl Kraus
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 27
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 28
Andrija Mohorovičić
GEOLOGIST
1857 - 1936
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 29
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1936
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 30
Róbert Bárány
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 31
Moritz Schlick
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 32
Robert E. Howard
WRITER
1906 - 1936
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 33
Anne Sullivan
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 34
In France
Among people born in France, Charles Nicolle ranks 729 out of 6,770. Before him are Charlotte of Savoy (1441), René Clair (1898), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736), Louis Le Vau (1612), and François Darlan (1881). After him are Raymond Queneau (1903), Claude of France (1499), Peter Waldo (1140), François Fénelon (1651), William Longsword (893), and John, Duke of Berry (1340).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharlotte of Savoy
COMPANION
1441 - 1483
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 723
René Clair
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 724
Jacques Pierre Brissot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 725
Jean Sylvain Bailly
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1793
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 726
Louis Le Vau
ARCHITECT
1612 - 1670
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 727
François Darlan
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 728
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 729
Raymond Queneau
WRITER
1903 - 1976
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 730
Claude of France
COMPANION
1499 - 1524
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 731
Peter Waldo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1140 - 1205
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 732
François Fénelon
PHILOSOPHER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 733
William Longsword
POLITICIAN
893 - 942
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 734
John, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1340 - 1416
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 735
Among PHYSICIANS In France
Among physicians born in France, Charles Nicolle ranks 13. Before him are Ambroise Paré (1510), Hilary of Poitiers (315), René Laennec (1781), Philippe Pinel (1745), Karl Brandt (1904), and Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805). After him are Jean Nicot (1530), André Frédéric Cournand (1895), Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771), Jean Marc Gaspard Itard (1774), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857), and Dominique Jean Larrey (1766).
Ambroise Paré
1510 - 1590
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 7
Hilary of Poitiers
315 - 367
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 8
René Laennec
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 9
Philippe Pinel
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 10
Karl Brandt
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 11
Louis Auguste Blanqui
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 12
Charles Nicolle
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 13
Jean Nicot
1530 - 1605
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 14
André Frédéric Cournand
1895 - 1988
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 15
Marie François Xavier Bichat
1771 - 1802
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 16
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
1774 - 1838
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 17
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
1857 - 1904
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 18
Dominique Jean Larrey
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 19