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Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. On 3 December 1967, Barnard transplanted the heart of accident victim Denise Darvall into the chest of 54-year-old Louis Washkansky, with Washkansky regaining full consciousness and being able to talk easily with his wife, before dying eighteen days later of pneumonia, largely brought on by the anti-rejection drugs that suppressed his immune system. Barnard had told Mr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christiaan Barnard has received more than 1,642,638 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Christiaan Barnard is the 47th most popular physician, the 8th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 10th in 2019) and the most popular South African Physician.
Christiaan Barnard is most famous for performing the first successful human-to-human heart transplant on December 3, 1967.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Christiaan Barnard ranks 47 out of 502. Before him are Marcello Malpighi, Emil Kraepelin, Otto Heinrich Warburg, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Franz Mesmer, and Allvar Gullstrand. After him are Francesco Redi, Karl Brandt, Jean-Martin Charcot, Hilary of Poitiers, Gerhard Domagk, and Rita Levi-Montalcini.
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Marcello Malpighi
1628 - 1694
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 41
Emil Kraepelin
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 42
Otto Heinrich Warburg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 43
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 44
Franz Mesmer
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 45
Allvar Gullstrand
1862 - 1930
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 46
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 47
Francesco Redi
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 48
Karl Brandt
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 49
Jean-Martin Charcot
1825 - 1893
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 50
Hilary of Poitiers
315 - 367
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 51
Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 52
Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909 - 2012
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Christiaan Barnard ranks 18. Before him are Franjo Tuđman, Hiroo Onoda, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Erving Goffman, Jack Kerouac, and Emil Zátopek. After him are Gérard Philipe, Imre Lakatos, Aage Bohr, Kurt Vonnegut, Iannis Xenakis, and Betty White. Among people deceased in 2001, Christiaan Barnard ranks 12. Before him are Claude Shannon, Jorge Amado, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Jack Lemmon, Herbert A. Simon, and Didi. After him are Sabiha Gökçen, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Iannis Xenakis, Fred Hoyle, Wilhelm Mohnke, and Laurent-Désiré Kabila.
Others Born in 1922
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Franjo Tuđman
1922 - 1999
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 12
Hiroo Onoda
1922 - 2014
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 13
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
1922 - 2016
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 14
Erving Goffman
1922 - 1982
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 15
Jack Kerouac
1922 - 1969
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 16
Emil Zátopek
1922 - 2000
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 17
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 18
Gérard Philipe
1922 - 1959
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 19
Imre Lakatos
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 20
Aage Bohr
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 21
Kurt Vonnegut
1922 - 2007
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 22
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 23
Betty White
1922 - 2021
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 2001
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Claude Shannon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 6
Jorge Amado
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 7
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
1932 - 2001
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 8
Jack Lemmon
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 9
Herbert A. Simon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 10
Didi
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 11
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 12
Sabiha Gökçen
1913 - 2001
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 13
Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 - 2001
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 14
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 15
Fred Hoyle
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Mohnke
1911 - 2001
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 17
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
1939 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 18
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Christiaan Barnard ranks 8 out of 374. Before him are J. R. R. Tolkien (1892), Elon Musk (1971), Sarah Baartman (1788), Desmond Tutu (1931), J. M. Coetzee (1940), and Shaka (1787). After him are F. W. de Klerk (1936), Nadine Gordimer (1923), Miriam Makeba (1932), Charlize Theron (1975), Jacob Zuma (1942), and Max Theiler (1899).
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J. R. R. Tolkien
1892 - 1973
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 2
Elon Musk
1971 - Present
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 3
Sarah Baartman
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 4
Desmond Tutu
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 5
J. M. Coetzee
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 6
Shaka
1787 - 1828
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 7
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
F. W. de Klerk
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 9
Nadine Gordimer
1923 - 2014
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 10
Miriam Makeba
1932 - 2008
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 11
Charlize Theron
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 12
Jacob Zuma
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 13
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 14
Among PHYSICIANS In South Africa
Among physicians born in South Africa, Christiaan Barnard ranks 1. After him are David Cooper (1931).
