Physician
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
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Corneille Heymans
His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Corneille Heymans is the 92nd most popular physician (down from 85th in 2024), the 80th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 78th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Physician.
Corneille Heymans is most famous for his discovery of the Heymans reaction, which is a chemical reaction that takes place in the presence of a catalyst.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, Corneille Heymans ranks 92 out of 726. Before him are Hua Tuo, Karl Brandt, Ragnar Granit, Herophilos, Jacques Rogge, and Theodor Morell. After him are Harvey Cushing, Bernardino of Siena, Frederick Chapman Robbins, Jean Nicot, Peter Canisius, and François Duvalier.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Hua Tuo
200 - 208
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 86
Karl Brandt
1904 - 1948
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 87
Ragnar Granit
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 88
Herophilos
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 89
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 90
Theodor Morell
1886 - 1948
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 91
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 92
Harvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 93
Bernardino of Siena
1380 - 1444
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 94
Frederick Chapman Robbins
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 95
Jean Nicot
1530 - 1605
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 96
Peter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 97
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 98
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Corneille Heymans ranks 32. Before him are Mátyás Rákosi, William P. Murphy, Stefan Banach, Gregor Strasser, Erwin Panofsky, and Darius Milhaud. After him are Arthur Friedenreich, J. Paul Getty, Marina Tsvetaeva, Shirō Ishii, Ernst Lubitsch, and Robert Ritter von Greim. Among people deceased in 1968, Corneille Heymans ranks 21. Before him are George Gamow, Trygve Lie, Karl Barth, Georg von Küchler, Erwin Panofsky, and Enid Blyton. After him are Salvatore Quasimodo, Jim Clark, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, and Neal Cassady.
Others Born in 1892
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Mátyás Rákosi
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1971
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 26
William P. Murphy
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1987
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 27
Stefan Banach
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 28
Gregor Strasser
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1934
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 29
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 30
Darius Milhaud
COMPOSER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 31
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 32
Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 33
J. Paul Getty
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1976
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 34
Marina Tsvetaeva
WRITER
1892 - 1941
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 35
Shirō Ishii
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 36
Ernst Lubitsch
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1947
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 37
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1968
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George Gamow
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 15
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 16
Karl Barth
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 17
Georg von Küchler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1968
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 18
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 19
Enid Blyton
WRITER
1897 - 1968
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 20
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 21
Salvatore Quasimodo
WRITER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 22
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 23
Carl Theodor Dreyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 24
Kees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 25
José Nasazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 26
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 27
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Corneille Heymans ranks 80 out of NaN. Before him are Quentin Matsys (1466), André Grétry (1741), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Jacques Rogge (1942), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), and Agnès Varda (1928). After him are Father Damien (1840), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (919), Étienne Lenoir (1822), Jacky Ickx (1945), and Adrian Willaert (1490).
Others born in Belgium
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Quentin Matsys
PAINTER
1466 - 1530
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 74
André Grétry
COMPOSER
1741 - 1813
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 75
Johannes Ockeghem
COMPOSER
1410 - 1497
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 76
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 77
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 78
Agnès Varda
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 79
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 80
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 81
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 82
Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes
POLITICIAN
919 - 998
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 83
Étienne Lenoir
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 84
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 85
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 86
Among Physicians In Belgium
Among physicians born in Belgium, Corneille Heymans ranks 3. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Jacques Rogge (1942). After him are Rembert Dodoens (1517), and Paul Janssen (1926).
Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 1
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 2
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 3
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 4
Paul Janssen
1926 - 2003
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 5
