440 BC - 400 BC
Ctesias (; Greek: Κτησίᾱς; fl. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ctesias has received more than 274,145 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Ctesias is the 96th most popular physician (up from 148th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 381st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Physician.
Ctetias was a Greek physician who wrote about the history of India. He is most famous for his descriptions of India and the Indian people.
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Among physicians, Ctesias ranks 96 out of 502. Before him are Friedrich Miescher, Róbert Bárány, Walter Rudolf Hess, Jang-geum, Corneille Heymans, and Stanley Cohen. After him are Otto Loewi, Qa'a, Bernardino of Siena, Elias Lönnrot, Oswald Avery, and Alexandre Yersin.
1844 - 1895
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 90
1876 - 1936
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 91
1881 - 1973
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 92
1550 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 93
1892 - 1968
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 94
1922 - 2020
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 95
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 96
1873 - 1961
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 97
2950 BC - 2910 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 98
1380 - 1444
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 99
1802 - 1884
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 100
1877 - 1955
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 101
1863 - 1943
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 102
Among people born in 440 BC, Ctesias ranks 1. After him are Thrasybulus, Andocides, and Wu Qi. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Ctesias ranks 5. Before him are Aspasia, Xanthippe, Damocles, and Zeuxis. After him are Teos of Egypt, Eubulides, Leochares, Parysatis, Alcamenes, Phaedo of Elis, and Thaïs.
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1
440 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2
440 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3
440 BC - 381 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 4
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 1
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 2
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 3
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 4
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 5
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 6
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 7
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 8
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 9
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 10
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 11
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 12
Among people born in Turkey, Ctesias ranks 264 out of 1,301. Before him are Pancras of Rome (289), Andranik (1865), Alexander (870), Theodora Porphyrogenita (984), Fahri Korutürk (1903), and Theodore the Studite (759). After him are Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Astyanax (null), Basilios Bessarion (1403), Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100), Attalus II Philadelphus (-220), and Socrates of Constantinople (380).
289 - 304
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 258
1865 - 1927
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 259
870 - 913
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 260
984 - 1056
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 261
1903 - 1987
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 262
759 - 826
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 263
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 264
836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 265
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 266
1403 - 1472
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 267
1100 - 1086
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 268
220 BC - 138 BC
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 269
380 - 440
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 270
Among physicians born in Turkey, Ctesias ranks 7. Before him are Galen (129), Basil of Caesarea (329), Nestorius (381), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Polycarp (69), and Herophilos (-335). After him are Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Aëtius of Amida (502), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), and Rufus of Ephesus (100).
129 - 215
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 1
329 - 379
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
381 - 451
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 3
40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 4
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 6
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 7
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 8
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 9
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 10
502 - 575
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 11
330 - 368
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 12
100 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 13