PHYSICIAN
David Cooper
1931 - 1986
David Cooper
David Graham Cooper (1931 in Cape Town, South Africa – 29 July 1986 in Paris, France) was a South African-born psychiatrist and theorist who was prominent in the anti-psychiatry movement. Cooper graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1955. R.D. Laing claimed that Cooper underwent Soviet training to prepare him as an anti-apartheid communist revolutionary, but after completing his course he never returned to South Africa out of fear that the Bureau of State Security would eliminate him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Cooper has received more than 26,770 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). David Cooper is the 422nd most popular physician (down from 421st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Physician.
Memorability Metrics
27k
Page Views (PV)
52.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.32
Effective Languages (L*)
1.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, David Cooper ranks 422 out of 726. Before him are Shinobu Ishihara, Harvey Cushing, Luca Ghini, José Gregorio Hernández, Helen B. Taussig, and Wilhelm Stekel. After him are William Kaelin Jr., Giorgio Biandrata, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Kiyoshi Shiga, Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol, and Ibn Butlan.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShinobu Ishihara
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 416
Harvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 417
Luca Ghini
1490 - 1556
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 418
José Gregorio Hernández
1864 - 1919
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 419
Helen B. Taussig
1898 - 1986
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 420
Wilhelm Stekel
1868 - 1940
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 421
David Cooper
1931 - 1986
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 422
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 423
Giorgio Biandrata
1515 - 1588
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 424
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
1766 - 1833
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 425
Kiyoshi Shiga
1871 - 1957
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 426
Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol
1786 - 1851
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 427
Ibn Butlan
1001 - 1066
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 428
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, David Cooper ranks 236. Before him are Janosch, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Tab Hunter, Ryuzo Hiraki, Michel Deville, and Georgy Grechko. After him are Duško Gojković, Allen Klein, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Charlie Logg, and Ingvar Wixell. Among people deceased in 1986, David Cooper ranks 120. Before him are Oscar Zariski, Josef Kammhuber, Anatoly Marchenko, Helen B. Taussig, Hoàng Văn Thái, and Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari. After him are Robert Stevenson, Géza von Radványi, Vasily Ignatenko, Gregory Jarvis, Mary Eristavi, and Adolfo Baloncieri.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsJanosch
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 230
Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 231
Tab Hunter
ACTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 232
Ryuzo Hiraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 233
Michel Deville
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 234
Georgy Grechko
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 2017
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 235
David Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - 1986
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 236
Duško Gojković
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 237
Allen Klein
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 238
Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 239
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2020
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 240
Charlie Logg
ATHLETE
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 241
Ingvar Wixell
SINGER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 242
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsOscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 114
Josef Kammhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1986
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 115
Anatoly Marchenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 1986
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 116
Helen B. Taussig
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1986
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 117
Hoàng Văn Thái
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 118
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1986
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 119
David Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - 1986
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 120
Robert Stevenson
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 121
Géza von Radványi
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 122
Vasily Ignatenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - 1986
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 123
Gregory Jarvis
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 1986
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 124
Mary Eristavi
NOBLEMAN
1888 - 1986
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 125
Adolfo Baloncieri
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 126
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, David Cooper ranks 55 out of 454. Before him are Ronald Harwood (1934), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Frances Ames (1920), Piet Joubert (1834), Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941), and Bruce Grobbelaar (1957). After him are Trevor Jones (1949), Reggie Walker (1889), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Cyril Cusack (1910), Dave Matthews (1967), and Abdullah Ibrahim (1934).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsRonald Harwood
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 49
Christiaan de Wet
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1922
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 50
Frances Ames
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 51
Piet Joubert
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1900
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 52
Eugène Terre'Blanche
EXTREMIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 53
Bruce Grobbelaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 54
David Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - 1986
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 55
Trevor Jones
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 56
Reggie Walker
ATHLETE
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 57
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 2004
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 58
Cyril Cusack
ACTOR
1910 - 1993
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 59
Dave Matthews
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 60
Abdullah Ibrahim
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 61
Among PHYSICIANS In South Africa
Among physicians born in South Africa, David Cooper ranks 2. Before him are Christiaan Barnard (1922).