PHYSICIAN
David H. Hubel
1926 - 2013
David H. Hubel
David Hunter Hubel (February 27, 1926 – September 22, 2013) was an American Canadian neurophysiologist noted for his studies of the structure and function of the visual cortex. He was co-recipient with Torsten Wiesel of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with Roger W. Sperry), for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system. For much of his career, Hubel worked as the Professor of Neurobiology at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David H. Hubel has received more than 268,188 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. David H. Hubel is the 207th most popular physician (down from 201st in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Canada (down from 67th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Physician.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
59.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
9.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of David H. Hubels by language
Over the past year David H. Hubel has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 22,783 views, followed by Chinese (3,832), and French (2,650). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (69.07%), Catalan (67.02%), and Indonesian (59.82%)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, David H. Hubel ranks 207 out of 726. Before him are Zhang Zhongjing, Bernardino Ramazzini, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Emil du Bois-Reymond, and Li Shizhen. After him are Thomas Willis, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, August Oetker, Mungo Park, and Adolf Eugen Fick.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZhang Zhongjing
150 - 219
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 201
Bernardino Ramazzini
1633 - 1714
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 202
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
910 - 975
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 203
Asclepiades of Bithynia
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 204
Emil du Bois-Reymond
1818 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 205
Li Shizhen
1517 - 1593
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 206
David H. Hubel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 207
Thomas Willis
1621 - 1675
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 208
Ernst-Günther Schenck
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 209
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis
1757 - 1808
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 210
August Oetker
1862 - 1918
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 211
Mungo Park
1771 - 1806
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 212
Adolf Eugen Fick
1829 - 1901
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 213
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, David H. Hubel ranks 94. Before him are György Kurtág, Joachim Fest, James Stirling, Karl Richter, Hugo Banzer, and Patricia Neal. After him are Siegfried Lenz, Alan Greenspan, László Papp, Youssef Chahine, Efraín Ríos Montt, and Verner Panton. Among people deceased in 2013, David H. Hubel ranks 69. Before him are J. J. Cale, Sara Montiel, Pedro Rocha, Joe Weider, Kenneth G. Wilson, and Patrice Chéreau. After him are Roger Ebert, Conrad Bain, Wojciech Kilar, Damiano Damiani, Bigas Luna, and Seamus Heaney.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsGyörgy Kurtág
COMPOSER
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 88
Joachim Fest
WRITER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 89
James Stirling
ARCHITECT
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 90
Karl Richter
COMPOSER
1926 - 1981
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 91
Hugo Banzer
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 92
Patricia Neal
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 93
David H. Hubel
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 94
Siegfried Lenz
WRITER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 95
Alan Greenspan
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 96
László Papp
BOXER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 97
Youssef Chahine
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 98
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 99
Verner Panton
ARCHITECT
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 100
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsJ. J. Cale
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 63
Sara Montiel
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 64
Pedro Rocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2013
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 65
Joe Weider
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2013
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 66
Kenneth G. Wilson
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2013
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 67
Patrice Chéreau
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 68
David H. Hubel
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 69
Roger Ebert
CRITIC
1942 - 2013
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 70
Conrad Bain
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 71
Wojciech Kilar
COMPOSER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 72
Damiano Damiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 73
Bigas Luna
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 74
Seamus Heaney
WRITER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 75
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, David H. Hubel ranks 75 out of 1,622. Before him are Joe Weider (1919), Charles Taylor (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Ryan Reynolds (1976), Catherine O'Hara (1954), and Jason Priestley (1969). After him are Conrad Bain (1923), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), Geneviève Bujold (1942), Donna Strickland (1959), Denis Villeneuve (1967), and Henry Taube (1915).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsJoe Weider
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2013
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 69
Charles Taylor
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 70
Edward Dmytryk
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1999
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 71
Ryan Reynolds
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 72
Catherine O'Hara
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 73
Jason Priestley
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 74
David H. Hubel
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 75
Conrad Bain
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 76
Carrie-Anne Moss
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 77
Geneviève Bujold
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 78
Donna Strickland
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 79
Denis Villeneuve
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 80
Henry Taube
CHEMIST
1915 - 2005
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 81
Among PHYSICIANS In Canada
Among physicians born in Canada, David H. Hubel ranks 4. Before him are Frederick Banting (1891), Oswald Avery (1877), and Charles Brenton Huggins (1901). After him are Norman Bethune (1890), William Osler (1849), Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914), Édouard Gagnon (1918), Lucille Teasdale-Corti (1929), Maude Abbott (1868), James Heilman (1979), and Alaa Murabit (1989).
Frederick Banting
1891 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1
Oswald Avery
1877 - 1955
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 2
Charles Brenton Huggins
1901 - 1997
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3
David H. Hubel
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4
Norman Bethune
1890 - 1939
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5
William Osler
1849 - 1919
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 6
Frances Oldham Kelsey
1914 - 2015
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 7
Édouard Gagnon
1918 - 2007
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 8
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
1929 - 1996
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 9
Maude Abbott
1868 - 1940
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 10
James Heilman
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 11
Alaa Murabit
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.10
Rank: 12