PHYSICIAN
Drew Weissman
1959 - Today
Drew Weissman
Drew Weissman (born September 7, 1959) is an American physician and immunologist known for his contributions to RNA biology. Weissman is the inaugural Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research, director of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, and professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Weissman's work underlies the development of mRNA vaccines, the best known of which are those for COVID-19 produced by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Drew Weissman has received more than 558,026 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Drew Weissman is the 288th most popular physician, the 2,506th most popular biography from United States and the 33rd most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
56.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
3.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Drew Weissman ranks 288 out of 726. Before him are Thomas Addison, Bronisława Dłuska, Guillaume Dupuytren, Podalirius, Vincenz Priessnitz, and Henry Gray. After him are Ennio Antonelli, Franciscus Donders, Caesarius of Nazianzus, Johann Conrad Dippel, Pierre Paul Émile Roux, and Gerard van Swieten.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Addison
1793 - 1860
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 282
Bronisława Dłuska
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 283
Guillaume Dupuytren
1777 - 1835
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 284
Podalirius
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 285
Vincenz Priessnitz
1799 - 1851
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 286
Henry Gray
1827 - 1861
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 287
Drew Weissman
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 288
Ennio Antonelli
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 289
Franciscus Donders
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 290
Caesarius of Nazianzus
330 - 368
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 291
Johann Conrad Dippel
1673 - 1734
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 292
Pierre Paul Émile Roux
1853 - 1933
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 293
Gerard van Swieten
1700 - 1772
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 294
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Drew Weissman ranks 85. Before him are Xiomara Castro, Richie Sambora, Guy Parmelin, Boyko Borisov, Filipe Nyusi, and Tobias Moretti. After him are Sean Young, Takaaki Kajita, Donna Murphy, Luis Fernández, Yasmina Reza, and Alan Wilder.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsXiomara Castro
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 79
Richie Sambora
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 80
Guy Parmelin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 81
Boyko Borisov
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 82
Filipe Nyusi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 83
Tobias Moretti
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 84
Drew Weissman
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 85
Sean Young
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 86
Takaaki Kajita
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 87
Donna Murphy
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 88
Luis Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 89
Yasmina Reza
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 90
Alan Wilder
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 91
In United States
Among people born in United States, Drew Weissman ranks 2,506 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerry Fodor (1935), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), James Baker (1930), Steve Fossett (1944), and Ernest Guiraud (1837). After him are Sheldon Adelson (1933), Julie Newmar (1933), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Edward Witten (1951), Matt Cameron (1962), and John McTiernan (1951).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJerry Fodor
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 2,500
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1973
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 2,501
Thomas R. Marshall
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 2,502
James Baker
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2,503
Steve Fossett
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2007
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2,504
Ernest Guiraud
COMPOSER
1837 - 1892
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2,505
Drew Weissman
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2,506
Sheldon Adelson
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 2,507
Julie Newmar
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 2,508
Raymond Leo Burke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 2,509
Edward Witten
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 2,510
Matt Cameron
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 2,511
John McTiernan
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 2,512
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Drew Weissman ranks 33. Before him are Robert Lefkowitz (1943), John O'Keefe (1939), John Harvey Kellogg (1852), Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923), Richard Axel (1946), and Michael DeBakey (1908). After him are Horace Wells (1815), James Curtis Hepburn (1815), Jack Kevorkian (1928), William Bates (1860), Anthony Fauci (1940), and Mehmet Oz (1960).
Robert Lefkowitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 27
John O'Keefe
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 28
John Harvey Kellogg
1852 - 1943
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 29
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 30
Richard Axel
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 31
Michael DeBakey
1908 - 2008
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 32
Drew Weissman
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 33
Horace Wells
1815 - 1848
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 34
James Curtis Hepburn
1815 - 1911
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 35
Jack Kevorkian
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 36
William Bates
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 37
Anthony Fauci
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 38
Mehmet Oz
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 39