PHYSICIAN
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
François Duvalier
François Duvalier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa dyvalje]; 14 April 1907 – 21 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. He was elected president in the 1957 general election on a populist and black nationalist platform. After thwarting a military coup d'état in 1958, his regime rapidly became more autocratic and despotic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Duvalier has received more than 2,777,911 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). François Duvalier is the 84th most popular physician (down from 48th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Haitian Physician.
François Duvalier was the president of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He is most famous for his brutal dictatorship and corrupt rule.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, François Duvalier ranks 84 out of 502. Before him are Jean Nicot, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Shirō Ishii, Louis Auguste Blanqui, William T. G. Morton, and August Krogh. After him are Johannes Fibiger, Jonas Salk, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Werner Forssmann, Cornelius Jansen, and Friedrich Miescher.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Jean Nicot
1530 - 1605
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 78
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 79
Shirō Ishii
1892 - 1959
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 80
Louis Auguste Blanqui
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 81
William T. G. Morton
1819 - 1868
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 82
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 83
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 84
Johannes Fibiger
1867 - 1928
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 85
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 86
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
1857 - 1940
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 87
Werner Forssmann
1904 - 1979
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 88
Cornelius Jansen
1585 - 1638
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 89
Friedrich Miescher
1844 - 1895
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, François Duvalier ranks 28. Before him are Nikolaas Tinbergen, Hans Selye, Hideki Yukawa, Horst Wessel, Fred Zinnemann, and Bhagat Singh. After him are Sister Lúcia, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Maurice Blanchot, Daphne du Maurier, Dora Maar, and Solomon Asch. Among people deceased in 1971, François Duvalier ranks 25. Before him are Giorgos Seferis, Igor Tamm, Arne Jacobsen, Donald Winnicott, Harold Lloyd, and D. B. Cooper. After him are Franz Stangl, Lothar Rendulic, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Jacobo Árbenz, Diane Arbus, and Pier Angeli.
Others Born in 1907
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Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 22
Hans Selye
1907 - 1982
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 23
Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 24
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 25
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 26
Bhagat Singh
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 27
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 28
Sister Lúcia
1907 - 2005
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 29
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
1907 - 1994
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 30
Maurice Blanchot
1907 - 2003
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 31
Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 32
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 33
Solomon Asch
1907 - 1996
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1971
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Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 19
Igor Tamm
1895 - 1971
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 20
Arne Jacobsen
1902 - 1971
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 21
Donald Winnicott
1896 - 1971
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 22
Harold Lloyd
1893 - 1971
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 23
D. B. Cooper
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 24
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 25
Franz Stangl
1908 - 1971
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 26
Lothar Rendulic
1887 - 1971
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 27
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 28
Jacobo Árbenz
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 29
Diane Arbus
1923 - 1971
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 30
Pier Angeli
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 31
In Haiti
Among people born in Haiti, François Duvalier ranks 3 out of 80. Before him are Toussaint Louverture (1743) and Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758). After him are Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), John James Audubon (1785), Alexandre Pétion (1770), Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762), René Préval (1943), Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951), Jeanne Duval (1820), Faustin Soulouque (1782), and Anacaona (1474).
Others born in Haiti
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Toussaint Louverture
1743 - 1803
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
1758 - 1806
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 2
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 3
Jean-Pierre Boyer
1776 - 1850
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 4
John James Audubon
1785 - 1851
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 5
Alexandre Pétion
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 6
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
1762 - 1806
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 7
René Préval
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 8
Jean-Claude Duvalier
1951 - 2014
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 9
Jeanne Duval
1820 - 1862
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 10
Faustin Soulouque
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 11
Anacaona
1474 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 12
Among PHYSICIANS In Haiti
Among physicians born in Haiti, François Duvalier ranks 1.
