PHYSICIAN
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
George H. Hitchings
George Herbert Hitchings (April 18, 1905 – February 27, 1998) was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment", Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George H. Hitchings has received more than 106,375 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). George H. Hitchings is the 151st most popular physician (down from 150th in 2019), the 1,140th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,153rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
61.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
15.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, George H. Hitchings ranks 151 out of 726. Before him are E. Donnall Thomas, Psusennes II, Robin Warren, Johann Joachim Becher, Bernardino of Siena, and Albert of Riga. After him are Merit-Ptah, Francysk Skaryna, Joseph Calasanz, Trota of Salerno, James Black, and Carl Ludwig.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsE. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 145
Psusennes II
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 146
Robin Warren
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 147
Johann Joachim Becher
1635 - 1682
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 148
Bernardino of Siena
1380 - 1444
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 149
Albert of Riga
1165 - 1229
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 150
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 151
Merit-Ptah
2700 BC - 2659 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 152
Francysk Skaryna
1486 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 153
Joseph Calasanz
1556 - 1648
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 154
Trota of Salerno
1001 - 1200
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 155
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 156
Carl Ludwig
1816 - 1895
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 157
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, George H. Hitchings ranks 39. Before him are Max Schmeling, Otto Preminger, Dhyan Chand, Nikolai Tikhonov, Enrique Ballestrero, and Franz Ziereis. After him are Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Pierre Gemayel, Fred Trump, Severo Ochoa, Takashi Shimura, and Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark. Among people deceased in 1998, George H. Hitchings ranks 28. Before him are Julien Green, Vasily Arkhipov, Otto Kretschmer, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Linda McCartney, and Alfred Schnittke. After him are André Weil, Lúcio Costa, Kenichi Fukui, Galina Ulanova, Bob Kane, and Derek Barton.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsMax Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 33
Otto Preminger
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 34
Dhyan Chand
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1979
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 35
Nikolai Tikhonov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1997
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 36
Enrique Ballestrero
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1969
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 37
Franz Ziereis
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1945
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 38
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 39
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1944
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 40
Pierre Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1984
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 41
Fred Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1999
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 42
Severo Ochoa
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 43
Takashi Shimura
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 44
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1981
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsJulien Green
WRITER
1900 - 1998
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 22
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 23
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 24
Allan MacLeod Cormack
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1998
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 25
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 26
Alfred Schnittke
COMPOSER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 27
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 28
André Weil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 29
Lúcio Costa
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1998
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 30
Kenichi Fukui
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 31
Galina Ulanova
DANCER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 32
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 33
Derek Barton
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 34
In United States
Among people born in United States, George H. Hitchings ranks 1,140 out of 20,380. Before him are Hugh David Politzer (1949), Richard Matheson (1926), Gordon Parks (1912), James Cagney (1899), William Styron (1925), and Charles Cooley (1864). After him are Jean Webster (1876), Paul D. Boyer (1918), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), Edith Wharton (1862), Shelley Winters (1920), and Steve Reeves (1926).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,134
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,135
Gordon Parks
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2006
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,136
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,137
William Styron
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,138
Charles Cooley
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,139
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,140
Jean Webster
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,141
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,142
Cornelius Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1794 - 1877
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,143
Edith Wharton
WRITER
1862 - 1937
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,144
Shelley Winters
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 1,145
Steve Reeves
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 1,146
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, George H. Hitchings ranks 16. Before him are Jonas Salk (1914), Francis Peyton Rous (1879), Dickinson W. Richards (1895), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Harvey J. Alter (1935), and E. Donnall Thomas (1920). After him are George Whipple (1878), Robin Cook (1940), Michael Stuart Brown (1941), Joseph Murray (1919), Louis Ignarro (1941), and Peter Agre (1949).
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 10
Francis Peyton Rous
1879 - 1970
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 11
Dickinson W. Richards
1895 - 1973
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 12
Joseph Erlanger
1874 - 1965
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 13
Harvey J. Alter
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 14
E. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 15
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 16
George Whipple
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 17
Robin Cook
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 18
Michael Stuart Brown
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 19
Joseph Murray
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 20
Louis Ignarro
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 21
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 22