Physician

Ibn Zuhr

Arab physician, surgeon and poet

1091 - 1162

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Ibn Zuhr

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Ibn Zuhr is the 149th most popular physician (down from 138th in 2024), the 264th most popular biography from Spain (up from 286th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Physician.

Ibn Zuhr is most famous for the discovery of the contagious nature of the bubonic plague.

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Among Physicians

Among physicians, Ibn Zuhr ranks 149 out of 726. Before him are George H. Hitchings, William Kaelin Jr., Jang-geum, Ferid Murad, Charles Best, and Ryke Geerd Hamer. After him are Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Theodor Billroth, Franz Joseph Gall, Erasistratus, George Emil Palade, and Albrecht von Haller.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 143
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 144
Jang-geum
1550 - 1550
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 145
Ferid Murad
1936 - 2023
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 146
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 147
Ryke Geerd Hamer
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 148
Ibn Zuhr
1091 - 1162
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 149
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 150
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 151
Franz Joseph Gall
1758 - 1828
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 152
Erasistratus
303 BC - 249 BC
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 153
George Emil Palade
1912 - 2008
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 154
Albrecht von Haller
1708 - 1777
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 155

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1091, Ibn Zuhr ranks 1. After him is Floris II, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1162, Ibn Zuhr ranks 3. Before him are Haakon II of Norway, and Géza II of Hungary. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, and Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.

Others Born in 1091

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Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1
Floris II, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
1091 - 1121
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 1162

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Haakon II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1147 - 1162
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 1
Géza II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1162
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 2
Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 3
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1114 - 1162
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 4
Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1073 - 1162
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 5
Odo II, Duke of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1118 - 1162
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 6

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 264 out of NaN. Before him are Fernando Alonso (1981), Fernando Rey (1917), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Antonio Machado (1875), George Santayana (1863), and Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788). After him are Isidore the Laborer (1080), Liuvigild (525), Felipe González (1942), Andrés Segovia (1893), Huneric (450), and Francisco de Vitoria (1483).

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Fernando Alonso
RACING DRIVER
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 258
Fernando Rey
ACTOR
1917 - 1994
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 259
Muhammad I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1273
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 260
Antonio Machado
WRITER
1875 - 1939
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 261
George Santayana
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1952
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 262
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 263
Ibn Zuhr
PHYSICIAN
1091 - 1162
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 264
Isidore the Laborer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1080 - 1130
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 265
Liuvigild
POLITICIAN
525 - 586
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 266
Felipe González
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 267
Andrés Segovia
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 268
Huneric
POLITICIAN
450 - 484
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 269
Francisco de Vitoria
PHILOSOPHER
1483 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 270