PHYSICIAN
Jack Kevorkian
1928 - 2011
Jack Kevorkian
Murad Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Kevorkian has received more than 5,429,304 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Kevorkian is the 333rd most popular physician (down from 233rd in 2019), the 3,051st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,927th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
5.4M
Page Views (PV)
54.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
2.60
Effective Languages (L*)
4.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Jack Kevorkian ranks 333 out of 726. Before him are Clarke Abel, Carlos Finlay, Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Tomáš Špidlík, Eugene Botkin, and Gabor Maté. After him are William Bates, Realdo Colombo, Filippo Pacini, Victor Babeș, Mondino de Luzzi, and Nikolai Korotkov.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClarke Abel
1780 - 1826
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 327
Carlos Finlay
1833 - 1915
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 328
Friedrich Kasimir Medikus
1736 - 1808
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 329
Tomáš Špidlík
1919 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 330
Eugene Botkin
1865 - 1918
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 331
Gabor Maté
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 332
Jack Kevorkian
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 333
William Bates
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 334
Realdo Colombo
1516 - 1559
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 335
Filippo Pacini
1812 - 1883
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 336
Victor Babeș
1854 - 1926
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 337
Mondino de Luzzi
1275 - 1326
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 338
Nikolai Korotkov
1874 - 1920
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Jack Kevorkian ranks 196. Before him are Cannonball Adderley, William Peter Blatty, Laurence Harvey, Dominique Colonna, Stuart Whitman, and Frank Wolff. After him are Lennart Carleson, Friedrich Wetter, Sid Watkins, János Kornai, Alexis Korner, and Eeva Kilpi. Among people deceased in 2011, Jack Kevorkian ranks 125. Before him are Violetta Villas, John Paul Getty III, Ange-Félix Patassé, Abdul Fatah Younis, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, and María Elena Walsh. After him are Inese Jaunzeme, Lazar Mojsov, Josef Suk, Susannah York, Édouard Glissant, and Peter Yates.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsCannonball Adderley
MUSICIAN
1928 - 1975
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 190
William Peter Blatty
WRITER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 191
Laurence Harvey
1928 - 1973
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 192
Dominique Colonna
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 193
Stuart Whitman
ACTOR
1928 - 2020
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 194
Frank Wolff
ACTOR
1928 - 1971
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 195
Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 196
Lennart Carleson
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 197
Friedrich Wetter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 198
Sid Watkins
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2012
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 199
János Kornai
ECONOMIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 200
Alexis Korner
SINGER
1928 - 1984
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 201
Eeva Kilpi
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 202
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsVioletta Villas
SINGER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 119
John Paul Getty III
NOBLEMAN
1956 - 2011
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 120
Ange-Félix Patassé
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2011
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 121
Abdul Fatah Younis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2011
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 122
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 123
María Elena Walsh
WRITER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 124
Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 125
Inese Jaunzeme
ATHLETE
1932 - 2011
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 126
Lazar Mojsov
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 127
Josef Suk
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 128
Susannah York
ACTOR
1939 - 2011
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 129
Édouard Glissant
WRITER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 130
Peter Yates
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2011
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 131
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jack Kevorkian ranks 3,051 out of 20,380. Before him are George Ord (1781), Robert Conrad (1935), Mary Mapes Dodge (1831), Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Arielle Dombasle (1953), and Captain Beefheart (1941). After him are Judy Chicago (1939), Lisa Bonet (1967), Dana Andrews (1909), William Bates (1860), Cedric Gibbons (1893), and Ted Levine (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Ord
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 3,045
Robert Conrad
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 3,046
Mary Mapes Dodge
WRITER
1831 - 1905
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 3,047
Robert Sean Leonard
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 3,048
Arielle Dombasle
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3,049
Captain Beefheart
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2010
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3,050
Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3,051
Judy Chicago
ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3,052
Lisa Bonet
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3,053
Dana Andrews
ACTOR
1909 - 1992
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 3,054
William Bates
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 3,055
Cedric Gibbons
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1960
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 3,056
Ted Levine
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 3,057
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Jack Kevorkian ranks 36. Before him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923), Richard Axel (1946), Michael DeBakey (1908), Drew Weissman (1959), Horace Wells (1815), and James Curtis Hepburn (1815). After him are William Bates (1860), Anthony Fauci (1940), Mehmet Oz (1960), Walter Jackson Freeman II (1895), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), and Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898).
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
Walter Jackson Freeman II
1895 - 1972
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 40
Andrew Taylor Still
1828 - 1917
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 41
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
1898 - 1969
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 42