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James Black

1924 - 2010

James Black

Sir James Whyte Black (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010) was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Black established a Veterinary Physiology department at the University of Glasgow, where he became interested in the effects of adrenaline on the human heart. He went to work for ICI Pharmaceuticals in 1958 and, while there, developed propranolol, a beta blocker used for the treatment of heart disease. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Black has received more than 40,749 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. James Black is the 243rd most popular physician (down from 176th in 2019), the 1,298th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 870th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Physician.

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41k
Page Views (PV)
66.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
6.79
Effective Languages (L*)
4.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, James Black ranks 243 out of 509. Before him are Duchenne de Boulogne, Carl Værnet, Bernardo Houssay, José Bonaparte, Emil du Bois-Reymond, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. After him are James Barry, Lorna Wing, Carl Ludwig, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Zhang Zhongjing, and Caspar Friedrich Wolff.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Duchenne de Boulogne
1806 - 1875
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 237
Carl Værnet
1893 - 1965
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 238
Bernardo Houssay
1887 - 1971
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 239
José Bonaparte
1928 - 2020
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 240
Emil du Bois-Reymond
1818 - 1896
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 241
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 242
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 243
James Barry
1795 - 1865
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 244
Lorna Wing
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 245
Carl Ludwig
1816 - 1895
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 246
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
1875 - 1951
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 247
Zhang Zhongjing
150 - 219
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 248
Caspar Friedrich Wolff
1735 - 1794
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 249

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, James Black ranks 95. Before him are Dorothy Malone, Moktar Ould Daddah, Israel Tal, E. P. Thompson, Noboru Takeshita, and Chet Atkins. After him are George Mikan, Kenneth Kaunda, Marina Berti, Ottmar Walter, Bud Powell, and Neville Marriner. Among people deceased in 2010, James Black ranks 70. Before him are Alexander McQueen, Israel Tal, Maurice Wilkes, Johan Ferrier, Antony Flew, and Solomon Burke. After him are Charlie Wilson, Cécile Aubry, Andor Lilienthal, Irvin Kershner, Satoshi Kon, and Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann.

Others Born in 1924

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Dorothy Malone
1924 - 2018
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 89
Moktar Ould Daddah
1924 - 2003
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 90
Israel Tal
1924 - 2010
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 91
E. P. Thompson
1924 - 1993
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 92
Noboru Takeshita
1924 - 2000
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 93
Chet Atkins
1924 - 2001
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 94
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 95
George Mikan
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 96
Kenneth Kaunda
1924 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 97
Marina Berti
1924 - 2002
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 98
Ottmar Walter
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 99
Bud Powell
1924 - 1966
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 100
Neville Marriner
1924 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 101

Others Deceased in 2010

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Alexander McQueen
1969 - 2010
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 64
Israel Tal
1924 - 2010
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Maurice Wilkes
1913 - 2010
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 66
Johan Ferrier
1910 - 2010
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 67
Antony Flew
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 68
Solomon Burke
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 69
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 70
Charlie Wilson
1933 - 2010
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 71
Cécile Aubry
1928 - 2010
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 72
Andor Lilienthal
1911 - 2010
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 73
Irvin Kershner
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 74
Satoshi Kon
1963 - 2010
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 75
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
1916 - 2010
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 76

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Black ranks 1,298 out of 6,924. Before him are Gordon Ramsay (1966), Jon Anderson (1944), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Colin Dexter (1930), David Warner (1941), and Ian Anderson (1947). After him are Stephen Fry (1957), Richard Adams (1920), Rosemary Harris (1927), James Mirrlees (1936), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), and Marc Bolan (1947).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Gordon Ramsay
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,292
Jon Anderson
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,293
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,294
Colin Dexter
1930 - 2017
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,295
David Warner
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 1,296
Ian Anderson
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,297
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,298
Stephen Fry
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 1,299
Richard Adams
1920 - 2016
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 1,300
Rosemary Harris
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,301
James Mirrlees
1936 - 2018
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,302
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1884 - 1966
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,303
Marc Bolan
1947 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,304