Physician

Jang-geum

Korean physician

1550 - 1550

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Jang-geum

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jang-geum is the 145th most popular physician (down from 93rd in 2024), the 54th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 44th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Physician.

Jang-geum is most famous for being the first female royal physician in the Joseon Dynasty.

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Among Physicians

Among physicians, Jang-geum ranks 145 out of 726. Before her are Trota of Salerno, Johann Joachim Becher, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Dickinson W. Richards, George H. Hitchings, and William Kaelin Jr.. After her are Ferid Murad, Charles Best, Ryke Geerd Hamer, Ibn Zuhr, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, and Theodor Billroth.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Trota of Salerno
1001 - 1200
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 139
Johann Joachim Becher
1635 - 1682
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 140
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
1840 - 1902
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 141
Dickinson W. Richards
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 142
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, Jang-geum ranks 11. Before her are Charles IX of Sweden, John Davis, Do-Aklin, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Camillus de Lellis, and Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. After her are Stanislaus Kostka, Karin Månsdotter, Giorgio Basta, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Jacobus Gallus, and Emilio de' Cavalieri. Among people deceased in 1550, Jang-geum ranks 3. Before her are John of God, and Pieter Coecke van Aelst. After her are William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Andrea Alciato, Claude, Duke of Guise, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Sebald Beham, Tabinshwehti, Françoise d'Alençon, Pir Sultan Abdal, and Gian Giorgio Trissino.

Others Born in 1550

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Charles IX of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1611
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 5
John Davis
EXPLORER
1550 - 1605
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 6
Do-Aklin
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1700
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 7
Henry I, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1588
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 8
Camillus de Lellis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1550 - 1614
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 9
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 10
Jang-geum
PHYSICIAN
1550 - 1550
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 11
Stanislaus Kostka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1550 - 1568
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 12
Karin Månsdotter
COMPANION
1550 - 1612
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 13
Giorgio Basta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1550 - 1607
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 14
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1550 - 1615
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 15
Jacobus Gallus
COMPOSER
1550 - 1591
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 16
Emilio de' Cavalieri
COMPOSER
1550 - 1602
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1550

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John of God
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1495 - 1550
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 1
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
PAINTER
1502 - 1550
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 2
Jang-geum
PHYSICIAN
1550 - 1550
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 3
William IV, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1550
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 4
Andrea Alciato
HISTORIAN
1492 - 1550
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
Claude, Duke of Guise
NOBLEMAN
1496 - 1550
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 6
Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1550
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 7
Sebald Beham
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 8
Tabinshwehti
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1550
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 9
Françoise d'Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1490 - 1550
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 10
Pir Sultan Abdal
WRITER
1480 - 1550
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 11
Gian Giorgio Trissino
WRITER
1478 - 1550
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 12