PHYSICIAN
John O'Keefe
1939 - Today
John O'Keefe
John O'Keefe, (born November 18, 1939) is an American-British neuroscientist, psychologist and a professor at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour and the Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at University College London. He discovered place cells in the hippocampus, and that they show a specific kind of temporal coding in the form of theta phase precession. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014, together with May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser; he has received several other awards. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John O'Keefe has received more than 15,397 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). John O'Keefe is the 253rd most popular physician (down from 236th in 2019), the 2,145th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,945th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
15k
Page Views (PV)
57.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
6.95
Effective Languages (L*)
4.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, John O'Keefe ranks 253 out of 726. Before him are Henry Heimlich, Robert Lefkowitz, François Magendie, Horst Schumann, Sun Simiao, and William Chester Minor. After him are Edward Bach, Antonio Maria Valsalva, Christian Bohr, Torsten Wiesel, Carl Værnet, and Irmfried Eberl.
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1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 247
Robert Lefkowitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 248
François Magendie
1783 - 1855
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 249
Horst Schumann
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 250
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 251
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 252
John O'Keefe
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 253
Edward Bach
1886 - 1936
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 254
Antonio Maria Valsalva
1666 - 1723
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 255
Christian Bohr
1855 - 1911
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 256
Torsten Wiesel
1924 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 257
Carl Værnet
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 258
Irmfried Eberl
1910 - 1948
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 259
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, John O'Keefe ranks 116. Before him are Concha Velasco, Tarcisio Burgnich, Sante Gaiardoni, Guntis Ulmanis, Robert Hansen, and Ginger Baker. After him are Jean Djorkaeff, Barry Seal, Stanisław Dziwisz, Michu Meszaros, Dieter Schwarz, and Joseph D. Pistone.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsConcha Velasco
ACTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 110
Tarcisio Burgnich
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 111
Sante Gaiardoni
CYCLIST
1939 - 2023
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 112
Guntis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 113
Robert Hansen
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 114
Ginger Baker
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 115
John O'Keefe
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 116
Jean Djorkaeff
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 117
Barry Seal
EXTREMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 118
Stanisław Dziwisz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 119
Michu Meszaros
ACTOR
1939 - 2016
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 120
Dieter Schwarz
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 121
Joseph D. Pistone
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 122
In United States
Among people born in United States, John O'Keefe ranks 2,145 out of 20,380. Before him are Bernard Malamud (1914), Lance Reddick (1962), Thomas Eakins (1844), James J. Braddock (1905), Henry J. Heinz (1844), and Alexander Shulgin (1925). After him are Jackie Jackson (1951), Karen Uhlenbeck (1942), Allen Newell (1927), Lewis Mumford (1895), Beau Bridges (1941), and Harold Garfinkel (1917).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBernard Malamud
WRITER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,139
Lance Reddick
ACTOR
1962 - 2023
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,140
Thomas Eakins
PAINTER
1844 - 1916
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,141
James J. Braddock
BOXER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,142
Henry J. Heinz
BUSINESSPERSON
1844 - 1919
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,143
Alexander Shulgin
CHEMIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2,144
John O'Keefe
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,145
Jackie Jackson
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,146
Karen Uhlenbeck
MATHEMATICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,147
Allen Newell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 1992
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,148
Lewis Mumford
WRITER
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,149
Beau Bridges
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 2,150
Harold Garfinkel
SOCIOLOGIST
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 2,151
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, John O'Keefe ranks 28. Before him are Peter Agre (1949), Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Patch Adams (1945), Randy Schekman (1948), Henry Heimlich (1920), and Robert Lefkowitz (1943). After him are John Harvey Kellogg (1852), Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923), Richard Axel (1946), Michael DeBakey (1908), Drew Weissman (1959), and Horace Wells (1815).
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 22
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 23
Patch Adams
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 24
Randy Schekman
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 25
Henry Heimlich
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 26
Robert Lefkowitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 27
John O'Keefe
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 28
John Harvey Kellogg
1852 - 1943
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 29
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