PHYSICIAN
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
Jonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk (; born Jonas Salk; October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine. In 1947, Salk accepted a professorship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he undertook a project beginning in 1948 to determine the number of different types of poliovirus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonas Salk has received more than 4,143,982 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Jonas Salk is the 111th most popular physician (down from 86th in 2019), the 824th most popular biography from United States (down from 627th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Physician.
Jonas Salk is most famous for developing the polio vaccine.
Memorability Metrics
4.1M
Page Views (PV)
63.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
77
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
6.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Jonas Salk ranks 111 out of 726. Before him are Jens Christian Skou, Frederick Chapman Robbins, James Parkinson, Ronald Ross, Eric Kandel, and Ulf von Euler. After him are Andrew Schally, Arvid Carlsson, Friedrich Miescher, Niels Kaj Jerne, Ryke Geerd Hamer, and Santorio Santorio.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJens Christian Skou
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 105
Frederick Chapman Robbins
1916 - 2003
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 106
James Parkinson
1755 - 1824
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 107
Ronald Ross
1857 - 1932
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 108
Eric Kandel
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 109
Ulf von Euler
1905 - 1983
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 110
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 111
Andrew Schally
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 112
Arvid Carlsson
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 113
Friedrich Miescher
1844 - 1895
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 114
Niels Kaj Jerne
1911 - 1994
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 115
Ryke Geerd Hamer
1935 - 2017
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 116
Santorio Santorio
1561 - 1636
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Jonas Salk ranks 29. Before him are Aribert Heim, Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Karl Carstens, Joe DiMaggio, Raymond Davis Jr., and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani. After him are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Philippe Ariès, Desmond Llewelyn, Etty Hillesum, Gino Bartali, and William Vickrey. Among people deceased in 1995, Jonas Salk ranks 28. Before him are Lana Turner, Murray Rothbard, Donald Pleasence, Milovan Đilas, Souphanouvong, and William Alfred Fowler. After him are Alec Douglas-Home, Ginger Rogers, Fred Perry, John B. Calhoun, Hugo Pratt, and Christian B. Anfinsen.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsAribert Heim
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 23
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
CHEMIST
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 24
Karl Carstens
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 25
Joe DiMaggio
BASEBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 26
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 27
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 28
Jonas Salk
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 29
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 30
Philippe Ariès
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 31
Desmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 32
Etty Hillesum
WRITER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 33
Gino Bartali
CYCLIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 34
William Vickrey
ECONOMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsLana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 22
Murray Rothbard
ECONOMIST
1926 - 1995
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 23
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 24
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 25
Souphanouvong
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 26
William Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 27
Jonas Salk
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 28
Alec Douglas-Home
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1995
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 29
Ginger Rogers
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 30
Fred Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 31
John B. Calhoun
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1995
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 32
Hugo Pratt
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 1995
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 33
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 34
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jonas Salk ranks 824 out of 20,380. Before him are William H. Macy (1950), Philip Glass (1937), Arthur Ashkin (1922), William Howard Stein (1911), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), and Samuel Barber (1910). After him are Howard Hawks (1896), Nikki Sixx (1958), Tim Robbins (1958), Dick Fosbury (1947), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), and Michael Bloomberg (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam H. Macy
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 818
Philip Glass
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 819
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 820
William Howard Stein
CHEMIST
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 821
Robert Downey Jr.
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 822
Samuel Barber
COMPOSER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 823
Jonas Salk
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 824
Howard Hawks
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1977
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 825
Nikki Sixx
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 826
Tim Robbins
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 827
Dick Fosbury
ATHLETE
1947 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 828
Mark Zuckerberg
BUSINESSPERSON
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 829
Michael Bloomberg
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 830
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Jonas Salk ranks 10. Before him are Ferid Murad (1936), Stanley Cohen (1922), George Minot (1885), Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), William T. G. Morton (1819), and Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916). After him are Francis Peyton Rous (1879), Dickinson W. Richards (1895), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Harvey J. Alter (1935), E. Donnall Thomas (1920), and George H. Hitchings (1905).
Ferid Murad
1936 - 2023
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 4
Stanley Cohen
1922 - 2020
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 5
George Minot
1885 - 1950
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 6
Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903 - 1983
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 7
William T. G. Morton
1819 - 1868
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 8
Frederick Chapman Robbins
1916 - 2003
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 9
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 10
Francis Peyton Rous
1879 - 1970
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 11
Dickinson W. Richards
1895 - 1973
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 12
Joseph Erlanger
1874 - 1965
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 13
Harvey J. Alter
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 14
E. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 15
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 16