PHYSICIAN
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
1738 - 1814
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (French: [ʒozɛf iɲas ɡijɔtɛ̃]; 28 May 1738 – 26 March 1814) was a French physician, politician, and freemason who proposed on 10 October 1789 the use of a device to carry out executions in France, as a less painful method of execution than existing methods. Although he did not invent the guillotine and opposed the death penalty, his name became an eponym for it. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph-Ignace Guillotin has received more than 763,176 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin is the 19th most popular physician (up from 24th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from France (up from 304th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Physician.
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin was a French physician and politician. He invented the guillotine, a device which became the standard method of execution in France.
Memorability Metrics
760k
Page Views (PV)
71.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
11.52
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin ranks 19 out of 726. Before him are William Harvey, Ignaz Semmelweis, Michael Servetus, Cesare Lombroso, Cyril of Alexandria, and Alois Alzheimer. After him are Nestorius, Pedanius Dioscorides, Georgius Agricola, Li Ching-Yuen, Rudolf Virchow, and Emil von Behring.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Harvey
1578 - 1657
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 13
Ignaz Semmelweis
1818 - 1865
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 14
Michael Servetus
1509 - 1553
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 15
Cesare Lombroso
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 16
Cyril of Alexandria
376 - 444
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 17
Alois Alzheimer
1864 - 1915
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 18
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
1738 - 1814
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 19
Nestorius
381 - 451
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 20
Pedanius Dioscorides
40 - 90
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 21
Georgius Agricola
1494 - 1555
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 22
Li Ching-Yuen
1677 - 1933
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 23
Rudolf Virchow
1821 - 1902
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 24
Emil von Behring
1854 - 1917
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1738, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin ranks 3. Before him are George III of the United Kingdom, and William Herschel. After him are Cesare Beccaria, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Túpac Amaru II, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Ethan Allen, Thomas Abbt, Arthur Phillip, and Jacques François Dugommier. Among people deceased in 1814, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin ranks 4. Before him are Empress Joséphine, Marquis de Sade, and Johann Gottlieb Fichte. After him are Maria Carolina of Austria, Benjamin Thompson, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Louis-Sébastien Mercier.
Others Born in 1738
Go to all RankingsGeorge III of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1820
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 1
William Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1738 - 1822
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 2
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
PHYSICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 3
Cesare Beccaria
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1794
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 4
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1789
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 5
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1822
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1805
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 8
Ethan Allen
BUSINESSPERSON
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 10
Arthur Phillip
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 11
Jacques François Dugommier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1794
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1814
Go to all RankingsEmpress Joséphine
COMPANION
1763 - 1814
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 1
Marquis de Sade
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 2
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
PHILOSOPHER
1762 - 1814
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 3
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
PHYSICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 4
Maria Carolina of Austria
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1814
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 5
Benjamin Thompson
PHYSICIST
1753 - 1814
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 6
Marie-Louise O'Murphy
SINGER
1737 - 1814
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
WRITER
1737 - 1814
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 8
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1814
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 9
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1814
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 10
Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1814
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 11
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin ranks 286 out of 6,770. Before him are Charlotte Corday (1768), Gilles de Rais (1405), Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058), Frédéric Mistral (1830), Désirée Clary (1777), and Pope Sylvester II (938). After him are Francis de Sales (1567), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767), Roger Vadim (1928), François Quesnay (1694), and Gabriel Fauré (1845).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Corday
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1768 - 1793
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 280
Gilles de Rais
EXTREMIST
1405 - 1440
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 281
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1058 - 1118
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 282
Frédéric Mistral
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 283
Désirée Clary
COMPANION
1777 - 1860
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 284
Pope Sylvester II
MATHEMATICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 285
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
PHYSICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 286
Francis de Sales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1567 - 1622
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 287
Mireille Mathieu
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 288
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 289
Roger Vadim
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2000
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 290
François Quesnay
ECONOMIST
1694 - 1774
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 291
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 292
Among PHYSICIANS In France
Among physicians born in France, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin ranks 2. Before him are Albert Schweitzer (1875). After him are Claude Bernard (1813), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), Alexis Carrel (1873), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), Ambroise Paré (1510), Hilary of Poitiers (315), René Laennec (1781), Philippe Pinel (1745), Karl Brandt (1904), and Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805).
Albert Schweitzer
1875 - 1965
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 1
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
1738 - 1814
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 2
Claude Bernard
1813 - 1878
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 3
Jean-Martin Charcot
1825 - 1893
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 4
Alexis Carrel
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 5
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 6
Ambroise Paré
1510 - 1590
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 7
Hilary of Poitiers
315 - 367
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 8
René Laennec
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 9
Philippe Pinel
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 10
Karl Brandt
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 11
Louis Auguste Blanqui
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 12