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Joycelyn Elders

1933 - Today

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Minnie Joycelyn Elders (born Minnie Lee Jones; August 13, 1933) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, she was the second woman, second person of color, and first African American to serve as Surgeon General. Elders is known for her frank discussion of her views on controversial issues such as drug legalization, masturbation, and distributing contraception in schools. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joycelyn Elders has received more than 1,456,306 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joycelyn Elders is the 702nd most popular physician, the 13,833rd most popular biography from United States and the 95th most popular American Physician.

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  • 38.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Joycelyn Elders ranks 702 out of 726. Before her are Teresa Forcades, Gisela Januszewska, Donald Henderson, Daniel Mojon, Liang Wudong, and Samia al-Amoudi. After her are Anna Bågenholm, Mathilde Krim, Bill Frist, Hayat Sindi, William Hewson, and Fritz Klein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Joycelyn Elders ranks 538. Before her are Sarah Marshall, Buddy MacKay, William G. Dever, Patricia Blair, Paul Sarbanes, and Adolph Caesar. After her are Bob Bennett, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Charles Portis, Peter Sillett, Craig L. Thomas, and Stan Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joycelyn Elders ranks 13,833 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Price (1964), Rose McConnell Long (1892), Howard Gordon (1961), John Sherman Cooper (1901), Sam Nunn (1938), and Ramy Youssef (1991). After her are Bea Benaderet (1906), Sharon Olds (1942), Yaya DaCosta (1982), Gus Johnson (1938), Brandon Flowers (1981), and Michel Gill (1960).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Joycelyn Elders ranks 95. Before her are Rachel Levine (1957), Bert Vogelstein (1949), Charles R. Drew (1904), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Caldwell Esselstyn (1933), and Donald Henderson (1928). After her are Bill Frist (1952), David Shulkin (1959), Atul Gawande (1965), Deborah Birx (1956), Jonny Kim (1984), and Yvonne Cagle (1959).

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