PHYSICIAN

Liang Wudong

1959 - 2020

Photo of Liang Wudong

Icon of person Liang Wudong

Liang Wudong (Chinese: 梁武东; pinyin: Liáng Wǔdōng; 14 March 1959 – 25 January 2020) was a physician at Xinhua Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei, notable for being the first doctor to die from COVID-19 due to a nosocomial infection. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liang Wudong has received more than 118,174 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Liang Wudong is the 700th most popular physician (down from 595th in 2019), the 1,106th most popular biography from China (down from 942nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Physician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Liang Wudong ranks 700 out of 726. Before him are Kamal Ranadive, Caldwell Esselstyn, Teresa Forcades, Gisela Januszewska, Donald Henderson, and Daniel Mojon. After him are Samia al-Amoudi, Joycelyn Elders, Anna Bågenholm, Mathilde Krim, Bill Frist, and Hayat Sindi.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Liang Wudong ranks 629. Before him are Sammy Lee, Markus Büchel, Haviland Morris, Carlos I. Noriega, Róger Flores, and Michael Glawogger. After him are Greg Burke, Debrah Farentino, Władysław Pasikowski, Peter Angerer, Oskar Roehler, and José Figueroa. Among people deceased in 2020, Liang Wudong ranks 792. Before him are Polad Hashimov, Hassan Abshir Farah, Gene Reynolds, Dimitri Diatchenko, Bob Armstrong, and César Zabala. After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh, Ahmed Patel, Tibor Benedek, Anton Coppola, Pop Smoke, and Paul Sarbanes.

Others Born in 1959

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2020

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In China

Among people born in China, Liang Wudong ranks 1,106 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Hao (1979), Sa Dingding (1979), Tie Ning (1957), Ding Junhui (1987), Deng Chao (1979), and Ma Mingyu (1970). After him are Yan Zi (1984), Qu Yunxia (1972), Chen Jing (1968), Wei Qingguang (1962), Zhang Zhilei (1983), and Wang Yaping (1980).

Others born in China

Go to all Rankings
Load previous
  • Photo of Chen Hao

    Chen Hao

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 47.12

    Rank: 1,100

  • Photo of Sa Dingding

    Sa Dingding

    SINGER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 47.10

    Rank: 1,101

  • Photo of Tie Ning

    Tie Ning

    WRITER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 47.07

    Rank: 1,102

  • Photo of Ding Junhui

    Ding Junhui

    SNOOKER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 47.06

    Rank: 1,103

  • Photo of Deng Chao

    Deng Chao

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 47.06

    Rank: 1,104

  • Photo of Ma Mingyu

    Ma Mingyu

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 46.90

    Rank: 1,105

  • Photo of Liang Wudong

    Liang Wudong

    PHYSICIAN

    1959 - 2020

    HPI: 46.81

    Rank: 1,106

  • Photo of Yan Zi

    Yan Zi

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 46.77

    Rank: 1,107

  • Photo of Qu Yunxia

    Qu Yunxia

    ATHLETE

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 46.76

    Rank: 1,108

  • Photo of Chen Jing

    Chen Jing

    POLITICIAN

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 46.67

    Rank: 1,109

  • Photo of Wei Qingguang

    Wei Qingguang

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 46.57

    Rank: 1,110

  • Photo of Zhang Zhilei

    Zhang Zhilei

    BOXER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 46.55

    Rank: 1,111

  • Photo of Wang Yaping

    Wang Yaping

    ASTRONAUT

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 46.47

    Rank: 1,112

Load previous

Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Liang Wudong ranks 9. Before him are Zhang Zhongjing (150), Li Shizhen (1517), Sun Simiao (581), Bian Que (-401), Andrew Yao (1946), and Zhong Nanshan (1936).

Chinese born Physicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous