BIOLOGIST

Maria Van Kerkhove

1977 - Today

Maria Van Kerkhove

Maria DeJoseph Van Kerkhove (born February 20, 1977) is an American infectious disease epidemiologist. With a background in high-threat pathogens, Van Kerkhove specializes in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and is based in the Health Emergencies Program at the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Maria Van Kerkhove is the 1,101st most popular biologist (down from 1,093rd in 2024), the 18,406th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,889th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Maria Van Kerkhove ranks 1,101 out of 1,097. Before her are PZ Myers, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Cornelia Bargmann, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, and Riin Tamm. After her are Feng Zhang, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Sean B. Carroll, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, David Reich, and Karl Deisseroth.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

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PZ Myers
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,095
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 1,096
Cornelia Bargmann
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 1,097
Pardis Sabeti
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 1,098
Gretchen Daily
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 1,099
Riin Tamm
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,100
Maria Van Kerkhove
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 1,101
Feng Zhang
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 1,102
Valerie Masson-Delmotte
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 1,103
Sean B. Carroll
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,104
Quarraisha Abdool Karim
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 1,105
David Reich
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 1,106
Karl Deisseroth
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 1,107

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Maria Van Kerkhove ranks 1,073. Before her are Gavin DeGraw, Ismael Ruiz, Ekaterina Vinogradova, Keita Kanemoto, Michelle Burgher, and Koji Nakajima. After her are Daniel Moreira, Warren Kole, Liam Parsons, Kiyomitsu Kobari, Andrey Akopyants, and Shoji Ikitsu.

Others Born in 1977

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Gavin DeGraw
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 1,067
Ismael Ruiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 1,068
Ekaterina Vinogradova
SKIER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 1,069
Keita Kanemoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 1,070
Michelle Burgher
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 1,071
Koji Nakajima
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 1,072
Maria Van Kerkhove
BIOLOGIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 1,073
Daniel Moreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 1,074
Warren Kole
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 1,075
Liam Parsons
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 1,076
Kiyomitsu Kobari
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 1,077
Andrey Akopyants
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 1,078
Shoji Ikitsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 1,079

In United States

Among people born in United States, Maria Van Kerkhove ranks 18,414 out of 20,380. Before her are Paul Gonzales (1964), Cerina Vincent (1979), Bo Burnham (1990), Scottie Wilbekin (1993), Jake Paltrow (1975), and Lauren Mayhew (1985). After her are Jonathan Vaughters (1973), Ester Dean (1982), Paul Foerster (1963), Lisa Brenner (1974), Lupe Fiasco (1982), and Alex Tyus (1988).

Others born in United States

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Paul Gonzales
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 18,408
Cerina Vincent
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 18,409
Bo Burnham
COMEDIAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 18,410
Scottie Wilbekin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 18,411
Jake Paltrow
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 18,412
Lauren Mayhew
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 18,413
Maria Van Kerkhove
BIOLOGIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 18,414
Jonathan Vaughters
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 18,415
Ester Dean
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 18,416
Paul Foerster
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 18,417
Lisa Brenner
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 18,418
Lupe Fiasco
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 18,419
Alex Tyus
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 18,420