POLITICIAN

Maurice Hilleman

1919 - 2005

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Maurice Ralph Hilleman (August 30, 1919 – April 11, 2005) was a leading American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. According to one estimate, his vaccines save nearly eight million lives each year. He has been described as one of the most influential vaccinologists ever. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Hilleman has received more than 725,404 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Maurice Hilleman is the 11,238th most popular politician (down from 9,087th in 2019), the 4,094th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,268th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice Hilleman ranks 11,238 out of 19,576. Before him are Claude Pompidou, Decimus Junius Silanus, Kurunta, Nasib Yusifbeyli, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Riek Machar. After him are Savka Dabčević-Kučar, Duwa, Stepan Petrichenko, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, and Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Maurice Hilleman ranks 152. Before him are Kathleen Freeman, Billy Vaughn, Robert Stack, Ota Šik, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, and Joan Brossa. After him are Dan O'Herlihy, Mariano Martín, Merce Cunningham, Tamara Toumanova, Hermann Bondi, and Jüri Järvet. Among people deceased in 2005, Maurice Hilleman ranks 138. Before him are Zainab al Ghazali, Jacques Villeret, Alexander Gomelsky, Milorad Pavić, Ronald Golias, and Eddie Guerrero. After him are Pierre Bachelet, Fabrizio Meoni, Piero Cappuccilli, Dan O'Herlihy, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and Lajos Baróti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice Hilleman ranks 4,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Parish (1953), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), Fred MacMurray (1908), John Cromwell (1886), William J. Seymour (1870), and David Huddleston (1930). After him are Ginger Lynn (1962), Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824), Gus Hall (1910), Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), and Lynne Cheney (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Maurice Hilleman ranks 273. Before him are Patrick Henry (1736), Robert Smith (1757), Michael Kahn (1935), George M. Dallas (1792), John Nance Garner (1868), and Chuck Hagel (1946). After him are Gus Hall (1910), Lynne Cheney (1941), Richard Mentor Johnson (1780), Frank Carlucci (1930), Horace Greeley (1811), and George Andrew Reisner (1867).

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