PHYSICIAN
Paul Janssen
1926 - 2003
Paul Janssen
Paul Adriaan Jan, Baron Janssen (12 September 1926 – 11 November 2003) was a Belgian physician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Janssen has received more than 553,086 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Paul Janssen is the 340th most popular physician (up from 394th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 394th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Physician.
Memorability Metrics
550k
Page Views (PV)
54.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.60
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Paul Janssen ranks 340 out of 726. Before him are William Bates, Realdo Colombo, Filippo Pacini, Victor Babeș, Mondino de Luzzi, and Nikolai Korotkov. After him are Thomas Szasz, James Braid, Max Heindel, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, Anthony Fauci, and Ibn Abi Usaibia.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Bates
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 334
Realdo Colombo
1516 - 1559
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 335
Filippo Pacini
1812 - 1883
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 336
Victor Babeș
1854 - 1926
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 337
Mondino de Luzzi
1275 - 1326
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 338
Nikolai Korotkov
1874 - 1920
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 339
Paul Janssen
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 340
Thomas Szasz
1920 - 2012
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 341
James Braid
1795 - 1860
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 342
Max Heindel
1865 - 1919
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 343
Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky
1877 - 1961
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 344
Anthony Fauci
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 345
Ibn Abi Usaibia
1204 - 1269
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 346
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Paul Janssen ranks 160. Before him are Jaba Ioseliani, Raif Dizdarević, Claude Akins, John G. Kemeny, Ernst Ocwirk, and Ingrid Haebler. After him are Peter Shaffer, Vicente Aranda, Claudio Villa, Juan Hohberg, Jorge Medina, and Paolo Magnani. Among people deceased in 2003, Paul Janssen ranks 116. Before him are Rubén González, Lothar Emmerich, Karl Kling, Gordon Mitchell, Althea Gibson, and Kerim Kerimov. After him are Mario Merz, Fred Rogers, Guido Crepax, Constantin Dăscălescu, Alejandro de Tomaso, and Michel Constantin.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJaba Ioseliani
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 154
Raif Dizdarević
POLITICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 155
Claude Akins
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 156
John G. Kemeny
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - 1992
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 157
Ernst Ocwirk
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1980
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 158
Ingrid Haebler
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2023
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 159
Paul Janssen
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 160
Peter Shaffer
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 161
Vicente Aranda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 162
Claudio Villa
SINGER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 163
Juan Hohberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 164
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 165
Paolo Magnani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2023
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 166
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsRubén González
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2003
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 110
Lothar Emmerich
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2003
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 111
Karl Kling
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 112
Gordon Mitchell
ACTOR
1923 - 2003
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 113
Althea Gibson
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 114
Kerim Kerimov
ENGINEER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 115
Paul Janssen
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 116
Mario Merz
PAINTER
1925 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 117
Fred Rogers
PRESENTER
1928 - 2003
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 118
Guido Crepax
COMIC ARTIST
1933 - 2003
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 119
Constantin Dăscălescu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 120
Alejandro de Tomaso
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 2003
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 121
Michel Constantin
ACTOR
1924 - 2003
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 122
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Paul Janssen ranks 343 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Franky Van der Elst (1961), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), and Camille Jenatzy (1868). After him are Hugo Broos (1952), Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000), Gaston Roelants (1937), David Teniers the Elder (1582), and Firmin Lambot (1886).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJean-Marc Bosman
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 337
Franky Van der Elst
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 338
Hendrick van Balen the Elder
PAINTER
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 339
Paul van Zeeland
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1973
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 340
Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts
PAINTER
1630 - 1675
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 341
Camille Jenatzy
RACING DRIVER
1868 - 1913
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 342
Paul Janssen
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 343
Hugo Broos
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 344
Jan Sanders van Hemessen
PAINTER
1500 - 1566
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 345
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
NOBLEMAN
1000 - 1015
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 346
Gaston Roelants
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 347
David Teniers the Elder
PAINTER
1582 - 1649
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 348
Firmin Lambot
CYCLIST
1886 - 1964
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 349
Among PHYSICIANS In Belgium
Among physicians born in Belgium, Paul Janssen ranks 5. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), Jacques Rogge (1942), Corneille Heymans (1892), and Rembert Dodoens (1517).
Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 2
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 3
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
Paul Janssen
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5