PHYSICIAN
Peter Agre
1949 - Today
Peter Agre
Peter Agre (; born January 30, 1949) is an American physician, Nobel Laureate, and molecular biologist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. In 2003, Agre and Roderick MacKinnon shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes." Agre was recognized for his discovery of aquaporin water channels. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Agre has received more than 261,365 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Peter Agre is the 194th most popular physician (up from 251st in 2019), the 1,564th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,177th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
59.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
57
Languages Editions (L)
11.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Peter Agre ranks 194 out of 726. Before him are Maurice Bucaille, Guy de Chauliac, Leonhart Fuchs, Sebastian Kneipp, Heo Jun, and Louis Ignarro. After him are Paul Gachet, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Neferkare Neby, Albert Calmette, Ludwig Guttmann, and Waldemar Hoven.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Bucaille
1920 - 1998
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 188
Guy de Chauliac
1300 - 1368
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 189
Leonhart Fuchs
1501 - 1566
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 190
Sebastian Kneipp
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 191
Heo Jun
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 192
Louis Ignarro
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 193
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 194
Paul Gachet
1828 - 1909
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 195
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 196
Neferkare Neby
2300 BC - 2260 BC
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 197
Albert Calmette
1863 - 1933
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 198
Ludwig Guttmann
1899 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 199
Waldemar Hoven
1903 - 1948
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 200
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Peter Agre ranks 84. Before him are Brahim Ghali, Carl Bildt, Margareta of Romania, Gary Ridgway, Svetislav Pešić, and Valeriy Borzov. After him are Paloma Picasso, Bei Dao, Larry Holmes, Annie Leibovitz, Quini, and Josephine Chaplin.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsBrahim Ghali
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 78
Carl Bildt
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 79
Margareta of Romania
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 80
Gary Ridgway
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 81
Svetislav Pešić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 82
Valeriy Borzov
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 83
Peter Agre
PHYSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 84
Paloma Picasso
PAINTER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 85
Bei Dao
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 86
Larry Holmes
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 87
Annie Leibovitz
PHOTOGRAPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 88
Quini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 89
Josephine Chaplin
ACTOR
1949 - 2023
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 90
In United States
Among people born in United States, Peter Agre ranks 1,564 out of 20,380. Before him are Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Chris Cooper (1951), Burt Bacharach (1928), Ken Kesey (1935), Vint Cerf (1943), and Louis Ignarro (1941). After him are Holland Taylor (1943), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), Peter Dinklage (1969), Paul Revere (1735), Rollo May (1909), and Jeremy Rifkin (1945).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEleanor H. Porter
WRITER
1868 - 1920
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 1,558
Chris Cooper
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 1,559
Burt Bacharach
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 1,560
Ken Kesey
WRITER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 1,561
Vint Cerf
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 1,562
Louis Ignarro
PHYSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 1,563
Peter Agre
PHYSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 1,564
Holland Taylor
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 1,565
Joseph L. Goldstein
CHEMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,566
Peter Dinklage
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,567
Paul Revere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1818
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,568
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,569
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,570
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Peter Agre ranks 22. Before him are George H. Hitchings (1905), George Whipple (1878), Robin Cook (1940), Michael Stuart Brown (1941), Joseph Murray (1919), and Louis Ignarro (1941). After him are Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Patch Adams (1945), Randy Schekman (1948), Henry Heimlich (1920), Robert Lefkowitz (1943), and John O'Keefe (1939).
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 16
George Whipple
1878 - 1976
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 17
Robin Cook
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 18
Michael Stuart Brown
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 19
Joseph Murray
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 20
Louis Ignarro
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 21
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 22
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 23
Patch Adams
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 24
Randy Schekman
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 25
Henry Heimlich
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 26
Robert Lefkowitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 27
John O'Keefe
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 28