Celebrity
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
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Phineas Gage
His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Phineas Gage is the 6th most popular celebrity (down from 4th in 2024), the 186th most popular biography from United States (down from 138th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Celebrity.
Phineas Gage is most famous for being the first person to have a metal rod go through his brain. This accident happened when he was working as a railroad construction supervisor. The rod went through his left cheek and exited through the top of his head.
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Among Celebrities
Among celebrities, Phineas Gage ranks 6 out of 265. Before him are Ötzi, Wallis Simpson, Caitlyn Jenner, Jeanne Calment, and Margaret Brown. After him are Kaspar Hauser, Lina Medina, Mary Mallon, Simonetta Vespucci, Maria Branyas, and Robert Wadlow.
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Ötzi
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 85.20
Rank: 1
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 2
Caitlyn Jenner
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 3
Jeanne Calment
1875 - 1997
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 4
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 5
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 6
Kaspar Hauser
1812 - 1833
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 7
Lina Medina
1933 - 2015
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 8
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 9
Simonetta Vespucci
1453 - 1476
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 10
Maria Branyas
1907 - 2024
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 11
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Phineas Gage ranks 3. Before him are Max Müller, and Abdulmejid I. After him are Alfred Russel Wallace, Gyula Andrássy, Ernest Renan, Sándor Petőfi, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Leopold Kronecker, Édouard Lalo, Alexandre Cabanel, and Li Hongzhang. Among people deceased in 1860, Phineas Gage ranks 2. Before him is Arthur Schopenhauer. After him are Désirée Clary, Jérôme Bonaparte, János Bolyai, Alexandra Feodorovna, Charles Goodyear, Miloš Obrenović, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, István Széchenyi, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, and Lady Byron.
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Max Müller
LINGUIST
1823 - 1900
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 1
Abdulmejid I
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1861
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 2
Phineas Gage
CELEBRITY
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 3
Alfred Russel Wallace
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1913
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 4
Gyula Andrássy
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1890
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 5
Ernest Renan
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 6
Sándor Petőfi
WRITER
1823 - 1849
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 7
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1888
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 8
Leopold Kronecker
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 9
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 10
Alexandre Cabanel
PAINTER
1823 - 1889
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 11
Li Hongzhang
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1901
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1860
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Arthur Schopenhauer
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1860
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 1
Phineas Gage
CELEBRITY
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 2
Désirée Clary
COMPANION
1777 - 1860
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 3
Jérôme Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 4
János Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1860
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 5
Alexandra Feodorovna
COMPANION
1798 - 1860
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 6
Charles Goodyear
INVENTOR
1800 - 1860
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 7
Miloš Obrenović
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1860
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 8
Stéphanie de Beauharnais
NOBLEMAN
1789 - 1860
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 9
István Széchenyi
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1860
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 10
Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1860
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 11
Lady Byron
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1860
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Phineas Gage ranks 186 out of NaN. Before him are Debbie Harry (1945), Stonewall Jackson (1824), Tom Selleck (1945), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Bobby Fischer (1943), and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888). After him are Judy Garland (1922), Bob Ross (1942), Stan Lee (1922), Jackson Pollock (1912), David Woodard (1964), and James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834).
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Debbie Harry
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 180
Stonewall Jackson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1824 - 1863
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 181
Tom Selleck
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 182
Robert Downey Jr.
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 183
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 184
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1969
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 185
Phineas Gage
CELEBRITY
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 186
Judy Garland
ACTOR
1922 - 1969
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 187
Bob Ross
PAINTER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 188
Stan Lee
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 189
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 190
David Woodard
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 191
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
PAINTER
1834 - 1903
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 192
Among Celebrities In United States
Among celebrities born in United States, Phineas Gage ranks 4. Before him are Wallis Simpson (1896), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), and Margaret Brown (1867). After him are Maria Branyas (1907), Robert Wadlow (1918), Buffalo Bill (1846), Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Don King (1931), Roy Sullivan (1912), Monica Lewinsky (1973), and Rodney King (1965).
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 1
Caitlyn Jenner
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 2
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 3
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 4
Maria Branyas
1907 - 2024
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 5
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 6
Buffalo Bill
1846 - 1917
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 7
Jon Brower Minnoch
1941 - 1983
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 8
Don King
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 9
Roy Sullivan
1912 - 1983
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 10
Monica Lewinsky
1973 - Present
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 11
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 12
