PHYSICIAN
Ran Laurie
1915 - 1998
Ran Laurie
William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie (4 May 1915 – 19 September 1998) was an English physician, Olympic rowing champion and gold medallist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ran Laurie has received more than 697,786 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ran Laurie is the 669th most popular physician (down from 580th in 2019), the 5,085th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,434th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Physician.
Memorability Metrics
700k
Page Views (PV)
43.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Ran Laurie ranks 669 out of 726. Before him are Abraham Jacobi, Thomas C. Jerdon, Priscilla Chan, Leila Denmark, Kei Okami, and Alaa Najjar. After him are Robert Spitzer, Indira Nath, Richard Doll, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Ben Klassen, and Flora Murray.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbraham Jacobi
1830 - 1919
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 663
Thomas C. Jerdon
1811 - 1872
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 664
Priscilla Chan
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 665
Leila Denmark
1898 - 2012
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 666
Kei Okami
1859 - 1941
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 667
Alaa Najjar
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 668
Ran Laurie
1915 - 1998
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 669
Robert Spitzer
1932 - 2015
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 670
Indira Nath
1938 - 2021
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 671
Richard Doll
1912 - 2005
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 672
Daniel Cornelius Danielssen
1815 - 1894
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 673
Ben Klassen
1918 - 1993
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 674
Flora Murray
1869 - 1923
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 675
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Ran Laurie ranks 264. Before him are Robert Lockwood Jr., Masanori Yusa, Joe Mantell, Junior Durkin, William Hopper, and Magda Gabor. After him are Ernest Lehman, Lona Andre, Humphrey Searle, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Jaroslav Volak, and Antonio Giolitti. Among people deceased in 1998, Ran Laurie ranks 296. Before him are Hammond Innes, Dan Osman, Lalita Pawar, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, Valerie Hobson, and Dušan Pašek. After him are Aleksey Spiridonov, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Boris Tatushin, Ardalion Ignatyev, Rudy Dhaenens, and Josephine Hutchinson.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsRobert Lockwood Jr.
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 258
Masanori Yusa
ATHLETE
1915 - 1975
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 259
Joe Mantell
ACTOR
1915 - 2010
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 260
Junior Durkin
ACTOR
1915 - 1935
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 261
William Hopper
ACTOR
1915 - 1970
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 262
Magda Gabor
ACTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 263
Ran Laurie
PHYSICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 264
Ernest Lehman
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 265
Lona Andre
ACTOR
1915 - 1992
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 266
Humphrey Searle
COMPOSER
1915 - 1982
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 267
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 268
Jaroslav Volak
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 269
Antonio Giolitti
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2010
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 270
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsHammond Innes
WRITER
1913 - 1998
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 290
Dan Osman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - 1998
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 291
Lalita Pawar
ACTOR
1916 - 1998
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 292
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 293
Valerie Hobson
ACTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 294
Dušan Pašek
ATHLETE
1960 - 1998
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 295
Ran Laurie
PHYSICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 296
Aleksey Spiridonov
ATHLETE
1951 - 1998
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 297
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1998
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 298
Boris Tatushin
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1998
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 299
Ardalion Ignatyev
ATHLETE
1930 - 1998
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 300
Rudy Dhaenens
CYCLIST
1961 - 1998
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 301
Josephine Hutchinson
ACTOR
1903 - 1998
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 302
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ran Laurie ranks 5,085 out of 8,785. Before him are William Gemmell Cochran (1909), Reginald Hill (1936), Mark Hateley (1961), John Edwards (1953), John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792), and James McHenry (1753). After him are Viv Anderson (1956), Bernardine Evaristo (1959), Steve Toussaint (1965), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), Audrey Williamson (1926), and Erskine Childers (1870).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWilliam Gemmell Cochran
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1980
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 5,079
Reginald Hill
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 5,080
Mark Hateley
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 5,081
John Edwards
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 5,082
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 5,083
James McHenry
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1816
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 5,084
Ran Laurie
PHYSICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 5,085
Viv Anderson
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 5,086
Bernardine Evaristo
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 5,087
Steve Toussaint
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 5,088
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1890
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 5,089
Audrey Williamson
ATHLETE
1926 - 2010
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 5,090
Erskine Childers
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1922
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 5,091
Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Ran Laurie ranks 64. Before him are George E. P. Box (1919), Thomas Lewis (1881), Almroth Wright (1861), Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), and Thomas C. Jerdon (1811). After him are Richard Doll (1912), Flora Murray (1869), Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873), Patrick Steptoe (1913), Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850), and William Hewson (1739).
George E. P. Box
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 58
Thomas Lewis
1881 - 1945
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 59
Almroth Wright
1861 - 1947
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 60
Sophia Jex-Blake
1840 - 1912
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 61
Mary Putnam Jacobi
1842 - 1906
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 62
Thomas C. Jerdon
1811 - 1872
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 63
Ran Laurie
1915 - 1998
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 64
Richard Doll
1912 - 2005
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 65
Flora Murray
1869 - 1923
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 66
Louisa Garrett Anderson
1873 - 1943
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 67
Patrick Steptoe
1913 - 1988
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 68
Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
1850 - 1935
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 69
William Hewson
1739 - 1774
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 70