PHYSICIAN

Russell M. Nelson

1924 - Today

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Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Nelson was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for nearly 34 years, and was the quorum president from 2015 to 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Russell M. Nelson has received more than 3,119,568 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Russell M. Nelson is the 566th most popular physician (down from 522nd in 2019), the 6,426th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,410th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Physician.

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  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Russell M. Nelson ranks 566 out of 726. Before him are Aemilia Hilaria, Ancel Keys, Nikolay Burdenko, Carlo Urbani, Gustav Fischer, and Bernard Nathanson. After him are Jean Cruveilhier, Jacinto Convit, Paul Hermann, Joseph Schröter, Metrodora, and Florence R. Sabin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Russell M. Nelson ranks 320. Before him are Priscilla Pointer, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Freddie Bartholomew, David Cox, Jane Greer, and Rod Serling. After him are Bobo Brazil, Pablo Birger, Rudy Van Gelder, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Peter Scholl-Latour, and Zahrad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russell M. Nelson ranks 6,426 out of 20,380. Before him are Deirdre McCloskey (1942), James J. Jeffries (1875), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Bob Bondurant (1933), Bill Sharman (1926), and Jay Miner (1932). After him are Diana Muldaur (1938), Bob Sapp (1973), Penelope Ann Miller (1964), Chris Wedge (1957), Eugene Burton Ely (1886), and William Henry Conley (1840).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Russell M. Nelson ranks 63. Before him are Kenneth H. Cooper (1931), Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884), Thomas Horsfield (1773), Jeffrey Ullman (1942), Ancel Keys (1904), and Bernard Nathanson (1926). After him are Florence R. Sabin (1871), William Beaumont (1785), Ellen S. Baker (1953), Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779), John Jeffries (1745), and John Ostrom (1928).

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