PHYSICIAN
Soumya Swaminathan
1959 - Today
Soumya Swaminathan
Soumya Swaminathan Yadav (born 2 May 1959) is an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist known for her research on tuberculosis and HIV. From 2019 to 2022, she served as the chief scientist at the World Health Organization under the leadership of Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soumya Swaminathan has received more than 427,223 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Soumya Swaminathan is the 711th most popular physician (down from 605th in 2019), the 1,200th most popular biography from India (down from 908th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indian Physician.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
35.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
1.50
Effective Languages (L*)
4.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Soumya Swaminathans by language
Over the past year Soumya Swaminathan has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 125,178 views, followed by Hindi (4,223), and Tamil (1,997). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (284.40%), Indonesian (204.59%), and Kannada (163.52%)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 711 out of 726. Before her are Mathilde Krim, Bill Frist, Hayat Sindi, William Hewson, Fritz Klein, and Fernando Simón. After her are Siddhartha Mukherjee, David Shulkin, James Heilman, Atul Gawande, Ai Fen, and Hinrich Romeike.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMathilde Krim
1926 - 2018
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 705
Bill Frist
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 706
Hayat Sindi
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 707
William Hewson
1739 - 1774
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 708
Fritz Klein
1932 - 2006
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 709
Fernando Simón
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 710
Soumya Swaminathan
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 711
Siddhartha Mukherjee
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 712
David Shulkin
1959 - Present
HPI: 33.86
Rank: 713
James Heilman
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 714
Atul Gawande
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 715
Ai Fen
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 716
Hinrich Romeike
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 717
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 740. Before her are Steven Strogatz, Denise Curry, Stan Van Gundy, Laura Lippman, Chrissy Amphlett, and René Marsiglia. After her are Steve Whitmire, Lesley Thompson, Hugo Rodríguez, Timothy Creamer, Joseph R. Gannascoli, and José Guirao.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsSteven Strogatz
MATHEMATICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 734
Denise Curry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 735
Stan Van Gundy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 736
Laura Lippman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 737
Chrissy Amphlett
SINGER
1959 - 2013
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 738
René Marsiglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2016
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 739
Soumya Swaminathan
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 740
Steve Whitmire
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 741
Lesley Thompson
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 742
Hugo Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 743
Timothy Creamer
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 744
Joseph R. Gannascoli
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 745
José Guirao
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 746
In India
Among people born in India, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 1,200 out of 1,861. Before her are Suhasini Maniratnam (1961), Bhaichung Bhutia (1976), Kiran Rao (1973), Rohini Hattangadi (1955), Archana Puran Singh (1962), and Arshad Warsi (1968). After her are Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), Usha Kiran (1929), Rati Agnihotri (1960), Devendra Fadnavis (1970), Rita Bhaduri (1955), and Rakhi Sawant (1978).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSuhasini Maniratnam
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 1,194
Bhaichung Bhutia
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 1,195
Kiran Rao
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 1,196
Rohini Hattangadi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 1,197
Archana Puran Singh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 1,198
Arshad Warsi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 1,199
Soumya Swaminathan
PHYSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 1,200
Padma Bandopadhyay
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 1,201
Usha Kiran
ACTOR
1929 - 2000
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 1,202
Rati Agnihotri
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 1,203
Devendra Fadnavis
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 1,204
Rita Bhaduri
ACTOR
1955 - 2018
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 1,205
Rakhi Sawant
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 1,206
Among PHYSICIANS In India
Among physicians born in India, Soumya Swaminathan ranks 10. Before her are Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882), Dean Mahomed (1759), Narendra Dabholkar (1945), Indira Nath (1938), Devi Shetty (1953), and Kamal Ranadive (1917). After her are Siddhartha Mukherjee (1970), and Suniti Solomon (1938).
Bidhan Chandra Roy
1882 - 1962
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 4
Dean Mahomed
1759 - 1851
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 5
Narendra Dabholkar
1945 - 2013
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 6
Indira Nath
1938 - 2021
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 7
Devi Shetty
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 8
Kamal Ranadive
1917 - 2001
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 9
Soumya Swaminathan
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 10
Siddhartha Mukherjee
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 11
Suniti Solomon
1938 - 2015
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 12