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Sun Simiao
581 - 682
Sun Simiao
Sun Simiao (traditional Chinese: 孫思邈; simplified Chinese: 孙思邈; pinyin: Sūn Sīmiǎo; Wade–Giles: Sun Ssu-miao; died 682) was a Chinese physician and writer of the Sui and Tang dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Simiao has received more than 138,247 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sun Simiao is the 296th most popular physician (up from 330th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from China (up from 568th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Physician.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
54.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Sun Simiao ranks 296 out of 502. Before him are Eugene Botkin, Harvey Cushing, Michael DeBakey, Christian Bohr, Leon Pinsker, and May-Britt Moser. After him are Hakaru Hashimoto, Andrew Taylor Still, Leonid Kulik, Joseph Škoda, Realdo Colombo, and Helen B. Taussig.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Eugene Botkin
1865 - 1918
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 290
Harvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 291
Michael DeBakey
1908 - 2008
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 292
Christian Bohr
1855 - 1911
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 293
Leon Pinsker
1821 - 1891
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 294
May-Britt Moser
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 295
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 296
Hakaru Hashimoto
1881 - 1934
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 297
Andrew Taylor Still
1828 - 1917
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 298
Leonid Kulik
1883 - 1942
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 299
Joseph Škoda
1805 - 1881
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 300
Realdo Colombo
1516 - 1559
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 301
Helen B. Taussig
1898 - 1986
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 302
Contemporaries
Among people born in 581, Sun Simiao ranks 3. Before him are Zayd ibn Harithah and Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba. Among people deceased in 682, Sun Simiao ranks 3. Before him are Zaynab bint Ali and Bojang of Goguryeo.
Others Born in 581
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Zayd ibn Harithah
581 - 629
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 1
Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba
581 - 633
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 2
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 682
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Zaynab bint Ali
626 - 682
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1
Bojang of Goguryeo
650 - 682
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 2
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3
In China
Among people born in China, Sun Simiao ranks 551 out of 1,392. Before him are Shen Zhou (1427), Lin Sen (1868), Huang Xing (1874), Yang Xiong (-53), Ma Bufang (1903), and Ding Ling (1904). After him are Li Zhi (1527), Cheung Po Tsai (1783), He Yingqin (1890), Ban Biao (3), Wu Daozi (680), and Yin Lihua (5).
Others born in China
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Shen Zhou
1427 - 1509
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 545
Lin Sen
1868 - 1943
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 546
Huang Xing
1874 - 1916
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 547
Yang Xiong
53 BC - 18
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 548
Ma Bufang
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 549
Ding Ling
1904 - 1986
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 550
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 551
Li Zhi
1527 - 1602
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 552
Cheung Po Tsai
1783 - 1822
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 553
He Yingqin
1890 - 1987
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 554
Ban Biao
3 - 54
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 555
Wu Daozi
680 - 740
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 556
Yin Lihua
5 - 64
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 557
Among PHYSICIANS In China
Among physicians born in China, Sun Simiao ranks 5. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Hua Tuo (200), Li Shizhen (1517), and Zhang Zhongjing (150). After him are Zhong Nanshan (1936), Andrew Yao (1946), and Liang Wudong (1959).
Li Ching-Yuen
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 1
Hua Tuo
200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 2
Li Shizhen
1517 - 1593
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 3
Zhang Zhongjing
150 - 219
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 4
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 5
Zhong Nanshan
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 6
Andrew Yao
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 7
Liang Wudong
1959 - 2020
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 8
