PHYSICIAN
Thomas Starzl
1926 - 2017
Thomas Starzl
Thomas Earl Starzl (March 11, 1926 – March 4, 2017) was an American physician, researcher, and expert on organ transplants. He performed the first human liver transplants, and has often been referred to as "the father of modern transplantation". A documentary, entitled "Burden of Genius," covering the medical and scientific advances spearheaded by Starzl himself, was released to the public in 2017 in a series of screenings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Starzl has received more than 313,222 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Thomas Starzl is the 662nd most popular physician (down from 591st in 2019), the 9,828th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,210th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
43.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.92
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Thomas Starzl ranks 662 out of 726. Before him are Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, Mary Putnam Jacobi, William Stokes, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Harald Natvig, and Yoshioka Yayoi. After him are Abraham Jacobi, Thomas C. Jerdon, Priscilla Chan, Leila Denmark, Kei Okami, and Alaa Najjar.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 656
Mary Putnam Jacobi
1842 - 1906
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 657
William Stokes
1804 - 1878
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 658
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 659
Harald Natvig
1872 - 1947
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 660
Yoshioka Yayoi
1871 - 1959
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 661
Thomas Starzl
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 662
Abraham 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Thomas Starzl ranks 461. Before him are Joan Lorring, Franco Faggi, József Kovács, Roberto Lippi, Peter G. Peterson, and Zakaria Chihab. After him are Piero Drogo, Jimmy Heath, Anatoly Logunov, Maria Janion, Clive Donner, and Stig Sollander. Among people deceased in 2017, Thomas Starzl ranks 497. Before him are Norman Johnson, Peter Sallis, Marc Baecke, Paul Falk, David Storey, and Nils Nilsson. After him are Bernie Casey, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Marino Perani, Václav Machek, Henri Emmanuelli, and Buchi Emecheta.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJoan Lorring
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 455
Franco Faggi
ATHLETE
1926 - 2016
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 456
József Kovács
ATHLETE
1926 - 1987
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 457
Roberto Lippi
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 458
Peter G. Peterson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 459
Zakaria Chihab
WRESTLER
1926 - 1980
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 460
Thomas Starzl
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 461
Piero Drogo
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 462
Jimmy Heath
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 463
Anatoly Logunov
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 464
Maria Janion
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 465
Clive Donner
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 466
Stig Sollander
SKIER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 467
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsNorman Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 491
Peter Sallis
ACTOR
1921 - 2017
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 492
Marc Baecke
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2017
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 493
Paul Falk
SKATER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 494
David Storey
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 495
Nils Nilsson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 496
Thomas Starzl
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 497
Bernie Casey
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 498
Miriam Rodríguez Martínez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - 2017
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 499
Marino Perani
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 500
Václav Machek
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 501
Henri Emmanuelli
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2017
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 502
Buchi Emecheta
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 503
In United States
Among people born in United States, Thomas Starzl ranks 9,828 out of 20,380. Before him are Angie Harmon (1972), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), Sherry Stringfield (1967), Bruce Ames (1928), Spark Matsunaga (1916), and Charles Stanton Ogle (1865). After him are Paul Craig Roberts (1939), Laz Alonso (1974), Ian Wolfe (1896), Frankie Genaro (1901), Patty Smyth (1957), and Michael Trevino (1985).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAngie Harmon
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,822
Robert Lockwood Jr.
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,823
Sherry Stringfield
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,824
Bruce Ames
CHEMIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,825
Spark Matsunaga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1990
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,826
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,827
Thomas Starzl
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,828
Paul Craig Roberts
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,829
Laz Alonso
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,830
Ian Wolfe
ACTOR
1896 - 1992
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 9,831
Frankie Genaro
BOXER
1901 - 1966
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 9,832
Patty Smyth
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 9,833
Michael Trevino
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 9,834
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Thomas Starzl ranks 83. Before him are Robert Atkins (1930), Edward Angle (1855), Denton Cooley (1920), Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878), John Heysham Gibbon (1903), and James Ewing (1866). After him are Priscilla Chan (1985), Leila Denmark (1898), Robert Spitzer (1932), Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Samuel George Morton (1799), and Rachel Levine (1957).
Robert Atkins
1930 - 2003
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 77
Edward Angle
1855 - 1930
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 78
Denton Cooley
1920 - 2016
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 79
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson
1878 - 1937
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 80
John Heysham Gibbon
1903 - 1973
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 81
James Ewing
1866 - 1943
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 82
Thomas Starzl
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 83
Priscilla Chan
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 84
Leila Denmark
1898 - 2012
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 85
Robert Spitzer
1932 - 2015
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 86
Samuel Gridley Howe
1801 - 1876
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 87
Samuel George Morton
1799 - 1851
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 88
Rachel Levine
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 89