Physician

Vivek Murthy

1977 - today

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Vivek Murthy

Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, who served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States from 2015 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2025, under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Murthy is the first surgeon general of Indian descent, and during his first term as surgeon general was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service. Murthy co-chaired President-elect Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board from November 2020 to January 2021, alongside former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith. On December 7, Biden announced Murthy would return to the role of U.S. surgeon general. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vivek Murthy is the 731st most popular physician (down from 723rd in 2024), the 8,378th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,086th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Physician.

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Among Physicians

Among physicians, Vivek Murthy ranks 731 out of 726. Before him are Rebecca Gomperts, Nidal Hasan, Yvonne Cagle, Li-Meng Yan, Tomislav Smoljanović, and Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag. After him are Silja Lehtinen, Alaa Murabit, and Netha Hussain.

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Rebecca Gomperts
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 725
Nidal Hasan
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 726
Yvonne Cagle
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 727
Li-Meng Yan
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 728
Tomislav Smoljanović
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 729
Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 730
Vivek Murthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 731
Silja Lehtinen
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 732
Alaa Murabit
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 733
Netha Hussain
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 734

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Vivek Murthy ranks 1,412. Before him are Martin Andresen, Harry Tañamor, Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Patrick Dwyer, Llewellyn Herbert, and Paul Buchheit. After him are Nana Kagga, Vicente de Lima, Duncan Oughton, Ashlie Atkinson, Raúl Valdés, and Tamar Braxton.

Others Born in 1977

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Martin Andresen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 1,406
Harry Tañamor
BOXER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 1,407
Shirley Frimpong-Manso
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 1,408
Patrick Dwyer
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 1,409
Llewellyn Herbert
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 1,410
Paul Buchheit
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 1,411
Vivek Murthy
PHYSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 1,412
Nana Kagga
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 1,413
Vicente de Lima
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 1,414
Duncan Oughton
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 1,415
Ashlie Atkinson
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 1,416
Raúl Valdés
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 1,417
Tamar Braxton
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 1,418