PHYSICIAN
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
William Chester Minor
William Chester Minor (also known as W. C. Minor; 22 June 1834 – 26 March 1920) was an American army surgeon, psychiatric hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher. After serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Minor moved to England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Chester Minor has received more than 1,650,172 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William Chester Minor is the 326th most popular physician (down from 292nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Physician.
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3.14
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, William Chester Minor ranks 326 out of 502. Before him are Max Heindel, Irmfried Eberl, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Pierre Fauchard, Shinya Yamanaka, and Alessandro Achillini. After him are Louis de Jaucourt, Filippo Pacini, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, James Curtis Hepburn, Prospero Alpini, and Tomáš Špidlík.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Max Heindel
1865 - 1919
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 320
Irmfried Eberl
1910 - 1948
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 321
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 322
Pierre Fauchard
1679 - 1761
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 323
Shinya Yamanaka
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 324
Alessandro Achillini
1463 - 1512
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 325
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 326
Louis de Jaucourt
1704 - 1779
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 327
Filippo Pacini
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 328
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
1836 - 1917
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 329
James Curtis Hepburn
1815 - 1911
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 330
Prospero Alpini
1553 - 1617
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 331
Tomáš Špidlík
1919 - 2010
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 332
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1834, William Chester Minor ranks 35. Before him are Hetty Green, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Gustav Nachtigal, Heinrich von Treitschke, Samuel Pierpont Langley, and Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria. After him are Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Ewald Hering, Kamehameha IV, José Hernández, Herman Snellen, and Adrien Proust. Among people deceased in 1920, William Chester Minor ranks 46. Before him are S. Ansky, Maria Bochkareva, Sarada Devi, Gyula Benczúr, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, and John Wesley Hyatt. After him are Joseph Trumpeldor, Levi P. Morton, Nikolai Korotkov, Afonso, Duke of Porto, Odoardo Beccari, and Maciej Sulkiewicz.
Others Born in 1834
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Hetty Green
1834 - 1916
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 29
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 30
Gustav Nachtigal
1834 - 1885
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 31
Heinrich von Treitschke
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 32
Samuel Pierpont Langley
1834 - 1906
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 33
Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
1834 - 1901
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 34
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 35
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
1834 - 1882
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 36
Ewald Hering
1834 - 1918
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 37
Kamehameha IV
1834 - 1863
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 38
José Hernández
1834 - 1886
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 39
Herman Snellen
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 40
Adrien Proust
1834 - 1903
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1920
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S. Ansky
1863 - 1920
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 40
Maria Bochkareva
1889 - 1920
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 41
Sarada Devi
1853 - 1920
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 42
Gyula Benczúr
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 43
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
1857 - 1920
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 44
John Wesley Hyatt
1837 - 1920
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 45
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 46
Joseph Trumpeldor
1880 - 1920
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 47
Levi P. Morton
1824 - 1920
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 48
Nikolai Korotkov
1874 - 1920
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 49
Afonso, Duke of Porto
1865 - 1920
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 50
Odoardo Beccari
1843 - 1920
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 51
Maciej Sulkiewicz
1865 - 1920
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 52
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, William Chester Minor ranks 11 out of 44. Before him are Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Tony Hoare (1934), Jack Churchill (1906), Aryadeva (200), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), and Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949). After him are Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Michael Ondaatje (1943), St John Philby (1885), J. R. Jayewardene (1906), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), and John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841).
Others born in Sri Lanka
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Anagarika Dharmapala
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 5
Tony Hoare
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 6
Jack Churchill
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 7
Aryadeva
200 - 250
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 8
Mahinda Rajapaksa
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 9
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Chandrika Kumaratunga
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 12
Michael Ondaatje
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 13
St John Philby
1885 - 1960
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 14
J. R. Jayewardene
1906 - 1996
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 15
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1899 - 1959
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 16
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
1841 - 1920
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 17
Among PHYSICIANS In Sri Lanka
Among physicians born in Sri Lanka, William Chester Minor ranks 1.
