PHYSICIAN
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Today
William Kaelin Jr.
William G. Kaelin Jr. (born November 23, 1957) is an American Nobel laureate physician-scientist. He is a professor of medicine at Harvard University and the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Kaelin Jr. has received more than 262,243 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). William Kaelin Jr. is the 423rd most popular physician (down from 392nd in 2019), the 4,089th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,866th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Physician.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
58.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
8.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, William Kaelin Jr. ranks 423 out of 726. Before him are Harvey Cushing, Luca Ghini, José Gregorio Hernández, Helen B. Taussig, Wilhelm Stekel, and David Cooper. After him are Giorgio Biandrata, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Kiyoshi Shiga, Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol, Ibn Butlan, and Ferdinand von Mueller.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 417
Luca Ghini
1490 - 1556
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 418
José Gregorio Hernández
1864 - 1919
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 419
Helen B. Taussig
1898 - 1986
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 420
Wilhelm Stekel
1868 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 421
David Cooper
1931 - 1986
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 422
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 423
Giorgio Biandrata
1515 - 1588
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 424
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
1766 - 1833
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 425
Kiyoshi Shiga
1871 - 1957
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 426
Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol
1786 - 1851
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 427
Ibn Butlan
1001 - 1066
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 428
Ferdinand von Mueller
1825 - 1896
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 429
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, William Kaelin Jr. ranks 138. Before him are Nikos Galis, Robert Harris, Bret Hart, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, José Coronado, and Christian Berkel. After him are Fabrizio Meoni, Zhao Leji, Mario Salieri, Juan Luis Guerra, Robert Sapolsky, and Isa Gambar.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsNikos Galis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 132
Robert Harris
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 133
Bret Hart
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 134
Nikolaos Michaloliakos
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 135
José Coronado
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 136
Christian Berkel
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 137
William Kaelin Jr.
PHYSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 138
Fabrizio Meoni
RACING DRIVER
1957 - 2005
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 139
Zhao Leji
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 140
Mario Salieri
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 141
Juan Luis Guerra
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 142
Robert Sapolsky
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 143
Isa Gambar
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 144
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Kaelin Jr. ranks 4,089 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward MacDowell (1860), Bruce Cabot (1904), Eddie Guerrero (1967), Jack Klugman (1922), Chuck Hagel (1946), and Robert Parish (1953). After him are Fred MacMurray (1908), John Cromwell (1886), William J. Seymour (1870), David Huddleston (1930), Maurice Hilleman (1919), and Ginger Lynn (1962).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEdward MacDowell
COMPOSER
1860 - 1908
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 4,083
Bruce Cabot
ACTOR
1904 - 1972
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,084
Eddie Guerrero
WRESTLER
1967 - 2005
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,085
Jack Klugman
ACTOR
1922 - 2012
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,086
Chuck Hagel
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,087
Robert Parish
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,088
William Kaelin Jr.
PHYSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,089
Fred MacMurray
ACTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4,090
John Cromwell
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1979
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4,091
William J. Seymour
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1922
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4,092
David Huddleston
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4,093
Maurice Hilleman
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 4,094
Ginger Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 4,095
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, William Kaelin Jr. ranks 48. Before him are Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898), Gregg L. Semenza (1956), Philip Showalter Hench (1896), William Stewart Halsted (1852), Harvey Cushing (1869), and Helen B. Taussig (1898). After him are Crawford Long (1815), Charles Best (1899), Fernando J. Corbató (1926), George Huntington (1850), Benjamin Rush (1745), and Frank H. Netter (1906).
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
1898 - 1969
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 42
Gregg L. Semenza
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 43
Philip Showalter Hench
1896 - 1965
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 44
William Stewart Halsted
1852 - 1922
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 45
Harvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 46
Helen B. Taussig
1898 - 1986
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 47
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 48
Crawford Long
1815 - 1878
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 49
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 50
Fernando J. Corbató
1926 - 2019
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 51
George Huntington
1850 - 1916
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 52
Benjamin Rush
1745 - 1813
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 53
Frank H. Netter
1906 - 1991
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 54