1915 - 2001
William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) was an American gynecologist and the senior member of the Masters and Johnson human sexuality research team. Along with his partner Virginia E. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Masters has received more than 1,490,292 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William Masters is the 86th most popular celebrity (down from 75th in 2019), the 4,889th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,680th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Celebrity.
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Among celebrities, William Masters ranks 86 out of 181. Before him are Walther Kadow, Kim Ung-yong, Johnny Appleseed, Apasra Hongsakula, Herbert Norkus, and Norma Cappagli. After him are Anarkali, Susana Duijm, Jeane Dixon, Genie, Georgina Rizk, and Tinka Kurti.
1900 - 1923
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 80
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 81
1774 - 1845
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 82
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 83
1916 - 1932
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 84
1939 - 2020
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 85
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 86
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 87
1936 - 2016
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 88
1904 - 1997
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 89
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 90
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 91
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 92
Among people born in 1915, William Masters ranks 147. Before him are Harry Morgan, Sergio Bertoni, Eugene Polley, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Tapio Rautavaara, and Else Krüger. After him are Maxime Rodinson, Antonio Innocenti, Kenneth Arnold, Harry Saltzman, Henner Henkel, and Sargent Shriver. Among people deceased in 2001, William Masters ranks 160. Before him are Anne Haney, Micheline Ostermeyer, Donella Meadows, Paul Magloire, Ernst Baier, and Aldo Olivieri. After him are Bernard Heuvelmans, Mordecai Richler, Gordon R. Dickson, Javier Urruticoechea, Eileen Heckart, and Ardito Desio.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 141
1915 - 1995
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 142
1915 - 2012
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 143
1915 - 2002
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 144
1915 - 1979
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 145
1915 - 2005
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 146
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 147
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 148
1915 - 2008
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 149
1915 - 1984
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 150
1915 - 1994
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 151
1915 - 1943
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 152
1915 - 2011
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 153
1934 - 2001
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 154
1922 - 2001
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 155
1941 - 2001
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 156
1907 - 2001
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 157
1905 - 2001
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 158
1910 - 2001
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 159
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 160
1916 - 2001
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 161
1931 - 2001
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 162
1923 - 2001
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 163
1952 - 2001
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 164
1919 - 2001
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 165
1897 - 2001
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 166
Among people born in United States, William Masters ranks 4,889 out of 18,182. Before him are Louise Bryant (1885), Irving Cummings (1888), Marty Balin (1942), Tommy Johnson (1896), Taylor Lautner (1992), and Rooney Mara (1985). After him are Rachael Harris (1968), Charles Martin Smith (1953), Brian Greene (1963), Judge Reinhold (1957), Mary Beth Peil (1940), and Taryn Power (1953).
1885 - 1936
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,883
1888 - 1959
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,884
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,885
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,886
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,887
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,888
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 4,889
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,890
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,891
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 4,892
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,893
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,894
1953 - 2020
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4,895
Among celebrities born in United States, William Masters ranks 33. Before him are Evelyn McHale (1923), Kourtney Kardashian (1979), Ethel Kennedy (1928), Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953), Roy Sullivan (1912), and Johnny Appleseed (1774). After him are Jeane Dixon (1904), Genie (1957), Virginia Dare (1587), Carol Morris (1936), Miriam Stevenson (1933), and Henry Dreyfuss (1904).
1923 - 1947
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 27
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 28
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 29
1953 - 1957
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 30
1912 - 1983
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 31
1774 - 1845
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 32
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 33
1904 - 1997
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 34
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 35
1587 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 36
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 37
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 38
1904 - 1972
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 39