PHYSICIAN
William Stokes
1804 - 1878
William Stokes
William Stokes (1 October 1804 – 10 January 1878) was an Irish physician, who was Regius Professor of Physic at Trinity College Dublin. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School with an MD in 1825 later returning the practice in Dublin at Meath Hospital. He went on to create two important works on cardiac and pulmonary diseases – A Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Chest (1837) and The Diseases of the Heart and Aorta (1854) – as well as one of the first treatises on the use of the stethoscope. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Stokes has received more than 6,404 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Stokes is the 658th most popular physician, the 288th most popular biography from Ireland and the 4th most popular Irish Physician.
Memorability Metrics
6.4k
Page Views (PV)
44.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, William Stokes ranks 658 out of 726. Before him are John Heysham Gibbon, Bennet Omalu, James Ewing, Narendra Dabholkar, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, and Mary Putnam Jacobi. After him are Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Harald Natvig, Yoshioka Yayoi, Thomas Starzl, Abraham Jacobi, and Thomas C. Jerdon.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Heysham Gibbon
1903 - 1973
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 652
Bennet Omalu
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 653
James Ewing
1866 - 1943
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 654
Narendra Dabholkar
1945 - 2013
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 655
Wilhelm 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1804, William Stokes ranks 72. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz, Alfred Moquin-Tandon, Fruto Chamorro, William Barton Rogers, Emma Smith, and József Bajza. After him are Jane Irwin Harrison, Charles Magill Conrad, and Alexander Keith Johnston. Among people deceased in 1878, William Stokes ranks 68. Before him are George Back, Andrew Scott Waugh, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Francisco Linares Alcántara, José Amador de los Ríos, and George Henry Lewes. After him are José María Medina, George Gilbert Scott, Gideon Welles, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, Benjamin Bonneville, and Charles Magill Conrad.
Others Born in 1804
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Wilhelm Schultz
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1876
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 66
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1863
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 67
Fruto Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1855
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 68
William Barton Rogers
GEOLOGIST
1804 - 1882
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 69
Emma Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1804 - 1879
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 70
József Bajza
WRITER
1804 - 1858
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 71
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 72
Jane Irwin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1846
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 73
Charles Magill Conrad
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 74
Alexander Keith Johnston
GEOGRAPHER
1804 - 1871
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1878
Go to all RankingsGeorge Back
EXPLORER
1796 - 1878
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 62
Andrew Scott Waugh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1810 - 1878
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 63
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1878
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 64
Francisco Linares Alcántara
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1878
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 65
José Amador de los Ríos
WRITER
1818 - 1878
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 66
George Henry Lewes
PHILOSOPHER
1817 - 1878
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 67
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 68
José María Medina
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1878
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 69
George Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1811 - 1878
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 70
Gideon Welles
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1878
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 71
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1878
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 72
Benjamin Bonneville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1796 - 1878
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 73
Charles Magill Conrad
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 74
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, William Stokes ranks 288 out of 549. Before him are John A. Costello (1891), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Peter Sutherland (1946), Tony Dunne (1941), Charlie McGettigan (1950), and Richard Mulcahy (1886). After him are Michael McElhatton (1963), Stephen Gately (1976), Liam O'Flaherty (1896), Albert Reynolds (1932), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), and Denis Irwin (1965).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsJohn A. Costello
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 282
Margaret Mazzantini
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 283
Peter Sutherland
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 284
Tony Dunne
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 285
Charlie McGettigan
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 286
Richard Mulcahy
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1971
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 287
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 288
Michael McElhatton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 289
Stephen Gately
SINGER
1976 - 2009
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 290
Liam O'Flaherty
WRITER
1896 - 1984
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 291
Albert Reynolds
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 292
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1774
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 293
Denis Irwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 294
Among PHYSICIANS In Ireland
Among physicians born in Ireland, William Stokes ranks 4. Before him are James Barry (1795), Joshua Pim (1869), and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet (1737).
James Barry
1795 - 1865
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1
Joshua Pim
1869 - 1942
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 2
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
1737 - 1801
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 3
William Stokes
1804 - 1878
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 4