PHYSICIAN
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
William Stukeley
William Stukeley (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology, he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire. He published over twenty books on archaeology and other subjects during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Stukeley has received more than 203,079 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Stukeley is the 522nd most popular physician (down from 455th in 2019), the 3,372nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,289th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Physician.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
46.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, William Stukeley ranks 522 out of 502. Before him are Nadezhda Suslova, Napoleon Cybulski, Maurice Raynaud, Emil Holub, Jacinto Convit, and Ferdinand von Mueller. After him are Russell M. Nelson, Florence R. Sabin, Franz Josef Ruprecht, Joel Roberts Poinsett, Friedrich von Huene, and John Arbuthnot.
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HPI: 47.23
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Napoleon Cybulski
1854 - 1919
HPI: 47.22
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Maurice Raynaud
1834 - 1881
HPI: 47.16
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Emil Holub
1847 - 1902
HPI: 47.15
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Jacinto Convit
1913 - 2014
HPI: 47.01
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Ferdinand von Mueller
1825 - 1896
HPI: 47.00
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William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 522
Russell M. Nelson
1924 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 523
Florence R. Sabin
1871 - 1953
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 524
Franz Josef Ruprecht
1814 - 1870
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 525
Joel Roberts Poinsett
1779 - 1851
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 526
Friedrich von Huene
1875 - 1969
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 527
John Arbuthnot
1667 - 1735
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 528
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1687, William Stukeley ranks 12. Before him are Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Johann Georg Pisendel, Johann Heinrich Schulze, Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, and Robert Simson. Among people deceased in 1765, William Stukeley ranks 18. Before him are Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Edward Young, Johann Melchior Molter, Mir Jafar, Johan Agrell, and Carl Alexander Clerck. After him are Prince Frederick of Great Britain and Richard Pococke.
Others Born in 1687
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss
1687 - 1750
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 6
Johann Georg Pisendel
1687 - 1755
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 7
Johann Heinrich Schulze
1687 - 1744
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 8
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1687 - 1763
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 9
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
1687 - 1759
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10
Robert Simson
1687 - 1768
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 11
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1765
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Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
1688 - 1765
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 12
Edward Young
1683 - 1765
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 13
Johann Melchior Molter
1696 - 1765
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 14
Mir Jafar
1691 - 1765
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 15
Johan Agrell
1701 - 1765
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 16
Carl Alexander Clerck
1710 - 1765
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 17
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 18
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
1750 - 1765
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 19
Richard Pococke
1704 - 1765
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Stukeley ranks 3,372 out of 7,765. Before him are Alex Kingston (1963), Ashley Montagu (1905), Joanne Whalley (1961), Edith Evans (1888), David Lloyd (1950), and Nicholas Clay (1946). After him are William Friese-Greene (1855), Peter Tait (1831), Gavin Bryars (1943), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), Fred Pentland (1883), and Mike Figgis (1948).
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Alex Kingston
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 3,366
Ashley Montagu
1905 - 1999
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 3,367
Joanne Whalley
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3,368
Edith Evans
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3,369
David Lloyd
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3,370
Nicholas Clay
1946 - 2000
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3,371
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3,372
William Friese-Greene
1855 - 1921
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 3,373
Peter Tait
1831 - 1901
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,374
Gavin Bryars
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,375
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
1919 - 2018
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,376
Fred Pentland
1883 - 1962
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 3,377
Mike Figgis
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 3,378
Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among physicians born in United Kingdom, William Stukeley ranks 49. Before him are Robert Knox (1791), Thomas Francis Wade (1818), Ernest Starling (1866), Richard Leach Maddox (1816), Frederick Twort (1877), and Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707). After him are John Arbuthnot (1667), Astley Cooper (1768), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), George E. P. Box (1919), and Richard Doll (1912).
Robert Knox
1791 - 1862
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 43
Thomas Francis Wade
1818 - 1895
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 44
Ernest Starling
1866 - 1927
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 45
Richard Leach Maddox
1816 - 1902
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 46
Frederick Twort
1877 - 1950
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 47
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet
1707 - 1782
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 48
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 49
John Arbuthnot
1667 - 1735
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 50
Astley Cooper
1768 - 1841
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 51
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
1783 - 1862
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 52
Sophia Jex-Blake
1840 - 1912
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 53
George E. P. Box
1919 - 2013
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 54
Richard Doll
1912 - 2005
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 55
