INSPIRATION
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Today

Andrew Wakefield
Andrew Jeremy Wakefield (born 3 September 1956) is a British fraudster, anti-vaccine activist, and disgraced former physician. He was struck off the medical register for "serious professional misconduct" due to his involvement in the fraudulent 1998 Lancet MMR autism study that falsely claimed a link between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The publicity surrounding the study caused a sharp decline in vaccination uptake, leading to a number of outbreaks of measles around the world and many deaths therefrom. He was a surgeon on the liver transplant programme at the Royal Free Hospital in London, and became a senior lecturer and honorary consultant in experimental gastroenterology at the Royal Free and University College School of Medicine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Wakefield is the 9th most popular inspiration (down from 8th in 2019), the 4,460th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,071st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Inspiration.
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Among INSPIRATIONS
Among inspirations, Andrew Wakefield ranks 9 out of 10. Before him are Eugène François Vidocq, Jack LaLanne, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, and George Floyd.
Most Popular Inspirations in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugène François Vidocq
1775 - 1857
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 3
Jack LaLanne
1914 - 2011
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Faust
1480 - 1541
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
Alice Liddell
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 6
Joseph Bell
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 7
George Floyd
1973 - 2020
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 8
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 9
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Andrew Wakefield ranks 361. Before him are Ricardo Montaner, Peter Englund, Erik Hamrén, Maxi Jazz, Bruce Payne, and Daniel Scioli. After him are Nana Visitor, François Legault, Jake E. Lee, Franco Frattini, Vladimir Kiselyov, and José Reinaldo de Lima.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsRicardo Montaner
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 355
Peter Englund
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 356
Erik Hamrén
COACH
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 357
Maxi Jazz
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 358
Bruce Payne
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 359
Daniel Scioli
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 360
Andrew Wakefield
INSPIRATION
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 361
Nana Visitor
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 362
François Legault
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 363
Jake E. Lee
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 364
Franco Frattini
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 365
Vladimir Kiselyov
ATHLETE
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 366
José Reinaldo de Lima
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 367
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew Wakefield ranks 4,461 out of 8,785. Before him are Jamie Hewlett (1968), Noah Taylor (1969), Kunal Nayyar (1981), Raymond Gosling (1926), Jonathan Palmer (1956), and Ian Botham (1955). After him are Anthony Harvey (1930), Kate O'Mara (1939), Charlotte Lewis (1967), George Chapman (1559), Dorothy Manley (1927), and Harry Blackstaffe (1868).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJamie Hewlett
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,455
Noah Taylor
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,456
Kunal Nayyar
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,457
Raymond Gosling
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,458
Jonathan Palmer
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,459
Ian Botham
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4,460
Andrew Wakefield
INSPIRATION
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4,461
Anthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4,462
Kate O'Mara
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4,463
Charlotte Lewis
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4,464
George Chapman
WRITER
1559 - 1634
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4,465
Dorothy Manley
ATHLETE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4,466
Harry Blackstaffe
ATHLETE
1868 - 1951
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4,467
Among INSPIRATIONS In United Kingdom
Among inspirations born in United Kingdom, Andrew Wakefield ranks 3. Before him are Alice Liddell (1852), and Joseph Bell (1837).
Alice Liddell
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 1
Joseph Bell
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 2
Andrew Wakefield
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3