INSPIRATION

Joseph Bell

1837 - 1911

Joseph Bell

Joseph Bell FRCSE (2 December 1837 – 4 October 1911) was a Scottish surgeon and lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century. He is best known as an inspiration for the literary character, Sherlock Holmes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Bell is the 7th most popular inspiration (down from 5th in 2019), the 1,282nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,056th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Inspiration.

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Among INSPIRATIONS

Among inspirations, Joseph Bell ranks 7 out of 10. Before him are Vlad the Impaler, Mahsa Amini, Eugène François Vidocq, Jack LaLanne, Johann Georg Faust, and Alice Liddell. After him are George Floyd, and Andrew Wakefield.

Most Popular Inspirations in Wikipedia

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Vlad the Impaler
1431 - 1476
HPI: 86.37
Rank: 1
Mahsa Amini
1999 - 2022
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 2
Eugène 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 1837, Joseph Bell ranks 35. Before him are Émile Waldteufel, Francis, Duke of Teck, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Arnold Janssen, Vasily Radlov, and Abraham Kuyper. After him are Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Pierre Auguste Cot, Georg Ebers, Nell Arthur, and Henry Draper. Among people deceased in 1911, Joseph Bell ranks 23. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, Valentin Serov, Williamina Fleming, Johan Svendsen, and Edward Whymper. After him are Theodor Escherich, Ahmed ‘Urabi, Alexandre Guilmant, Jules Brunet, Jozef Israëls, and Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.

Others Born in 1837

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Émile Waldteufel
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 29
Francis, Duke of Teck
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1900
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 30
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
COMPANION
1837 - 1859
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 31
Arnold Janssen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1909
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 32
Vasily Radlov
LINGUIST
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 33
Abraham Kuyper
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1920
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 34
Joseph Bell
INSPIRATION
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 35
Maria Domenica Mazzarello
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1881
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 36
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
CELEBRITY
1837 - 1899
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 37
Pierre Auguste Cot
PAINTER
1837 - 1883
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 38
Georg Ebers
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1898
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 39
Nell Arthur
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1880
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 40
Henry Draper
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1882
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 41

Others Deceased in 1911

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Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 17
Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1911
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 18
Valentin Serov
PAINTER
1865 - 1911
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 19
Williamina Fleming
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1911
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 20
Johan Svendsen
COMPOSER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 21
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 22
Joseph Bell
INSPIRATION
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 23
Theodor Escherich
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 24
Ahmed ‘Urabi
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 25
Alexandre Guilmant
COMPOSER
1837 - 1911
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 26
Jules Brunet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1911
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 27
Jozef Israëls
PAINTER
1824 - 1911
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 28
Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1911
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 29

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Bell ranks 1,282 out of 8,785. Before him are Allan Pinkerton (1819), Imelda Staunton (1956), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), Cynthia Lennon (1939), Dirk Bogarde (1921), and James Paul Moody (1887). After him are George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Orlando Bloom (1977), Ian Stewart (1938), Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883), Erling Braut Håland (2000), and Ruth Rendell (1930).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Allan Pinkerton
WRITER
1819 - 1884
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 1,276
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1,277
Rob Roy MacGregor
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1734
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 1,278
Cynthia Lennon
COMPANION
1939 - 2015
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1,279
Dirk Bogarde
ACTOR
1921 - 1999
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,280
James Paul Moody
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,281
Joseph Bell
INSPIRATION
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 1,282
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1718 - 1792
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 1,283
Orlando Bloom
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 1,284
Ian Stewart
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1985
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,285
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1950
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,286
Erling Braut Håland
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 1,287
Ruth Rendell
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 1,288