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Kamal Ranadive
1917 - 2001

Kamal Ranadive
Kamal Jayasing Ranadive (née Samarath; 8 November 1917 – 11 April 2001) was an Indian biomedical researcher known for her research on the links between cancers and viruses. She was a founding member of the Indian Women Scientists' Association (IWSA). In the 1960s, she established India's first tissue culture research laboratory at the Indian Cancer Research Centre in Mumbai. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kamal Ranadive is the 588th most popular physician (up from 695th in 2019), the 645th most popular biography from India (up from 970th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Kamal Ranadive ranks 588 out of 726. Before her are Andrea Andreen, James Paget, William Stokes, Nikolai Semashko, Oskar Vogt, and Gregorio Marañón. After her are Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Oswaldo Cruz, Kenneth H. Cooper, Édouard Gagnon, Dorothy Hansine Andersen, and Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrea Andreen
1888 - 1972
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 582
James Paget
1814 - 1899
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 583
William Stokes
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 584
Nikolai Semashko
1874 - 1949
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 585
Oskar Vogt
1870 - 1959
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 586
Gregorio Marañón
1887 - 1960
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 587
Kamal Ranadive
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 588
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 589
Oswaldo Cruz
1872 - 1917
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 590
Kenneth H. Cooper
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 591
Édouard Gagnon
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 592
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
1901 - 1963
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 593
Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
1850 - 1935
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 594
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Kamal Ranadive ranks 246. Before her are Abdullah al-Sallal, Babiker Awadalla, Fyodor Khitruk, Rudolf Gnägi, John Berry, and Odd Lundberg. After her are Melville Shavelson, Charles Sibley, Gösta Andersson, Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, and Gottfried Honegger. Among people deceased in 2001, Kamal Ranadive ranks 228. Before her are Martha Mödl, Delia Derbyshire, Juan Acuña, Alberto Gallardo, René Bondoux, and Malcom McLean. After her are Gerhard Stoltenberg, Lewis Arquette, Boris Rybakov, Robert Leckie, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, and Marie Jahoda.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsAbdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 240
Babiker Awadalla
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2019
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 241
Fyodor Khitruk
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 242
Rudolf Gnägi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1985
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 243
John Berry
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1999
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 244
Odd Lundberg
SKATER
1917 - 1983
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 245
Kamal Ranadive
PHYSICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 246
Melville Shavelson
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 247
Charles Sibley
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 248
Gösta Andersson
ATHLETE
1917 - 1975
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 249
Mikhail Devyataev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2002
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 250
Kriangsak Chamanan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 251
Gottfried Honegger
PAINTER
1917 - 2016
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 252
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsMartha Mödl
SINGER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 222
Delia Derbyshire
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2001
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 223
Juan Acuña
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 224
Alberto Gallardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2001
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 225
René Bondoux
ATHLETE
1905 - 2001
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 226
Malcom McLean
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 227
Kamal Ranadive
PHYSICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 228
Gerhard Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2001
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 229
Lewis Arquette
ACTOR
1935 - 2001
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 230
Boris Rybakov
HISTORIAN
1908 - 2001
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 231
Robert Leckie
WRITER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 232
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 233
Marie Jahoda
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 234
In India
Among people born in India, Kamal Ranadive ranks 645 out of 1,861. Before her are Narayan Rao (1755), Ram Charan (1985), Arbaaz Khan (1967), Salima Sultan Begum (1539), Derek Prince (1915), and Kajal Aggarwal (1985). After her are Shyam Benegal (1934), V. N. Janaki (1923), Sadashiv Amrapurkar (1950), Pratibha Ray (1944), Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), and Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsNarayan Rao
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1773
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 639
Ram Charan
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 640
Arbaaz Khan
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 641
Salima Sultan Begum
COMPANION
1539 - 1613
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 642
Derek Prince
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 643
Kajal Aggarwal
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 644
Kamal Ranadive
PHYSICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 645
Shyam Benegal
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 646
V. N. Janaki
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1996
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 647
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
ACTOR
1950 - 2014
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 648
Pratibha Ray
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 649
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
WRITER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 650
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
WRITER
1890 - 1977
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 651
Among PHYSICIANS In India
Among physicians born in India, Kamal Ranadive ranks 7. Before her are Ronald Ross (1857), Sushruta (-620), Dean Mahomed (1759), Soumya Swaminathan (1959), Kadambini Ganguly (1861), and Devi Shetty (1953). After her are Indira Nath (1938), Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882), Narendra Dabholkar (1945), Siddhartha Mukherjee (1970), and Suniti Solomon (1938).
Ronald Ross
1857 - 1932
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
Sushruta
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 2
Dean Mahomed
1759 - 1851
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 3
Soumya Swaminathan
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 4
Kadambini Ganguly
1861 - 1923
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 5
Devi Shetty
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 6
Kamal Ranadive
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 7
Indira Nath
1938 - 2021
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 8
Bidhan Chandra Roy
1882 - 1962
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 9
Narendra Dabholkar
1945 - 2013
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 10
Siddhartha Mukherjee
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 11
Suniti Solomon
1938 - 2015
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 12