PHYSICIAN

Oswaldo Cruz

1872 - 1917

Oswaldo Cruz

Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ozˈvawdu ˈkɾus]; August 5, 1872 – February 11, 1917), was a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute. He occupied the fifth chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1912 until his death in 1917. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswaldo Cruz is the 590th most popular physician (down from 555th in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Oswaldo Cruz ranks 590 out of 726. Before him are William Stokes, Nikolai Semashko, Oskar Vogt, Gregorio Marañón, Kamal Ranadive, and Martyn Lloyd-Jones. After him are Kenneth H. Cooper, Édouard Gagnon, Dorothy Hansine Andersen, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Ludwig Traube, and Richard Leach Maddox.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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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
Ludwig Traube
1818 - 1876
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 595
Richard Leach Maddox
1816 - 1902
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 596

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Oswaldo Cruz ranks 154. Before him are Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Zane Grey, Nikola Mushanov, Jan Szczepanik, Feliciano Viera, and Max Beerbohm. After him are Otto Witte, Julio Acosta García, Henri Hubert, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, Wivi Lönn, and Mehdi Frashëri. Among people deceased in 1917, Oswaldo Cruz ranks 102. Before him are John W. Foster, Teoberto Maler, José Manuel Pando, William Knox D'Arcy, Giuseppe Veronese, and Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia. After him are Frank Odberg, Bob Fitzsimmons, Chrétien Waydelich, Alexei Mateevici, Mary Arthur McElroy, and Viktor Madarász.

Others Born in 1872

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Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1963
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 148
Zane Grey
WRITER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 149
Nikola Mushanov
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1951
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 150
Jan Szczepanik
CHEMIST
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 151
Feliciano Viera
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1927
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 152
Max Beerbohm
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 153
Oswaldo Cruz
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1917
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 154
Otto Witte
OCCULTIST
1872 - 1958
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 155
Julio Acosta García
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1954
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 156
Henri Hubert
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1927
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 157
Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1949
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 158
Wivi Lönn
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1966
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 159
Mehdi Frashëri
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1963
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 160

Others Deceased in 1917

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John W. Foster
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 96
Teoberto Maler
EXPLORER
1842 - 1917
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 97
José Manuel Pando
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 98
William Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 99
Giuseppe Veronese
MATHEMATICIAN
1854 - 1917
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 100
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1917
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 101
Oswaldo Cruz
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1917
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 102
Frank Odberg
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 103
Bob Fitzsimmons
BOXER
1863 - 1917
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 104
Chrétien Waydelich
ATHLETE
1841 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 105
Alexei Mateevici
WRITER
1888 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 106
Mary Arthur McElroy
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 107
Viktor Madarász
PAINTER
1830 - 1917
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 108

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Oswaldo Cruz ranks 563 out of 2,236. Before him are Cacau (1981), Rildo da Costa Menezes (1942), Irmã Dulce (1914), Tetsuo Okamoto (1932), Batista (1955), and Evair (1965). After him are Henrique Mecking (1952), Igor Cavalera (1970), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), Wagner Lopes (1969), Pixinguinha (1897), and Celso Amorim (1942).

Others born in Brazil

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Cacau
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 557
Rildo da Costa Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 558
Irmã Dulce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 559
Tetsuo Okamoto
SWIMMER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 560
Batista
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 561
Evair
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 562
Oswaldo Cruz
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1917
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 563
Henrique Mecking
CHESS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 564
Igor Cavalera
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 565
Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 566
Wagner Lopes
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 567
Pixinguinha
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 568
Celso Amorim
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 569