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Peter Agre
1949 - Today

Peter Agre
Peter Agre (; born January 30, 1949) is Nobel Laureate American physician, molecular biologist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. In 2003, Agre and Roderick MacKinnon shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes." Agre was recognized for his discovery of aquaporin water channels. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane. In 2009, Agre was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and became active in science diplomacy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Agre is the 163rd most popular physician (up from 194th in 2019), the 1,370th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,564th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Peter Agre ranks 163 out of 726. Before him are Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Georgios Papanikolaou, Jonas Salk, Herta Oberheuser, Agnodice, and Jean Marc Gaspard Itard. After him are Virginia Apgar, Magnus Hirschfeld, E. Donnall Thomas, Sushruta, Carl Wernicke, and Albert of Riga.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerhard Armauer Hansen
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 157
Georgios Papanikolaou
1883 - 1962
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 158
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 159
Herta Oberheuser
1911 - 1978
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 160
Agnodice
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 161
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
1774 - 1838
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 162
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 163
Virginia Apgar
1909 - 1974
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 164
Magnus Hirschfeld
1868 - 1935
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 165
E. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 166
Sushruta
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 167
Carl Wernicke
1848 - 1905
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 168
Albert of Riga
1165 - 1229
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Peter Agre ranks 75. Before him are Billy Joel, Anna Lee Fisher, Ruud Krol, John Belushi, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and Jerry Lawler. After him are Zoia Ceaușescu, Brahim Ghali, Anders Arborelius, Valery Leontiev, Jim Broadbent, and Vicky Leandros.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsBilly Joel
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 69
Anna Lee Fisher
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 70
Ruud Krol
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 71
John Belushi
ACTOR
1949 - 1982
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 72
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 73
Jerry Lawler
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 74
Peter Agre
PHYSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 75
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 76
Brahim Ghali
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 77
Anders Arborelius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 78
Valery Leontiev
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 79
Jim Broadbent
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 80
Vicky Leandros
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 81
In United States
Among people born in United States, Peter Agre ranks 1,370 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Curry (1988), Michael Flynn (1958), Dred Scott (1795), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), Ron Howard (1954), and Ben Carson (1951). After him are Irving Fisher (1867), John Cocke (1925), Nettie Stevens (1861), John F. Kelly (1950), Wesley Snipes (1962), and Richard S. Castellano (1933).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsStephen Curry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,364
Michael Flynn
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,365
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 1,366
Sarah Jessica Parker
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 1,367
Ron Howard
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 1,368
Ben Carson
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 1,369
Peter Agre
PHYSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1,370
Irving Fisher
ECONOMIST
1867 - 1947
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1,371
John Cocke
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2002
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 1,372
Nettie Stevens
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1912
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 1,373
John F. Kelly
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 1,374
Wesley Snipes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1,375
Richard S. Castellano
ACTOR
1933 - 1988
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1,376
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Peter Agre ranks 24. Before him are Dickinson W. Richards (1895), George H. Hitchings (1905), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), Ferid Murad (1936), Charles Best (1899), and Jonas Salk (1914). After him are Virginia Apgar (1909), E. Donnall Thomas (1920), Michael Stuart Brown (1941), Richard Axel (1946), Randy Schekman (1948), and Robert Lefkowitz (1943).
Dickinson W. Richards
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 18
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 19
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 20
Ferid Murad
1936 - 2023
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 21
Charles Best
1899 - 1978
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 22
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 23
Peter Agre
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 24
Virginia Apgar
1909 - 1974
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 25
E. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 26
Michael Stuart Brown
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 27
Richard Axel
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 28
Randy Schekman
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 29
Robert Lefkowitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 30