PHYSICIAN
Peter Lesgaft
1837 - 1909

Peter Lesgaft
Peter Franzevich Lesgaft (Russian: Пётр Францевич Лесгафт; 21 September 1837 – 1909) was a Russian teacher, anatomist, physician and social reformer. He was the founder of the modern system of physical education and medical-pedagogical control in physical training, one of founders of theoretical anatomy. Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health in St. Petersburg is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Lesgaft is the 659th most popular physician (down from 624th in 2019), the 2,254th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,081st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Peter Lesgaft ranks 659 out of 726. Before him are Edward Angle, Harry Klinefelter, Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, Yoshioka Yayoi, Joseph Schröter, and Denton Cooley. After him are Almroth Wright, Ellen S. Baker, Maria Vorontsova, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Thomas Lewis, and Ran Laurie.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Angle
1855 - 1930
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 653
Harry Klinefelter
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 654
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson
1878 - 1937
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 655
Yoshioka Yayoi
1871 - 1959
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 656
Joseph Schröter
1837 - 1894
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 657
Denton Cooley
1920 - 2016
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 658
Peter Lesgaft
1837 - 1909
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 659
Almroth Wright
1861 - 1947
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 660
Ellen S. Baker
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 661
Maria Vorontsova
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 662
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 663
Thomas Lewis
1881 - 1945
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 664
Ran Laurie
1915 - 1998
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 665
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, Peter Lesgaft ranks 108. Before him are Theodor Rosetti, Altaf Hussain Hali, Nikolai Bugaev, Władysław Żeleński, Atis Kronvalds, and Joseph Schröter. After him are Richard A. Proctor, José Burgos, Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann, Georg Bühler, Mark Hanna, and Charles Ammi Cutter. Among people deceased in 1909, Peter Lesgaft ranks 96. Before him are Petre S. Aurelian, Robert Hausmann, Lina Morgenstern, Bertha Townsend, Mary MacKillop, and Madan Lal Dhingra. After him are Francis Marion Crawford, Edward Everett Hale, and Sarah Orne Jewett.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsTheodor Rosetti
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1923
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 102
Altaf Hussain Hali
WRITER
1837 - 1914
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 103
Nikolai Bugaev
MATHEMATICIAN
1837 - 1903
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 104
Władysław Żeleński
COMPOSER
1837 - 1921
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 105
Atis Kronvalds
WRITER
1837 - 1875
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 106
Joseph Schröter
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1894
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 107
Peter Lesgaft
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 108
Richard A. Proctor
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1888
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 109
José Burgos
WRITER
1837 - 1872
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 110
Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1837 - 1920
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 111
Georg Bühler
LINGUIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 112
Mark Hanna
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1904
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 113
Charles Ammi Cutter
INVENTOR
1837 - 1903
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 1909
Go to all RankingsPetre S. Aurelian
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1909
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 90
Robert Hausmann
MUSICIAN
1852 - 1909
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 91
Lina Morgenstern
WRITER
1830 - 1909
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 92
Bertha Townsend
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1909
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 93
Mary MacKillop
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1909
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 94
Madan Lal Dhingra
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1909
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 95
Peter Lesgaft
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 96
Francis Marion Crawford
WRITER
1854 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 97
Edward Everett Hale
WRITER
1822 - 1909
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 98
Sarah Orne Jewett
WRITER
1849 - 1909
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 99
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Peter Lesgaft ranks 2,254 out of 3,761. Before him are Gennadi Volnov (1939), Olga Morozova (1949), Anna Polina (1989), Vagiz Khidiyatullin (1959), Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin (1817), and Anna Chapman (1982). After him are Tamara Lazakovich (1954), Arseny Golovko (1906), Yury Zaitsev (1951), Stanislav Stepashkin (1940), Oleg Tinkov (1967), and Andriy Nesmachniy (1979).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGennadi Volnov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2008
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,248
Olga Morozova
TENNIS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,249
Anna Polina
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,250
Vagiz Khidiyatullin
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,251
Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin
WRITER
1817 - 1903
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,252
Anna Chapman
CELEBRITY
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,253
Peter Lesgaft
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,254
Tamara Lazakovich
GYMNAST
1954 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,255
Arseny Golovko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1962
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,256
Yury Zaitsev
ATHLETE
1951 - 2022
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,257
Stanislav Stepashkin
BOXER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,258
Oleg Tinkov
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,259
Andriy Nesmachniy
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,260
Among PHYSICIANS In Russia
Among physicians born in Russia, Peter Lesgaft ranks 12. Before him are Nadezhda Suslova (1843), Arkady Vorobyov (1924), Sergey Botkin (1832), Nikolay Burdenko (1876), Nikolai Semashko (1874), and Yevgeniy Chazov (1929). After him are Maria Vorontsova (1985), and Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov (1875).
Nadezhda Suslova
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 6
Arkady Vorobyov
1924 - 2012
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 7
Sergey Botkin
1832 - 1889
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 8
Nikolay Burdenko
1876 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 9
Nikolai Semashko
1874 - 1949
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 10
Yevgeniy Chazov
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 11
Peter Lesgaft
1837 - 1909
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 12
Maria Vorontsova
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 13
Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov
1875 - 1955
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 14