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Russell M. Nelson

1924 - Today

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Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Nelson was a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for nearly 34 years, and was the quorum president from 2015 to 2018. As church president, Nelson is recognized by the church as the prophet, seer, and revelator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Russell M. Nelson is the 504th most popular physician (up from 566th in 2019), the 5,554th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,425th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Russell M. Nelson ranks 504 out of 726. Before him are Soumya Swaminathan, Eugène Olivier, Constantin von Economo, Kurt Blome, Oskar Minkowski, and Wu Lien-teh. After him are Madeleine Pelletier, Ibn Butlan, Fritz Klein, Carlo Urbani, Ruth Pfau, and Kadambini Ganguly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Russell M. Nelson ranks 272. Before him are Basil Bernstein, A. B. Bardhan, Marcel Domingo, František Vláčil, Navvab Safavi, and Leslie Phillips. After him are Azucena Villaflor, Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Max van der Stoel, Friederike Mayröcker, Kenneth Noland, and Dodo Abashidze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russell M. Nelson ranks 5,554 out of 20,380. Before him are Lauryn Hill (1975), Yogi Berra (1925), W. Averell Harriman (1891), Peter Jacobson (1965), Marsha P. Johnson (1945), and Tom Brady (1977). After him are T.J. Miller (1981), Meriwether Lewis (1774), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), Robert Ryman (1930), Delia Owens (1949), and Ray Walston (1914).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Russell M. Nelson ranks 57. Before him are Crawford Long (1815), Deborah Birx (1956), Benjamin Rush (1745), Helen B. Taussig (1898), Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898), and William Stewart Halsted (1852). After him are Alfred Blalock (1899), George Huntington (1850), Jill Stein (1950), Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884), Florence R. Sabin (1871), and Frank H. Netter (1906).

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