PHYSICIAN

Tewhida Ben Sheikh

1909 - 2010

Tewhida Ben Sheikh

Tewhida Ben Sheikh (Arabic: توحيدة بن الشيخ; also Tawhida Ben Cheikh, Taouhida Ben Cheikh) (January 2, 1909 in Ras Jebel – December 6, 2010) was the first modern Tunisian and North African woman to become a physician. She was also a pioneer in women's medicine, in particular contraception and abortion access. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tewhida Ben Sheikh is the 463rd most popular physician (up from 496th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 82nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tunisian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Tewhida Ben Sheikh ranks 463 out of 726. Before her are Bénédict Morel, Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer, Wilhelm Fliess, René Favaloro, and Benjamin Rush. After her are Friedrich von Esmarch, William Bayliss, Nikolay Gamaleya, William Stukeley, Kazimierz Bein, and Diocles of Carystus.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Bénédict Morel
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 457
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
1777 - 1861
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 458
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
1829 - 1902
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 459
Wilhelm Fliess
1858 - 1928
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 460
René Favaloro
1923 - 2000
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 461
Benjamin Rush
1745 - 1813
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 462
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
1909 - 2010
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 463
Friedrich von Esmarch
1823 - 1908
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 464
William Bayliss
1860 - 1924
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 465
Nikolay Gamaleya
1859 - 1949
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 466
William Stukeley
1687 - 1765
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 467
Kazimierz Bein
1872 - 1959
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 468
Diocles of Carystus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 469

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Tewhida Ben Sheikh ranks 186. Before her are Bernhard Grzimek, Juan Bosch, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Cilly Aussem, Carlo Agostoni, and Ivan Bek. After her are Hans Erni, Pietro Arcari, Gabrielle Roy, Burl Ives, Max Aub, and Margaret Sullavan. Among people deceased in 2010, Tewhida Ben Sheikh ranks 188. Before her are Egon Klepsch, Kevin McCarthy, Bernard Giraudeau, Beverly Aadland, Paul Augustin Mayer, and Ingrid Pitt. After her are Manute Bol, Juan Carlos González, Gary Coleman, Palle Huld, Salvador Jorge Blanco, and Ernst von Glasersfeld.

Others Born in 1909

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Bernhard Grzimek
WRITER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 180
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 181
Leyla Mammadbeyova
PILOT
1909 - 1989
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 182
Cilly Aussem
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1963
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 183
Carlo Agostoni
ATHLETE
1909 - 1972
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 184
Ivan Bek
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1963
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 185
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2010
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 186
Hans Erni
PAINTER
1909 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 187
Pietro Arcari
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 188
Gabrielle Roy
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 189
Burl Ives
ACTOR
1909 - 1995
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 190
Max Aub
WRITER
1909 - 1972
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 191
Margaret Sullavan
ACTOR
1909 - 1960
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 192

Others Deceased in 2010

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Egon Klepsch
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2010
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 182
Kevin McCarthy
ACTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 183
Bernard Giraudeau
ACTOR
1947 - 2010
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 184
Beverly Aadland
ACTOR
1942 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 185
Paul Augustin Mayer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 186
Ingrid Pitt
ACTOR
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 187
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2010
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 188
Manute Bol
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 189
Juan Carlos González
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 190
Gary Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2010
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 191
Palle Huld
ACTOR
1912 - 2010
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 192
Salvador Jorge Blanco
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 193
Ernst von Glasersfeld
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 194

In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Tewhida Ben Sheikh ranks 71 out of 210. Before her are Hamadi Jebali (1949), Gisèle Halimi (1927), Dracontius (455), Nicola Pietrangeli (1933), Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (711), and Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya (850). After her are Sitt al-Mulk (970), Mohammed Mzali (1925), Hédi Baccouche (1930), Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909), Hamed Karoui (1927), and Sadok Sassi (1945).

Others born in Tunisia

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Hamadi Jebali
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 65
Gisèle Halimi
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 66
Dracontius
WRITER
455 - 505
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 67
Nicola Pietrangeli
TENNIS PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 68
Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
POLITICIAN
711 - 759
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 69
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
POLITICIAN
850 - 902
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 70
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2010
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 71
Sitt al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
970 - 1023
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 72
Mohammed Mzali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 73
Hédi Baccouche
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2020
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 74
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
WRITER
1909 - 1934
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 75
Hamed Karoui
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2020
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 76
Sadok Sassi
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 77