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Vivek Murthy

1977 - Today

Vivek Murthy

Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, who served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States from 2015 to 2017 and again from 2021 to 2025, under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Murthy is the first surgeon general of Indian descent, and during his first term as surgeon general was the youngest active duty flag officer in federal uniformed service. Murthy co-chaired President-elect Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board from November 2020 to January 2021, alongside former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler and Yale public health professor Marcella Nunez-Smith. On December 7, Biden announced Murthy would return to the role of U.S. surgeon general. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vivek Murthy is the 724th most popular physician, the 8,043rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,088th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Vivek Murthy ranks 724 out of 726. Before him are James Heilman, Jonny Kim, Atul Gawande, Ai Fen, Yvonne Cagle, and Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag. After him are Alaa Murabit.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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James Heilman
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 718
Jonny Kim
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 719
Atul Gawande
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 720
Ai Fen
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 721
Yvonne Cagle
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 722
Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 723
Vivek Murthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 724
Alaa Murabit
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 725

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Vivek Murthy ranks 1,174. Before him are Luciano Asley Rocha Carlos, Raja Chari, Masahito Suzuki, Justin Gimelstob, Martin Andresen, and Paul Buchheit. After him are Duncan Oughton, Raúl Valdés, Tamar Braxton, Paul Goodison, Dee Rees, and Funke Akindele.

Others Born in 1977

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Luciano Asley Rocha Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 1,168
Raja Chari
ASTRONAUT
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.39
Rank: 1,169
Masahito Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.19
Rank: 1,170
Justin Gimelstob
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 1,171
Martin Andresen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 1,172
Paul Buchheit
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 1,173
Vivek Murthy
PHYSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 1,174
Duncan Oughton
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 1,175
Raúl Valdés
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 1,176
Tamar Braxton
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 1,177
Paul Goodison
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.49
Rank: 1,178
Dee Rees
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 1,179
Funke Akindele
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 1,180