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Vivek Murthy

1977 - Today

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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 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vivek Murthy is the 729th most popular physician (down from 723rd in 2024), the 8,334th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,086th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Vivek Murthy ranks 729 out of 726. Before him are Rebecca Gomperts, Nidal Hasan, Yvonne Cagle, Li-Meng Yan, Tomislav Smoljanović, and Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag. After him are Silja Lehtinen, Alaa Murabit, and Netha Hussain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Vivek Murthy ranks 1,412. Before him are Martin Andresen, Harry Tañamor, Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Patrick Dwyer, Llewellyn Herbert, and Paul Buchheit. After him are Nana Kagga, Vicente de Lima, Duncan Oughton, Ashlie Atkinson, Raúl Valdés, and Tamar Braxton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vivek Murthy ranks 8,336 out of 8,785. Before him are Tosh McKinlay (1964), Ms. Dynamite (1981), Jason Kenny (1988), Grant Holt (1981), Ed Clancy (1985), and Stuart Holden (1985). After him are Phil Hanson (1999), Jon Flanagan (1993), Kerry Ingram (1999), Martin Johnson (1970), Pat Nevin (1963), and Harriet Dart (1996).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Vivek Murthy ranks 71. Before him are Archie Cochrane (1909), Emily Blackwell (1826), Thomas C. Jerdon (1811), Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873), William Hewson (1739), and Flora Murray (1869).

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