CELEBRITY

William Masters

1915 - 2001

William Masters

William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) was an American gynecologist and the senior member of the Masters and Johnson human sexuality research team. Along with his partner Virginia E. Johnson, he pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunctions and disorders from 1957 until the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Masters is the 66th most popular celebrity (up from 102nd in 2019), the 3,167th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,995th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, William Masters ranks 66 out of 265. Before him are Elizabeth Stride, Jess McMahon, Kim Ung-yong, Fritz Pfeffer, Mary Ann Bevan, and Alice Keppel. After him are Maria von Trapp, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Nicolas Chopin, Aaron Kosminski, Titus van Rijn, and Babushka Lady.

Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia

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Elizabeth Stride
1843 - 1888
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 60
Jess McMahon
1882 - 1954
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 61
Kim Ung-yong
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 62
Fritz Pfeffer
1889 - 1944
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 63
Mary Ann Bevan
1874 - 1933
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 64
Alice Keppel
1868 - 1947
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 65
William Masters
1915 - 2001
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 66
Maria von Trapp
1905 - 1987
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 67
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
1867 - 1932
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 68
Nicolas Chopin
1771 - 1844
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 69
Aaron Kosminski
1865 - 1919
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 70
Titus van Rijn
1641 - 1668
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 71
Babushka Lady
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 72

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, William Masters ranks 91. Before him are Peter Medawar, Godfrey Brown, Branko Ćopić, Kiyosi Itô, Horst Sindermann, and Thomas Merton. After him are Arsenio Erico, Kon Ichikawa, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Wilhelm Gliese, Marais Viljoen, and Evgeny Lifshitz. Among people deceased in 2001, William Masters ranks 85. Before him are Perry Como, Nikos Sampson, Renato Carosone, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, and Elazar Shach. After him are Soad Hosny, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Hannelore Kohl, Pierre Klossowski, Tamara Smirnova, and Mortimer J. Adler.

Others Born in 1915

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Peter Medawar
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 85
Godfrey Brown
ATHLETE
1915 - 1995
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 86
Branko Ćopić
WRITER
1915 - 1984
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 87
Kiyosi Itô
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2008
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 88
Horst Sindermann
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 89
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 90
William Masters
CELEBRITY
1915 - 2001
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 91
Arsenio Erico
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 92
Kon Ichikawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 93
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 94
Wilhelm Gliese
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 95
Marais Viljoen
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 96
Evgeny Lifshitz
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1985
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 97

Others Deceased in 2001

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Perry Como
SINGER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 79
Nikos Sampson
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2001
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 80
Renato Carosone
SINGER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 81
Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2001
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 82
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2001
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 83
Elazar Shach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2001
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 84
William Masters
CELEBRITY
1915 - 2001
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 85
Soad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 86
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
WRITER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 87
Hannelore Kohl
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 88
Pierre Klossowski
WRITER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 89
Tamara Smirnova
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 90
Mortimer J. Adler
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 2001
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 91