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Zhong Nanshan

1936 - Today

Zhong Nanshan

Zhong Nanshan (born 20 October 1936) is a Chinese pulmonologist. He was president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Disease. Zhong was bestowed the Medal of the Republic, the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China, in August 2020. Zhong earned international fame for managing the SARS outbreak and was renowned for refuting the official line which downplayed the severity of the crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhong Nanshan is the 644th most popular physician (down from 525th in 2019), the 948th most popular biography from China (down from 864th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Zhong Nanshan ranks 644 out of 726. Before him are Fernando Quiroga Palacios, Richard Doll, Astley Cooper, Leila Denmark, Giovanni Saldarini, and Fidel Pagés. After him are William H. Welch, Kei Okami, Harry Benjamin, Gabriele Possanner, George E. P. Box, and Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet.

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Fernando Quiroga Palacios
1900 - 1971
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 638
Richard Doll
1912 - 2005
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 639
Astley Cooper
1768 - 1841
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 640
Leila Denmark
1898 - 2012
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 641
Giovanni Saldarini
1924 - 2011
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 642
Fidel Pagés
1886 - 1923
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 643
Zhong Nanshan
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 644
William H. Welch
1850 - 1934
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 645
Kei Okami
1859 - 1941
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 646
Harry Benjamin
1885 - 1986
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 647
Gabriele Possanner
1860 - 1940
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 648
George E. P. Box
1919 - 2013
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 649
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
1783 - 1862
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 650

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Zhong Nanshan ranks 455. Before him are Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, Taisia Chenchik, Manfred Stolpe, Lane Smith, Gerald Guralnik, and Dmitri Anosov. After him are Fleur Mellor, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Otto Leodolter, Kenneth Copeland, Eddie Colman, and Leonid Ostrovski.

Others Born in 1936

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Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
EXPLORER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 449
Taisia Chenchik
ATHLETE
1936 - 2013
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 450
Manfred Stolpe
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 451
Lane Smith
ACTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 452
Gerald Guralnik
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2014
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 453
Dmitri Anosov
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 454
Zhong Nanshan
PHYSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 455
Fleur Mellor
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 456
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
ATHLETE
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 457
Otto Leodolter
SKIER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 458
Kenneth Copeland
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 459
Eddie Colman
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1958
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 460
Leonid Ostrovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2001
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 461