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Famous Physicians
al-Zawahiri, Ayman
Osama bin Laden's one-time partner in al-Qaeda
Bannister, Roger
The first person to run a mile in under four minutes
Banting, Frederick
The Canadian doctor who discovered insulin
Blackwell, Elizabeth
First woman to receive a medical degree
Cook, Robin
The author of
Coma
Dean, Howard
Former governor of Vermont and outspoken 2004 candidate for U.S. president
Drew, Charles
The inventor of the blood bank
Gilbert, William
The guy who figured out magnetism and electricity
Heimlich, Henry
The guy who developed the Heimlich Maneuver
Hippocrates
Author of the Hippocratic Oath
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Sr.
Author of
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
Jemison, Mae
The first Black American woman in space
Jenner, Edward
English doctor who introduced smallpox vaccinations
Lage, Carlos
Vice President of Cuba
Lamaze, Fernand
Promoter of painless childbirth
Maimonides, Moses
Medieval Jewish philosopher who wrote "Guide of the Perplexed"
Mesmer, Franz Anton
18th century healer and showman
Montessori, Maria
The founder of Montessori schools
Nostradamus
The 16th-century French physician who made creepy predictions
Paracelsus
European Renaissance physician and alchemist
Pinsky, Drew
The host of
Loveline
and
Celebrity Rehab
Roget, Peter Mark
Creator of
Roget's Thesaurus
Sheppard, Sam
The Ohio doctor who inspired TV's
The Fugitive
Spock, Dr.
The author of
Baby and Child Care
Williams, William Carlos
Author of the poetic epic
Paterson
Photographer
Physicist
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