Top 10 Times 1 Person Saved Millions of Lives

[@WatchMojo]

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[@Uraniabce]

You have to do more lists like this! The world needs them!❤

[@Uraniabce]

Ignaz Semmelweis who discovered the concept of antiseptics deserves a mention, I do think.😊

[@zanethind]

All of them

[@benjaminbachtle2933]

what about Fritz Harber the man who made it possible to get ammonia from the air we breath. (Yes he did make Chlorine gas).

[@christopherspencer8110]

The American Red Cross stopped recommending the Heimlich Manoeuvre as a first-choice treatment for choking more than 15 years ago. Heimlich himself has been exposed as a fraud by his own family, who’ve shown not only that he faked results of his research, he performed dangerous experiments on non-consenting patients. The list Heimlich’s name should be on would include Josef Mengele and the doctors who oversaw the Tuskegee Study on Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.

[@dknight1130]

See, these are the type of lists I would love to see more of. People that have actually benefited humanity, and whose legacy still does. Not lists of overpaid entertainers and good-for-nothing influencers.

[@justanotherinternetwiseguy8018]

Yep we have enough youtube channels that talk about that let alone news outlets. we need to hear about the important contributions to society. past and present.

[@James-zg2nl]

You left out Fredrick Banting, the man who invented insulin. He has saved hundreds of millions of lives around the world. Leaving him out is a major oversight.

[@carmensandiego3691]

Doctor Banting discovered insulin in my Hometown. The house where he made the discovery still stands today. It is a museum in his honour.

[@James-zg2nl]

@@carmensandiego3691 that’s really great to hear. These days people are tarring down history or rewriting to fit modern biases of a loud minority. Good to see some is being preserved like that.

[@ChromeCobra420]

Nah, it's top 10, not for every person who saved millions.

[@James-zg2nl]

@@ChromeCobra420 that’s what I included the qualifier of hundreds of millions saved. Some on the list saved less than one-hundred million. Banting is by far and away a top 5 in lives saved based on the implied criteria in this list.

[@C00T47]

He saved my momma ❤

[@leobertoalbano]

Stanislav Petrov. A Name Is Synonymous For Saving The Entire World. Thanks WatchMojo!

[@Cybertronous]

@@leobertoalbano Who?

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

@@CybertronousHe interpreted a false nuclear missile strike alarm as just that, a false alarm.

[@oriondoesstuff]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 erm actually, the alarm hadn't sounded yet, or else we would have had world war 3

[@DwightMarten]

Man got that ultra instinct to not push that button

[@SuperMissblueeyes]

As a health scientist, I have to say that I'm impressed by the research you've done & how accurate your information is. So many channels, while well meaning, make mistakes that could have been avoided. And I 100% agree with Henriette Lack being placed at number 1! She's totally a hero to cancer patients all over the world. I'm so glad she's been honoured for her contribution to medicine over & over again. I have myself used HeLa cells in experiments during my studies. Little me, in a small peninsula on the UK coast. She's made me a better health scientist in multiple ways & prolonged the lives & improved the quality of the lives of relatives of mine who had cancer. If she was alive today, I couldn't thank her enough.

[@paultapner2769]

Dr. Frances Kelsey. Who wouldn't authorise thalidomide being released into the American market because she was concerned about the difference between test results on rats and humans. Six times the company who made it tried to get it passed. Six times they put pressure on her to give in. She never backed down. Then the truth about the drug came out. Her steadfast resolve had saved millions of american families from misery and suffering. As she was Canadian, JFK made her an honorary American citizen.

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

Damn that is a scarey thought

[@marywatkins9438]

5:40 Thank you for your sacrifice, Henrietta Lacks. Your involuntary contribution is what paved the way for all of those lives to be saved.

[@baxlazz3928]

No. 9 Needs a Hollywood movie. Oscar nod for sure. No. 1 is quite tragic & phenomenal.

[@thegreenrose147]

I literally say a quick thank you to Stanislav every day when the thought crosses my mind. Thank you WatchMojo for reminding me to say thank you for today ✊🏽

[@Sly88Frye]

All these people are truly incredible. This is a beautiful top 10. I'm so happy to see something that's just so pleasant and just so positive and such a great celebration of incredible people who saved countless lives. We don't get enough videos about these things

[@maurosanchezhernandez5021]

Going back further into Hisory: Louis Pasteur

[@christophermerlot3366]

Frederick Banting? With a trio of assists he discovered insulin.

[@vickiwaatti1076]

Great list! You forgot one though, Frederick Banting. Without his discovery of insulin, Those of us with diabetes would not be here.

[@Mos41f]

If it wasn't for Al Capone, we would have probably been eating expired foods for much longer.

[@lp-xl9ld]

Joseph Lister. He basically invented antiseptics. They don't call that stuff "Listerine" because it sounds good.

[@juandefreitas6586]

Stanislav Petrov saved billions of lives.

[@caitlinwoodall4256]

Banting and Best - inventing insulin Semmelweis - hygiene and handwashing practices to prevent illness.

[@thedonsz9186]

The counterside to Fleming's discovery of penicillin is that now a lot of bacteria have become resistant to the antibiotics we make. We're basically back to square 1

[@Shogundoxie1414]

I'm glad they had James Harrison as an honorable mention

[@gracewilliams7476]

its only appropriate that henrietta lacks is number 1, this is an amazing list!

[@lisam9233]

This was one of the best videos I’ve seen on your channel. More uplifting and fascinating stuff, please! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰

[@tylergoodman3560]

It takes the courage of one to save millions; These are true heroes. 🎉

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

Add those in the honorable mentions in their own list next time, along with a few others that were missed. All of these people deserve to be part of the official listing.

[@amandabeaty1492]

Alan Turning was such a sad story. He made this huge accomplishment and was treated horrifically just because he was gay.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I was really surprised that Arkhipov n Petrov weren't number one. But who got number one on this video is more than an understandable choice. Great video.

[@cathya7045]

Have an uncle who still suffers the side effects from polio God knows 60 years later still makes me wonder what his life could have been with the vaccine

[@avatarmikephantom153]

James blunt should have had an honorable mention for doing what he did in Kosovo. He violated a direct order to attack an airport under Russian control with NATO troops, and prevented WWIII in 1999.

[@ouijaloveletters]

Alan Turing's life was TRAGIC.

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@Slayde.Wilson]

@@hayeonkim7838 get a life

[@kershabeaver3312]

Henrietta lacks was born in Clover Va halifax country, to be specific. The family sued the company that used her cells. Abd they only recently got paid 2019 2020.

[@Uraniabce]

@@kershabeaver3312 Yeah, & it took a White savioress & Oprah to get them even that.🤬

[@tylerbartlett28]

Not so "fun" fact: henrietta's family did not recieve compensation for her cells being taken without her consent until just one year ago and even then they had to sue for it

[@marcuscooper8595]

Henrietta Lacks 🙏🏿🕊️

[@petermuller8995]

You also forgot Fritz Haber, the man who invented the mass production of synthetic fertalizer, most people saying the sole reason we have 8 billion people on the earth today

[@touhoutrash2436]

That one guy who prevented nuclear war is very very VERY MEGA POGGERS!

[@seanbigay1042]

What the blazes is MEGA POGGERS?!? 😂

[@Shebeast3]

humanity will always be greatful for all these amazing people ❤

[@carmensandiego3691]

Dr. Heimlich is related to Anson Williams (Potsie from Happy days) and Cindy Williams (Shirley from Laverne and Shirley)

[@kershabeaver3312]

Omg that's cool

[@LaylaaSings]

I am eating while watching this. I saw the Heimlich Maneuver, & instantly stopped 😳.

[@Branmuffin7]

literally same 😅

[@mak3yasmiil3]

I got yall

[@zeckichan808]

I stopped eating and started practicing on myself... just in case 😅

[@wickedtreefarm6914]

I had to have the Heimlich done on me a few weeks ago after a pill completely cut of my airway. It was an interesting experience. My friend did not know how to do it and I couldn't speak so I was trying to show her how. Luckily she just started yelling help and another lady ran over and after 2 tries the pill came flying out.

[@dinomonzon7493]

One man can make a difference...

[@rulerofall015]

Thank goodness we get saved by very few people

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I am so glad James Harrison got an honorary mention. His antibodies against the D Rh group antigen directly saved my friend from losing her baby from rhesus disease back in the late 70's. Her son was one of so many babies saved.

[@SanchoDaMEME]

This is the type of video that needs the old outro!

[@Devsfan28]

What no love for Fritz Haber? Sinner, saint and human.

[@christoschristoforou5265]

How about Dr. Pap who invented the Pap test still used today????

[@BisolaAdebija]

RIP to the only one persons who saved millions of lives.

[@gregwhite7852]

I remember working with this Wtye guy and told him about Henrietta Lacks he told me he didnt believe Blks were capable of anything medically to help benefit the world 😅😂! After laughing in his face I said well look up Percy Julian than if you dont believe 😅!

[@kershabeaver3312]

Just like when they used to sterilize black women without their permission

[@kershabeaver3312]

She was born in Clover VA Halifax County they have a historic plaque in Halifax county

[@kershabeaver3312]

The family sued the pharmaceutical company that stole her cells. They only recently got paid Mayne 2018 2019 2020

[@gregwhite7852]

@@kershabeaver3312 they sure did read a APNEWS article on it earlier. They settled just last year I think!

[@Oliver-yc5fi]

You're not doing groups only single individuals so I understand why you didn’t put the four men that discovered and developed insulin... maybe another list...

[@kidz4p509]

Isn’t it ironic that two of these people were Soviets? And to think, it was during a time when both sides of the Cold War were poking fun at each other.

[@mrhumble2937]

I think it's crazy 2 of the 3 wanted to launch. What were they thinking?

[@seanbigay1042]

​@@mrhumble2937IMHO -- they weren't. They had orders they were expected to obey without thought. Fortunately, Arkhipov did stop and think.

[@savagegardenrox]

Petrov wasn't really going on instinct, he was going on military knowledge and logic. The false readings only showed a small number of missiles incoming. Petrov knew that if the US was making a first strike it would be launching a much larger volley of missiles. It made no sense to make a small first strike in a nuclear war. That is the kind of reasoning that an experienced military officer is capable of and his subordinates may very not have been able to do.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

That’s quite uplifting.

[@octaviosanchez1051]

Do top 10 cartoons where the protagonist is the villain

[@beefyoso]

stanislav fuckin' petrov for the win

[@BeastfromthesoutheasT]

Yeah some of these people saved BILLIONS and not millions, easily. And number 1 on the list was a patient, those doctors did the work.

[@KingdomofEvania100]

How about Marie Von Britton Brown? She was a nurse from Queens who invented the home security system.

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Cool and interesting list 👌 thank you to all these people for helping the world 🌍 👏👏👏

[@magstheonlyone]

Now do the opposite list

[@tiadaid]

Fun fact: Dr Heimlich’s relative is Anson Williams aka Potsie from Happy Days.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I didn't know the Heimlich Maneuver was that recent. That guy also died in the Celebrity Purge of 2016.

[@couch.patati-patata]

Beautiful people.

[@Lemuel928]

They ironically stopped the Cold War..

[@ivanhernandez5247]

What about the man that invented flaming hot cheetos 🤤

[@tjwash2]

I miss the days when a news caster was admired for their intelligence, calm demeanor and vocal abilities rather than how perky, pretty, pleasant and playful they are.

[@tombambidillo]

Why on earth is Edward Jenner not on this list.

[@DRACOFURY]

*They Need To Pay The Family Of Henrietta Lacks 😤*

[@MrAaronPinckard]

Sir Nicholas Winton

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

☀️ Weathering with You Amano Hina (Child of Weather)

[@franciscofausto1378]

My mother saved a life with the Heimlich maneuver

[@ladyelissacousland]

I have to admit that I spaced out in the story with Marie Curie. Not that I don't adore her, I simply did not understand who it was about. Please for the love of god, put some respect on her and call her Marie Curie instead of Marry Curry. I know you care.

[@sahara310]

Not Marie Curie, but Marie Skłodowska Curie. She came from Poland not France. And cracking of Enigma was done by Polish mathematicians.

[@zoidboy1569]

They one in a million baby

[@dianamckerchar6167]

Oh hey Simon

[@jorgeadairramos7469]

Hello good afternoon ❤❤❤

[@mak3yasmiil3]

Hey

[@melaniesenf7175]

Number 8 is likely also the reason why the world now suffers overpopulation

[@arhamsayeed319]

Henritta baby ❤

[@jws1948ja]

I was saved by the heimlich manuver.

[@manoftheusajones5147]

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[@Gehenaus235]

No Edward Jenner? He should be No 1 really

[@GratefulPrimate]

Will Smith saved us all from alien invasion and Chris Rock's jokes

[@ThePhonequeen3]

How about one person who saved trillions of souls?

[@Saddonghussein]

Lightning from ff13?

[@mak3yasmiil3]

🙄

[@kleine.5438]

👍

[@rosario508]

There actually was a Heimlich?

[@Cybertronous]

@@rosario508 yes

[@annavretou8721]

Test pap... Ppanikolaou Dr

[@suntsung8898]

This is me.. And i will be one among them someday. Peace out.

[@PrecariousPorcupine]

Good luck in your endeavors. I hope one day we all know your name and look back on your accomplishments with gratitude ❤

[@brianjennings1]

Whitebwashed

[@Cybertronous]

Second!

[@CandiceVidito]

It doesn't matter cause you get nothing for it

[@Slayde.Wilson]

Worthless nonsense

[@jimbo9208]

🎖

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

@@jimbo9208I guess the old adage, “If you can’t beat them, join them,” is true. Not that I’ll ever do the latter, because I won’t.

[@Reaperguy67]

Your comments don't count because it's pointless

[@julianveney]

You left out Jesus Christ

[@Mowntandewey]

What? Jesus Christ isn't number 1????????

[@eh-ronlocke7164]

Fairy tales aren’t reality. Come back to Earth.

[@mitchellhawkes9422]

Number 1... Jesus

[@Branmuffin7]

lol no

[@eh-ronlocke7164]

Jesus isn’t real, stop living in a fantasy.

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Are you single Rebecca?

[@CandiceVidito]

Creeper

[@CandiceVidito]

@King.Cinephile Spammer

[@Reaperguy67]

@@IamLegendaryguy1998 none of your business

[@Saddonghussein]

​@@CandiceViditowhy is asking if someone is in a relationship creep? It's a normal question, f. Even works ask you if you are on a relationship or if you got kids, did you called your bosses creeps too?

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@Saddonghussein he has been asking this question in multiple videos on this channel. Besides that its not even his business to know if she is .