# Kenneth Calman

> Sir Kenneth Charles Calman was a Scottish doctor and academic who worked as a surgeon, oncologist and cancer researcher, and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He held the position of Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute from 2008 until 2011. From 2008 to 2009, he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.

*Scottish doctor and cancer researcher (1941-2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kenneth-calman

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1941-12-25
- **Died:** 2025-07-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Kenneth Charles Calman was a Scottish doctor and academic who worked as a surgeon, oncologist and cancer researcher, and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He held the position of Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute from 2008 until 2011. From 2008 to 2009, he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **2025** - Died
- **1998** - Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
- **1996** - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- **1995** - Bisset Hawkins Medal
- **1989** - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- **1989** - Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health
- **1989** - Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- **1979** - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- **1971** - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- **1941** - Born

## Sources
- [Kenneth Calman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Calman)
- [Kenneth Calman](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Calman)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6389941)

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