# William Foege

> William Herbert Foege was an American physician and epidemiologist who is credited with "devising the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s". From May 1977 to 1983, Foege served as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Foege also "played a central role" in efforts that greatly increased immunization rates in developing countries in the 1980s.

*American epidemiologist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-foege

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1936-03-12
- **Died:** 2026-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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