Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891–1941) Sir Frederick Grant Banting was a Canadian pharmacologist, orthopedist, and field surgeon. For his co-discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential, Banting was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with John Macleod. 1,005,799 views on November 14, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, Reince Priebus, Melania Trump. Wiki link