Siddhartha Mukherjee

Siddhartha Mukherjee is, by all accounts, a brilliant man. A Rhodes Scholar, a DPhil from Oxford, an MD from Harvard, and faculty at Columbia University, he's the kind of overachiever that makes mere mortals feel utterly inadequate. And then, he wrote a definitive, Pulitzer-winning book about cancer, because apparently, saving lives and teaching wasn't enough.

His magnum opus, "The Emperor of All Maladies," has been widely acclaimed as a monumental work that somehow makes the history of oncology both accessible and gripping. It's the kind of book that makes you simultaneously grateful for modern medicine and terrified of what lurks within our cells.

Now, about his Jewish bona fides. Mukherjee is of Bengali Indian descent, and while we're always on the lookout for unexpected connections, there's no indication of any Jewish lineage or identification here. He’s more likely to be found discussing cellular biology than celebrating Rosh Hashanah.

So, while Dr. Mukherjee is undoubtedly a mensch in the broader sense of the word, and his contributions to science and literature are undeniably kvell-worthy, he is, by our very specific metrics, not a Jew. But we'll still take his medical advice.