John Charnley

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Sir John Charnley (born August 29, 1911–August 5, 1982) was a British orthopaedic surgeon. He pioneered the hip replacement operation.

Charnley was born in Bury in Lancashire. After excelling in science subjects at Bury Grammar School, Charnley was encouraged to aim for medicine. He commenced undergraduate studies at the Victoria University of Manchester in 1929, and qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Science (Anatomy and Physiology) in 1935.

Charnley was knighted in 1977.

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