Chemist

Aziz Sancar

Turkish biochemist and molecular biologist

1946 - today

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Aziz Sancar

His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2024). Aziz Sancar is the 316th most popular chemist (down from 213th in 2024), the 558th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 422nd in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Chemist.

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Among Chemists

Among chemists, Aziz Sancar ranks 316 out of 602. Before him are Anders Gustaf Ekeberg, Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, William Henry, Fritz London, Anselme Payen, and Smithson Tennant. After him are Yuan T. Lee, Michael Smith, William Henry Perkin, Dan Shechtman, Tapputi, and Alexander Butlerov.

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HPI: 65.28
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Nicolas Théodore de Saussure
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.26
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William Henry
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Fritz London
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HPI: 65.20
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Anselme Payen
1795 - 1871
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Smithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
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Aziz Sancar
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 316
Yuan T. Lee
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 317
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 318
William Henry Perkin
1838 - 1907
HPI: 64.91
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Dan Shechtman
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 320
Tapputi
1200 BC - 1150 BC
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 321
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1828 - 1886
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 322

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Aziz Sancar ranks 163. Before him are Petre Roman, Norio Yoshimizu, Artur Jorge, Fancy, Robby Krieger, and Gustavo Gaviria. After him are Alejandro Toledo, Anthony Daniels, Irena Szewińska, Brigitte Fossey, Alpha Oumar Konaré, and Paul Schrader.

Others Born in 1946

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Petre Roman
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 157
Norio Yoshimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 158
Artur Jorge
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 159
Fancy
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 160
Robby Krieger
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 161
Gustavo Gaviria
MAFIOSO
1946 - 1990
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 162
Aziz Sancar
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 163
Alejandro Toledo
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 164
Anthony Daniels
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 165
Irena Szewińska
ATHLETE
1946 - 2018
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 166
Brigitte Fossey
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 167
Alpha Oumar Konaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 168
Paul Schrader
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 169

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Aziz Sancar ranks 558 out of NaN. Before him are Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), Muzafer Sherif (1906), Bardaisan (154), Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120), Pharnaces I of Pontus (-300), and Hipponax (-600). After him are Sultan Kösen (1982), George Hamartolos (900), Leo the Deacon (950), Leo II, King of Armenia (1236), Jacob Baradaeus (505), and Nectarius of Constantinople (null).

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Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
PAINTER
1901 - 1991
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 552
Muzafer Sherif
PSYCHOLOGIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 553
Bardaisan
PHILOSOPHER
154 - 222
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 554
Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus
POLITICIAN
120 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 555
Pharnaces I of Pontus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 556
Hipponax
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 557
Aziz Sancar
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 558
Sultan Kösen
CELEBRITY
1982 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 559
George Hamartolos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 867
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 560
Leo the Deacon
HISTORIAN
950 - 992
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 561
Leo II, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1289
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 562
Jacob Baradaeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
505 - 578
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 563
Nectarius of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 564