Biologist

Bryan Sykes

British geneticist and science writer

1947 - 2020

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Bryan Sykes

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bryan Sykes is the 1,045th most popular biologist (down from 994th in 2024), the 5,631st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,160th in 2019) and the 185th most popular British Biologist.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Bryan Sykes ranks 1,045 out of 1,097. Before him are Ethelwynn Trewavas, E. B. Ford, Peter Duesberg, Lucy Shapiro, Asuman Baytop, and Francis Walker. After him are Timothy Ray Brown, Peter Watts, Margaret Morse Nice, Ronald M. Evans, William Forsell Kirby, and Paul Sereno.

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HPI: 50.97
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HPI: 50.92
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HPI: 50.91
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Lucy Shapiro
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Asuman Baytop
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HPI: 50.84
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HPI: 50.81
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Bryan Sykes
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,045
Timothy Ray Brown
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HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,046
Peter Watts
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 1,047
Margaret Morse Nice
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Ronald M. Evans
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.45
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Rank: 1,050
Paul Sereno
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 1,051

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bryan Sykes ranks 823. Before him are Gilles Duceppe, Stuart Baird, Juan Sol, George Alec Effinger, Moses Nagamootoo, and Ildikó Bánsági. After him are Tom Carper, Sándor Erdős, Bob Lutz, Reno Olsen, Finn Tveter, and Mamadu Ture Kuruma. Among people deceased in 2020, Bryan Sykes ranks 729. Before him are Ruth Gavison, Juan Sol, Bob Kulick, Ann Reinking, Pau Donés, and Aurlus Mabélé. After him are Ahmed Radhi, Timothy Ray Brown, Diana Serra Cary, Enrique Múgica, Haruma Miura, and Karel Neffe.

Others Born in 1947

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Gilles Duceppe
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 817
Stuart Baird
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 818
Juan Sol
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 819
George Alec Effinger
WRITER
1947 - 2002
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 820
Moses Nagamootoo
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 821
Ildikó Bánsági
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 822
Bryan Sykes
BIOLOGIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 823
Tom Carper
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 824
Sándor Erdős
FENCER
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 825
Bob Lutz
TENNIS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 826
Reno Olsen
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 827
Finn Tveter
LAWYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 828
Mamadu Ture Kuruma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 829