Biologist

George Don

19th century Scottish botanist

1798 - 1856

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George Don

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Don is the 1,089th most popular biologist (down from 1,051st in 2024), the 6,650th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,042nd in 2019) and the 189th most popular British Biologist.

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George Don's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 46.76.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, George Don ranks 1,089 out of 1,121. Before him are Joan A. Steitz, Gita Ramjee, Peter Dodson, Xu Xing, Huda Zoghbi, and Jill Bolte Taylor. After him are Ben Barres, Neil Shubin, Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, Sandra Díaz, and Cecilia Bouzat.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

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Joan A. Steitz
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,083
Gita Ramjee
1956 - 2020
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 1,084
Peter Dodson
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,085
Xu Xing
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 1,086
Huda Zoghbi
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,087
Jill Bolte Taylor
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 1,088
George Don
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 1,089
Ben Barres
1954 - 2017
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 1,090
Neil Shubin
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,091
Suzanne Simard
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,092
Christian Drosten
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 1,093
Sandra Díaz
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1,094
Cecilia Bouzat
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,095

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1798, George Don ranks 61. Before him are Andrea Maffei, Jacques Jasmin, Gustav Rose, José Hilario López, John Adams Dix, and William Edmond Logan. Among people deceased in 1856, George Don ranks 57. Before him are Joseph Meyer, William Yarrell, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, Thomas Doughty, John M. Berrien, and John Eaton.

Others Born in 1798

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Andrea Maffei
WRITER
1798 - 1885
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 55
Jacques Jasmin
WRITER
1798 - 1864
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 56
Gustav Rose
CHEMIST
1798 - 1873
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 57
José Hilario López
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1869
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 58
John Adams Dix
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1879
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 59
William Edmond Logan
GEOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 60
George Don
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 61

Others Deceased in 1856

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Joseph Meyer
WRITER
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 51
William Yarrell
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 52
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 53
Thomas Doughty
PAINTER
1793 - 1856
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 54
John M. Berrien
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1856
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 55
John Eaton
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1856
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 56
George Don
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 57