Biologist

Neil Shubin

American paleontologist (born 1960)

1960 - today

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Neil Shubin

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Neil Shubin is the 1,091st most popular biologist (down from 1,061st in 2024), the 15,217th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,607th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Biologist.

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46.48

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Dec 22

Neil Shubin shares a December 22 birthday with Giacomo Puccini, Diocletian, and Galba.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Neil Shubin ranks 1,091 out of 1,097. Before him are Peter Dodson, Xu Xing, Huda Zoghbi, Jill Bolte Taylor, George Don, and Ben Barres. After him are Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, Sandra Díaz, Cecilia Bouzat, Cristina Garmendia, and David Bellamy.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

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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
Cristina Garmendia
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 1,096
David Bellamy
1933 - 2019
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 1,097

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Neil Shubin ranks 874. Before him are Uddhav Thackeray, Kelly Asbury, Simon Curtis, Amanda Wyss, John Fitzgerald, and Anne Ramsay. After him are Jeff Bergman, Bettina Schmidt, Yanar Mohammed, Tahmineh Milani, Patrik Lörtscher, and Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova.

Others Born in 1960

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Uddhav Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 868
Kelly Asbury
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 869
Simon Curtis
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 870
Amanda Wyss
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 871
John Fitzgerald
TENNIS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 872
Anne Ramsay
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 873
Neil Shubin
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 874
Jeff Bergman
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 875
Bettina Schmidt
ATHLETE
1960 - 2019
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 876
Yanar Mohammed
WRITER
1960 - 2026
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 877
Tahmineh Milani
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 878
Patrik Lörtscher
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 879
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 880

In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil Shubin ranks 15,217 out of 20,380. Before him are Wendell Alexis (1964), Brian Pillman (1962), Kevin Rahm (1971), Gertrude Berg (1899), Jerry Moran (1954), and Chelsi Smith (1973). After him are Willie Banks (1956), Douglas Crockford (1955), Ramon Estevez (1963), Jaime Ray Newman (1978), Al Jean (1961), and George W. Norris (1861).

Others born in United States

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Wendell Alexis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 15,211
Brian Pillman
WRESTLER
1962 - 1997
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 15,212
Kevin Rahm
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 15,213
Gertrude Berg
ACTOR
1899 - 1966
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 15,214
Jerry Moran
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 15,215
Chelsi Smith
ACTOR
1973 - 2018
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 15,216
Neil Shubin
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 15,217
Willie Banks
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 15,218
Douglas Crockford
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 15,219
Ramon Estevez
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 15,220
Jaime Ray Newman
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 15,221
Al Jean
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 15,222
George W. Norris
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1944
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 15,223