Chemist
Robert Jarvik
American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart
1946 - 2025
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Robert Jarvik
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Robert Jarvik is the 530th most popular chemist (up from 532nd in 2024), the 7,995th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,654th in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Chemist.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Robert Jarvik ranks 530 out of 602. Before him are Charles Blagden, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Michael Behe, Darleane C. Hoffman, Eugen Baumann, and Oswald Schmiedeberg. After him are Marc Delafontaine, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Nikolai Menshutkin, Ida Freund, Friedrich Accum, and Aleksandr Arbuzov.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Blagden
1748 - 1820
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 524
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 525
Michael Behe
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 526
Darleane C. Hoffman
1926 - 2025
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 527
Eugen Baumann
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 528
Oswald Schmiedeberg
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 529
Robert Jarvik
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 530
Marc Delafontaine
1838 - 1911
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 531
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 532
Nikolai Menshutkin
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 533
Ida Freund
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 534
Friedrich Accum
1769 - 1838
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 535
Aleksandr Arbuzov
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 536
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Robert Jarvik ranks 577. Before him are Dori Ghezzi, Daniel Carnevali, Stephen Hunter, Gilda Radner, Jimmy Buffett, and Rudy Rucker. After him are Hrvoje Horvat, Ramazan Abdulatipov, Hadi Dahane, Alan Dean Foster, Michael Aris, and Jasna Diklić. Among people deceased in 2025, Robert Jarvik ranks 392. Before him are Marian Turski, Nikola Pokrivač, Letícia Román, Juan Aguilera, David Souter, and Pauli Nevala. After him are Mats Wahl, Biyouna, Ingrid van Bergen, Loni Anderson, Wings Hauser, and James Ransone.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsDori Ghezzi
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 571
Daniel Carnevali
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 572
Stephen Hunter
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 573
Gilda Radner
ACTOR
1946 - 1989
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 574
Jimmy Buffett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 575
Rudy Rucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 576
Robert Jarvik
CHEMIST
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 577
Hrvoje Horvat
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 578
Ramazan Abdulatipov
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 579
Hadi Dahane
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 580
Alan Dean Foster
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 581
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 582
Jasna Diklić
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 583
Others Deceased in 2025
Go to all RankingsMarian Turski
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2025
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 386
Nikola Pokrivač
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2025
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 387
Letícia Román
ACTOR
1941 - 2025
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 388
Juan Aguilera
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - 2025
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 389
David Souter
JUDGE
1939 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 390
Pauli Nevala
ATHLETE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 391
Robert Jarvik
CHEMIST
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 392
Mats Wahl
WRITER
1945 - 2025
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 393
Biyouna
SINGER
1952 - 2025
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 394
Ingrid van Bergen
ACTOR
1931 - 2025
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 395
Loni Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - 2025
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 396
Wings Hauser
ACTOR
1947 - 2025
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 397
James Ransone
ACTOR
1979 - 2025
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 398
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Jarvik ranks 7,995 out of NaN. Before him are Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968), Nancy Kress (1948), Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954), William Ellery Channing (1780), Casey Kasem (1932), and Constance Towers (1933). After him are Rick Warren (1954), Theodore Roberts (1861), Herman Glass (1880), Roger Clark (1978), Lawrence Weiner (1942), and Isaac Israel Hayes (1832).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTisha Campbell-Martin
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 7,989
Nancy Kress
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,990
Mumia Abu-Jamal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,991
William Ellery Channing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1780 - 1842
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,992
Casey Kasem
PRESENTER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,993
Constance Towers
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,994
Robert Jarvik
CHEMIST
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,995
Rick Warren
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7,996
Theodore Roberts
ACTOR
1861 - 1928
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 7,997
Herman Glass
GYMNAST
1880 - 1961
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 7,998
Roger Clark
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 7,999
Lawrence Weiner
PAINTER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 8,000
Isaac Israel Hayes
EXPLORER
1832 - 1881
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 8,001
Among Chemists In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Robert Jarvik ranks 94. Before him are Allen J. Bard (1933), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Helen Murray Free (1923), Bruce Ames (1928), Michael Behe (1952), and Darleane C. Hoffman (1926). After him are Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Mary L. Good (1931), Bruce Alberts (1938), Emma P. Carr (1880), Florence B. Seibert (1897), and Edith M. Flanigen (1929).
Allen J. Bard
1933 - 2024
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 88
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 89
Helen Murray Free
1923 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 90
Bruce Ames
1928 - 2024
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 91
Michael Behe
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 92
Darleane C. Hoffman
1926 - 2025
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 93
Robert Jarvik
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 94
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 95
Mary L. Good
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 96
Bruce Alberts
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 97
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 98
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 99
Edith M. Flanigen
1929 - 2026
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 100

























































