CHEMIST
Aaron Klug
1926 - 2018
Aaron Klug
Sir Aaron Klug (11 August 1926 – 20 November 2018) was a British biophysicist and chemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aaron Klug has received more than 323,457 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Aaron Klug is the 221st most popular chemist (up from 294th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
60.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
9.13
Effective Languages (L*)
4.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Aaron Klug ranks 221 out of 602. Before him are Alan J. Heeger, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Donald J. Cram, Stephanie Kwolek, Franz Karl Achard, and Derek Barton. After him are Rodney Robert Porter, Alfred G. Gilman, William Lipscomb, Herbert C. Brown, Jacques Dubochet, and Hartmut Michel.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 215
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 216
Donald J. Cram
1919 - 2001
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 217
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 218
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 219
Derek Barton
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 220
Aaron Klug
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 221
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 222
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 223
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 224
Herbert C. Brown
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 225
Jacques Dubochet
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 226
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 227
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Aaron Klug ranks 81. Before him are Kim Jae-gyu, John Berger, Jean-Pierre Serre, Michel Butor, Norman Jewison, and Yoshio Okada. After him are Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Francisco Rabal, Ta Mok, Gus Grissom, Poul Anderson, and Joan Sutherland. Among people deceased in 2018, Aaron Klug ranks 62. Before him are Osamu Shimomura, Gérard Genette, Dorothy Malone, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Joël Robuchon, and Scott Wilson. After him are Alan Bean, Claude Lanzmann, Sondra Locke, Dolores O'Riordan, Thomas A. Steitz, and Anthony Bourdain.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsKim Jae-gyu
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1980
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 75
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 76
Jean-Pierre Serre
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 77
Michel Butor
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 78
Norman Jewison
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 79
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 80
Aaron Klug
CHEMIST
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 81
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 82
Francisco Rabal
ACTOR
1926 - 2001
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 83
Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 84
Gus Grissom
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1967
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 85
Poul Anderson
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 86
Joan Sutherland
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsOsamu Shimomura
CHEMIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 56
Gérard Genette
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 57
Dorothy Malone
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 58
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 59
Joël Robuchon
CHEF
1945 - 2018
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 60
Scott Wilson
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 61
Aaron Klug
CHEMIST
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 62
Alan Bean
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 63
Claude Lanzmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 64
Sondra Locke
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 65
Dolores O'Riordan
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2018
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 66
Thomas A. Steitz
CHEMIST
1940 - 2018
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 67
Anthony Bourdain
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 68
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Aaron Klug ranks 36 out of 328. Before him are Moshe Arens (1925), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), Sigismund Kęstutaitis (1365), Gitanas Nausėda (1964), Isaac Levitan (1860), and Skirgaila (1354). After him are Treniota (1210), Alexander Berkman (1870), Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943), Wilfrid Voynich (1865), Jonas Mekas (1922), and Jacques Lipchitz (1891).
Others born in Lithuania
Go to all RankingsMoshe Arens
ENGINEER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 30
Gabriel Narutowicz
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1922
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 31
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
POLITICIAN
1365 - 1440
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 32
Gitanas Nausėda
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 33
Isaac Levitan
PAINTER
1860 - 1900
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 34
Skirgaila
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1397
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 35
Aaron Klug
CHEMIST
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 36
Treniota
POLITICIAN
1210 - 1264
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 37
Alexander Berkman
JOURNALIST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 38
Wanda Rutkiewicz
MOUNTAINEER
1943 - 1992
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 39
Wilfrid Voynich
CHEMIST
1865 - 1930
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 40
Jonas Mekas
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 41
Jacques Lipchitz
PAINTER
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 42
Among CHEMISTS In Lithuania
Among chemists born in Lithuania, Aaron Klug ranks 1. After him are Wilfrid Voynich (1865), and Phoebus Levene (1869).
Aaron Klug
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 1
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 2
Phoebus Levene
1869 - 1940
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3