Biologist
Ada Yonath
1939 - today
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Ada Yonath
Her biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2024). Ada Yonath is the 43rd most popular biologist (down from 30th in 2024), the 56th most popular biography from Israel (up from 64th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Biologist.
Ada Yonath is most famous for being the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her work in understanding the ribosome.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Ada Yonath ranks 43 out of 1,097. Before her are Barbara McClintock, John Edward Gray, Rachel Carson, Albert Claude, Christian de Duve, and Karl von Frisch. After her are Richard Henderson, Peter Simon Pallas, Harald zur Hausen, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Nikolaas Tinbergen, and Tomas Lindahl.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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Barbara McClintock
1902 - 1992
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 37
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 38
Rachel Carson
1907 - 1964
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 39
Albert Claude
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 40
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 41
Karl von Frisch
1886 - 1982
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 42
Ada Yonath
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 43
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 44
Peter Simon Pallas
1741 - 1811
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 45
Harald zur Hausen
1936 - 2023
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 46
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852 - 1934
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 47
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 48
Tomas Lindahl
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 49
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Ada Yonath ranks 16. Before her are Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, Amos Oz, Amanda Lear, Harvey Keitel, and Giovanni Falcone. After her are Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Reuven Rivlin, Margaret Atwood, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, James Fox, and Ralph Lauren.
Others Born in 1939
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Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 10
Giovanni Trapattoni
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 12
Amanda Lear
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 13
Harvey Keitel
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 14
Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 15
Ada Yonath
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1993
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 17
Reuven Rivlin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 18
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 19
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 20
James Fox
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 21
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 22
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Ada Yonath ranks 56 out of NaN. Before her are Judas Maccabeus (-200), Daniel Kahneman (1934), Amos Oz (1939), Dinah (-1700), Herodias (-100), and Barabbas (1). After her are Ehud Olmert (1945), Ehud Barak (1942), Haggai (-550), James, son of Alphaeus (-10), Abijah of Judah (-1000), and Jehoiakim (-634).
Others born in Israel
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Judas Maccabeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 50
Daniel Kahneman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 51
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 52
Dinah
COMPANION
1700 BC - 1590 BC
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 53
Herodias
NOBLEMAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 54
Barabbas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 100
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 55
Ada Yonath
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 56
Ehud Olmert
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 57
Ehud Barak
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 58
Haggai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - Present
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 59
James, son of Alphaeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 62
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 60
Abijah of Judah
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 911 BC
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 61
Jehoiakim
POLITICIAN
634 BC - 598 BC
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 62
Among Biologists In Israel
Among biologists born in Israel, Ada Yonath ranks 1. After her are Aaron Ciechanover (1947), Ruth Arnon (1933), and Amotz Zahavi (1928).
Ada Yonath
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 1
Aaron Ciechanover
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 2
Ruth Arnon
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 3
Amotz Zahavi
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 4
