Chemist
Alfred Nobel
1833 - 1896
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Alfred Nobel
His biography is available in 159 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 156 in 2024). Alfred Nobel is the 2nd most popular chemist (down from 1st in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Sweden and the most popular Swedish Chemist.
Alfred Nobel is most famous for inventing dynamite.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Alfred Nobel ranks 2 out of 602. Before him are Louis Pasteur. After him are Dmitri Mendeleev, Antoine Lavoisier, John Dalton, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Irène Joliot-Curie, Amedeo Avogadro, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Robert Boyle, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, and Emil Fischer.
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Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 1
Alfred Nobel
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 2
Dmitri Mendeleev
1834 - 1907
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 3
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 - 1794
HPI: 86.04
Rank: 4
John Dalton
1766 - 1844
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 5
Jabir ibn Hayyan
721 - 815
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 6
Irène Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 7
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 - 1856
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 8
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 9
Robert Boyle
1627 - 1691
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 10
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 11
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1833, Alfred Nobel ranks 1. After him are Johannes Brahms, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Élie Ducommun, Alexander Borodin, Wilhelm Dilthey, Benjamin Harrison, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Alfred von Schlieffen, J. E. B. Stuart, and Jonas Lie. Among people deceased in 1896, Alfred Nobel ranks 1. After him are Clara Schumann, Paul Verlaine, Anton Bruckner, August Kekulé, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Ivar Aasen, Frederic Leighton, Hippolyte Fizeau, William Morris, Otto Lilienthal, and John Everett Millais.
Others Born in 1833
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CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 1
Johannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 85.79
Rank: 2
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1896
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 3
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 4
Alexander Borodin
COMPOSER
1833 - 1887
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Dilthey
PHILOSOPHER
1833 - 1911
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 6
Benjamin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1901
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 7
Ferdinand von Richthofen
GEOGRAPHER
1833 - 1905
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 8
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1918
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 9
Alfred von Schlieffen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 10
J. E. B. Stuart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1864
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 11
Jonas Lie
WRITER
1833 - 1908
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1896
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CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 1
Clara Schumann
MUSICIAN
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
Paul Verlaine
WRITER
1844 - 1896
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 3
Anton Bruckner
COMPOSER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 4
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 5
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1896
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 6
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 7
Frederic Leighton
PAINTER
1830 - 1896
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 8
Hippolyte Fizeau
PHYSICIST
1819 - 1896
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 9
William Morris
DESIGNER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 10
Otto Lilienthal
ENGINEER
1848 - 1896
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 11
John Everett Millais
PAINTER
1829 - 1896
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 12
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Alfred Nobel ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Carl Linnaeus (1707). After him are Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), Astrid Lindgren (1907), Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Selma Lagerlöf (1858), Tycho Brahe (1546), Anders Celsius (1701), Ingmar Bergman (1918), Svante Arrhenius (1859), and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882).
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Carl Linnaeus
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1778
HPI: 90.16
Rank: 1
Alfred Nobel
CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 2
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
Astrid Lindgren
WRITER
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 4
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1632
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 5
Christina, Queen of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1689
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 6
Selma Lagerlöf
WRITER
1858 - 1940
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 7
Tycho Brahe
ASTRONOMER
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 8
Anders Celsius
ASTRONOMER
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 9
Ingmar Bergman
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2007
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 10
Svante Arrhenius
CHEMIST
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 11
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 12
Among Chemists In Sweden
Among chemists born in Sweden, Alfred Nobel ranks 1. After him are Svante Arrhenius (1859), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Theodor Svedberg (1884), Arne Tiselius (1902), Sune Bergström (1916), Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Georg Brandt (1694), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), and Per Teodor Cleve (1840).
Alfred Nobel
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 1
Svante Arrhenius
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 2
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 - 1848
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 3
Theodor Svedberg
1884 - 1971
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 4
Arne Tiselius
1902 - 1971
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 5
Sune Bergström
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 6
Bengt I. Samuelsson
1934 - 2024
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 7
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
1745 - 1818
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 8
Johan August Arfwedson
1792 - 1841
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 9
Georg Brandt
1694 - 1768
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
1722 - 1765
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 11
Per Teodor Cleve
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 12
