BIOLOGIST
Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 - 1913
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Russel Wallace has received more than 2,500,029 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Alfred Russel Wallace is the 14th most popular biologist (up from 15th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Biologist.
Alfred Russel Wallace is most famous for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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8.95
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Alfred Russel Wallace ranks 14 out of 1,097. Before him are Ernst Haeckel, Konrad Lorenz, Georges Cuvier, Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, and Karl Landsteiner. After him are Francis Crick, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Thomas Henry Huxley, Élie Metchnikoff, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, and Luc Montagnier.
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1834 - 1919
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 8
Konrad Lorenz
1903 - 1989
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 9
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HPI: 73.66
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Rosalind Franklin
1920 - 1958
HPI: 73.39
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James Watson
1928 - Present
HPI: 72.43
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Karl Landsteiner
1868 - 1943
HPI: 72.29
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Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 14
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HPI: 71.92
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Thomas Hunt Morgan
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HPI: 71.19
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1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
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1845 - 1916
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 18
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1707 - 1788
HPI: 70.60
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Luc Montagnier
1932 - 2022
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace ranks 4. Before him are Abdulmejid I, Phineas Gage, and Max Müller. After him are Gyula Andrássy, Ernest Renan, Sándor Petőfi, Leopold Kronecker, Édouard Lalo, Alexandre Cabanel, Jean-Henri Fabre, and Li Hongzhang. Among people deceased in 1913, Alfred Russel Wallace ranks 4. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure, George I of Greece, and Rudolf Diesel. After him are J. P. Morgan, Alfred von Schlieffen, Lesya Ukrainka, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Menelik II, Sophia of Nassau, Tobias Asser, and August Bebel.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsAbdulmejid I
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1861
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 1
Phineas Gage
CELEBRITY
1823 - 1860
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 2
Max Müller
LINGUIST
1823 - 1900
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 3
Alfred Russel Wallace
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 4
Gyula Andrássy
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1890
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 5
Ernest Renan
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 6
Sándor Petőfi
WRITER
1823 - 1849
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 7
Leopold Kronecker
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 8
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 9
Alexandre Cabanel
PAINTER
1823 - 1889
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 10
Jean-Henri Fabre
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1915
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 11
Li Hongzhang
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1901
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1913
Go to all RankingsFerdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 1
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 2
Rudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 3
Alfred Russel Wallace
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 4
J. P. Morgan
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1913
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 5
Alfred von Schlieffen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 6
Lesya Ukrainka
WRITER
1871 - 1913
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 7
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 8
Menelik II
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 9
Sophia of Nassau
COMPANION
1836 - 1913
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 10
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 11
August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Russel Wallace ranks 156 out of 8,785. Before him are Helen Mirren (1945), Henry Purcell (1659), John Venn (1834), Tim Berners-Lee (1955), John, King of England (1166), and James VI and I (1566). After him are Joseph Priestley (1733), Catherine Parr (1512), Catherine Howard (1523), Thomas Young (1773), J. K. Rowling (1965), and Alfred Marshall (1842).
Others born in United Kingdom
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ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 150
Henry Purcell
COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 151
John Venn
PHILOSOPHER
1834 - 1923
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 152
Tim Berners-Lee
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 153
John, King of England
POLITICIAN
1166 - 1216
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 154
James VI and I
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1625
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 155
Alfred Russel Wallace
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 156
Joseph Priestley
PHILOSOPHER
1733 - 1804
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 157
Catherine Parr
COMPANION
1512 - 1548
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 158
Catherine Howard
COMPANION
1523 - 1542
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 159
Thomas Young
PHYSICIST
1773 - 1829
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 160
J. K. Rowling
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 161
Alfred Marshall
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 162
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Alfred Russel Wallace ranks 4. Before him are Charles Darwin (1809), Alexander Fleming (1881), and Rosalind Franklin (1920). After him are Francis Crick (1916), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Robert Brown (1773), Christian de Duve (1917), Richard Owen (1804), John Edward Gray (1800), Robert Edwards (1925), and Philip Miller (1691).
Charles Darwin
1809 - 1882
HPI: 89.30
Rank: 1
Alexander Fleming
1881 - 1955
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 2
Rosalind Franklin
1920 - 1958
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 3
Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 4
Francis Crick
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 5
Thomas Henry Huxley
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 6
Robert Brown
1773 - 1858
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 7
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 8
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 9
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 10
Robert Edwards
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 11
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12