Biologist
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632 - 1723
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2024). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the 7th most popular biologist (down from 6th in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Biologist.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist who was the first person to observe single-celled organisms with a microscope.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ranks 7 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles Darwin, Carl Linnaeus, Gregor Mendel, Alexander Fleming, James Watson, and Ivan Pavlov. After him are Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Ernst Haeckel, Konrad Lorenz, Rosalind Franklin, Karl Landsteiner, and Robert Edwards.
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1809 - 1882
HPI: 91.48
Rank: 1
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1707 - 1778
HPI: 90.16
Rank: 2
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1822 - 1884
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 3
Alexander Fleming
1881 - 1955
HPI: 84.76
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James Watson
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HPI: 83.14
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Ivan Pavlov
1849 - 1936
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 6
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
1744 - 1829
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 8
Ernst Haeckel
1834 - 1919
HPI: 79.95
Rank: 9
Konrad Lorenz
1903 - 1989
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 10
Rosalind Franklin
1920 - 1958
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 11
Karl Landsteiner
1868 - 1943
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 12
Robert Edwards
1925 - 2013
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1632, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ranks 4. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, John Locke, and Johannes Vermeer. After him are Jean-Baptiste Lully, Samuel von Pufendorf, Christopher Wren, Jean Mabillon, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Michael I Apafi, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, and Adam Frans van der Meulen. Among people deceased in 1723, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ranks 1. After him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Dimitrie Cantemir, Christopher Wren, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Godfrey Kneller, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Zanabazar, Guillaume Dubois, and Antonio Maria Valsalva.
Others Born in 1632
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Baruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 1
John Locke
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1704
HPI: 87.94
Rank: 2
Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 3
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Lully
COMPOSER
1632 - 1687
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 5
Samuel von Pufendorf
HISTORIAN
1632 - 1694
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 6
Christopher Wren
ARCHITECT
1632 - 1723
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 7
Jean Mabillon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1632 - 1707
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 8
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1649
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 9
Michael I Apafi
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1690
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1638
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 11
Adam Frans van der Meulen
PAINTER
1632 - 1690
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1723
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BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1674 - 1723
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 2
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1723
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 3
Dimitrie Cantemir
WRITER
1673 - 1723
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 4
Christopher Wren
ARCHITECT
1632 - 1723
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 5
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
ARCHITECT
1656 - 1723
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 6
Godfrey Kneller
PAINTER
1646 - 1723
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 7
Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1723
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 8
Anne Henriette of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1648 - 1723
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 9
Zanabazar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1635 - 1723
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 10
Guillaume Dubois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1656 - 1723
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 11
Antonio Maria Valsalva
PHYSICIAN
1666 - 1723
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ranks 13 out of NaN. Before him are Piet Mondrian (1872), Johan Cruyff (1947), Pope Adrian VI (1459), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), and Mata Hari (1876). After him are Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852), and Hugo Grotius (1583).
Others born in Netherlands
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Piet Mondrian
PAINTER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 7
Johan Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 84.03
Rank: 8
Pope Adrian VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1459 - 1523
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 9
Hieronymus Bosch
PAINTER
1450 - 1516
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 10
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
PAINTER
1525 - 1569
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 11
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 12
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 13
Christiaan Huygens
PHYSICIST
1629 - 1695
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 14
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 15
Beatrix of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 16
Daniel Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1700 - 1782
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 17
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 18
Hugo Grotius
LAWYER
1583 - 1645
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 19
Among Biologists In Netherlands
Among biologists born in Netherlands, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ranks 1. After him are Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Hugo de Vries (1848), Herman Boerhaave (1668), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Martinus Beijerinck (1851), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), Pieter Bleeker (1819), and Wilhem de Haan (1801).
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 1
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 2
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 3
Herman Boerhaave
1668 - 1738
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 4
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
1778 - 1858
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 5
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
1727 - 1817
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 6
Jan Swammerdam
1637 - 1680
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 7
Martinus Beijerinck
1851 - 1931
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 8
Pieter Boddaert
1730 - 1795
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 9
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
1734 - 1793
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 10
Pieter Bleeker
1819 - 1870
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 11
Wilhem de Haan
1801 - 1855
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 12
