Chemist
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Finnish chemist and professor
1895 - 1973
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. Artturi Ilmari Virtanen is the 106th most popular chemist (down from 86th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Finland (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Chemist.
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen is best known for his work on the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks #11 among 884 people in Pantheon born in Finland, inside the top 2% of that group.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 106 out of 610. Before him are Konrad Emil Bloch, Vincent du Vigneaud, Joseph Black, Henrik Dam, George de Hevesy, and Paul J. Crutzen. After him are Paul Hermann Müller, Odd Hassel, Yves Chauvin, Jacques Monod, Irving Langmuir, and Manfred Eigen.
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HPI: 73.65
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Vincent du Vigneaud
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HPI: 73.57
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George de Hevesy
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
1895 - 1973
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 106
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Odd Hassel
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Yves Chauvin
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Irving Langmuir
1881 - 1957
HPI: 73.16
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Manfred Eigen
1927 - 2019
HPI: 73.15
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 29. Before him are Ragnar Frisch, Dolores Ibárruri, Gerhard Domagk, Anastas Mikoyan, Sergei Yesenin, and Henrik Dam. After him are André Frédéric Cournand, Levi Eshkol, J. Edgar Hoover, Cemal Gürsel, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, and Cristóbal Balenciaga. Among people deceased in 1973, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 30. Before him are Charles Greeley Abbot, Anna Magnani, Ferdinand Schörner, Max Horkheimer, Ragnar Frisch, and Pablo Casals. After him are Selman Waksman, Semyon Budyonny, Gabriel Marcel, Walter Rudolf Hess, Víctor Jara, and Ingeborg Bachmann.
Others Born in 1895
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Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 23
Dolores Ibárruri
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1989
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 24
Gerhard Domagk
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1964
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 25
Anastas Mikoyan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 26
Sergei Yesenin
WRITER
1895 - 1925
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 27
Henrik Dam
CHEMIST
1895 - 1976
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 28
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 29
André Frédéric Cournand
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 30
Levi Eshkol
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1969
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 31
J. Edgar Hoover
LAWYER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 32
Cemal Gürsel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 33
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1977
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 34
Cristóbal Balenciaga
FASHION DESIGNER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1973
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Charles Greeley Abbot
ASTRONOMER
1872 - 1973
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 24
Anna Magnani
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 25
Ferdinand Schörner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1973
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 26
Max Horkheimer
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 27
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 28
Pablo Casals
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1973
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 29
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 30
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 31
Semyon Budyonny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1973
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 32
Gabriel Marcel
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 33
Walter Rudolf Hess
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 34
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 35
Ingeborg Bachmann
WRITER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 36
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 11 out of 884. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Paavo Nurmi (1897), Tarja Halonen (1943), Elias Lönnrot (1802), and Urho Kekkonen (1900). After him are Sauli Niinistö (1948), Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Mika Waltari (1908), Ragnar Granit (1900), and Johan Gadolin (1760).
Others born in Finland
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Tove Jansson
WRITER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 5
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
WRITER
1888 - 1964
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 6
Paavo Nurmi
ATHLETE
1897 - 1973
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 7
Tarja Halonen
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 8
Elias Lönnrot
PHYSICIAN
1802 - 1884
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 9
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 10
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 11
Sauli Niinistö
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 12
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1956
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 13
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 14
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 15
Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 16
Johan Gadolin
CHEMIST
1760 - 1852
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 17
Among Chemists In Finland
Among chemists born in Finland, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 1. After him is Johan Gadolin (1760).
