1766 - 1815
Benjamin Smith Barton (February 10, 1766 – December 19, 1815) was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician. He was one of the first professors of natural history in the United States and built the largest collection of botanical specimens in the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Smith Barton has received more than 49,261 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Benjamin Smith Barton is the 643rd most popular biologist (up from 670th in 2019), the 6,152nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,175th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Biologist.
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Among biologists, Benjamin Smith Barton ranks 643 out of 841. Before him are Johann Natterer, Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Johan Lange, Philip Barker-Webb, Adrien René Franchet, and Kristine Bonnevie. After him are Emmanuel Drake del Castillo, Wilhelm Hemprich, Gabriel Bibron, Rolf Singer, Johann Amman, and Alice Hamilton.
1787 - 1843
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 637
1856 - 1931
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 638
1818 - 1898
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 639
1793 - 1854
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 640
1834 - 1900
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 641
1872 - 1948
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 642
1766 - 1815
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 643
1855 - 1904
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 644
1796 - 1825
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 645
1805 - 1848
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 646
1906 - 1994
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 647
1707 - 1741
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 648
1869 - 1970
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 649
Among people born in 1766, Benjamin Smith Barton ranks 29. Before him are Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, John Leslie, Joseph Weigl, Samuel Frederick Gray, and Joseph Franz von Jacquin. After him are John Farey Sr., Wilhelm Hisinger, William Townsend Aiton, Alexander Wilson, and Isaac D'Israeli. Among people deceased in 1815, Benjamin Smith Barton ranks 25. Before him are Matthias Claudius, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Singleton Copley, and William Nicholson. After him are William Roxburgh, Thomas Picton, George Montagu, John Carroll, Charles Lee, and Richard Bassett.
1766 - 1833
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 23
1766 - 1815
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 24
1766 - 1832
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 25
1766 - 1846
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 26
1766 - 1828
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 27
1766 - 1839
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 28
1766 - 1815
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 29
1766 - 1826
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 30
1766 - 1852
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 31
1766 - 1849
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 32
1766 - 1813
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 33
1766 - 1848
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 34
1740 - 1815
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 19
1766 - 1815
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 20
1759 - 1815
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 21
1725 - 1815
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 22
1738 - 1815
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 23
1753 - 1815
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 24
1766 - 1815
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 25
1751 - 1815
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 26
1758 - 1815
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 27
1751 - 1815
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 28
1735 - 1815
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 29
1758 - 1815
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 30
1745 - 1815
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 31
Among people born in United States, Benjamin Smith Barton ranks 6,152 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Lloyd (1938), Rory Calhoun (1922), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Paige Turco (1965), Trent Reznor (1965), and Lucy Stone (1818). After him are John Fitch (1743), Horatio Alger (1832), Bud Houser (1901), Victor Sen Yung (1914), Brian Schmidt (1967), and Tim Hardin (1941).
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 6,146
1922 - 1999
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 6,147
1955 - 2014
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 6,148
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 6,149
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 6,150
1818 - 1893
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 6,151
1766 - 1815
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 6,152
1743 - 1798
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 6,153
1832 - 1899
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6,154
1901 - 1994
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6,155
1914 - 1980
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 6,156
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 6,157
1941 - 1980
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 6,158
Among biologists born in United States, Benjamin Smith Barton ranks 92. Before him are Gerrit Smith Miller (1869), Thomas Say (1787), Theodore Gill (1837), Jack Horner (1946), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), and George Newbold Lawrence (1806). After him are Alice Hamilton (1869), Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859), Joseph Leidy (1823), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (1858), and Theobald Smith (1859).
1869 - 1956
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 86
1787 - 1834
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 87
1837 - 1914
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 88
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 89
1876 - 1956
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 90
1806 - 1895
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 91
1766 - 1815
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 92
1869 - 1970
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 93
1859 - 1934
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 94
1823 - 1891
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 95
1922 - 2016
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 96
1858 - 1934
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 97
1859 - 1934
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 98