BIOLOGIST
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Today
Bert Sakmann
Bert Sakmann (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁt ˈzakˌman] ; born 12 June 1942) is a German cell physiologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Erwin Neher in 1991 for their work on "the function of single ion channels in cells," and the invention of the patch clamp. Bert Sakmann was Professor at Heidelberg University and is an Emeritus Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bert Sakmann has received more than 111,369 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Bert Sakmann is the 135th most popular biologist (up from 164th in 2019), the 1,052nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,302nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
61.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
12.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Bert Sakmann ranks 135 out of 1,097. Before him are Gaspard Bauhin, Erwin Neher, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, Giovanni Sartori, Elias Magnus Fries, and E. O. Wilson. After him are Gerald Edelman, Tomas Lindahl, John Ray, Carl Peter Thunberg, Hamilton O. Smith, and Mario Capecchi.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaspard Bauhin
1560 - 1624
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 129
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 130
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 131
Giovanni Sartori
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 132
Elias Magnus Fries
1794 - 1878
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 133
E. O. Wilson
1929 - 2021
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 134
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 135
Gerald Edelman
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 136
Tomas Lindahl
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 137
John Ray
1627 - 1705
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 138
Carl Peter Thunberg
1743 - 1828
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 139
Hamilton O. Smith
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 140
Mario Capecchi
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Bert Sakmann ranks 91. Before him are Valeri Polyakov, George Jung, Donna Leon, Maria Kaczyńska, Amine Gemayel, and Pál Schmitt. After him are Carlos Monzón, Michel Fourniret, Péter Medgyessy, Rose Francine Rogombé, Milan Milutinović, and Michael York.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsValeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 85
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 86
Donna Leon
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 87
Maria Kaczyńska
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 88
Amine Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 89
Pál Schmitt
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 90
Bert Sakmann
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 91
Carlos Monzón
BOXER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 92
Michel Fourniret
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 93
Péter Medgyessy
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 94
Rose Francine Rogombé
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2015
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 95
Milan Milutinović
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 96
Michael York
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 97
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bert Sakmann ranks 1,052 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Barlach (1870), Dagmar of Bohemia (1186), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Erich Kempka (1910), Carsten Niebuhr (1733), and Manfred Rommel (1928). After him are Carl Friedrich Abel (1723), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), Michel Bréal (1832), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), Hanns Eisler (1898), and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErnst Barlach
WRITER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 1,046
Dagmar of Bohemia
COMPANION
1186 - 1212
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,047
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1658 - 1716
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,048
Erich Kempka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,049
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,050
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,051
Bert Sakmann
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,052
Carl Friedrich Abel
COMPOSER
1723 - 1787
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 1,053
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPOSER
1709 - 1758
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,054
Michel Bréal
LINGUIST
1832 - 1915
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,055
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1719 - 1772
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,056
Hanns Eisler
COMPOSER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,057
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
COMPANION
1511 - 1571
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,058
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Bert Sakmann ranks 19. Before him are Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), August Grisebach (1814), and Erwin Neher (1944). After him are Walther Flemming (1843), Julius Richard Petri (1852), Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), Theodor Escherich (1857), and Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709).
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
1806 - 1886
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 13
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 14
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 16
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 17
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 18
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 19
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 20
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 21
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 23
Theodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 24
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 25