BIOLOGIST
Birbal Sahni
1891 - 1949
Birbal Sahni
Birbal Sahni FRS (14 November 1891 – 10 April 1949) was an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent. He also took an interest in geology and archaeology. He founded what is now the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany at Lucknow in 1946. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birbal Sahni has received more than 446,532 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Birbal Sahni is the 870th most popular biologist (down from 633rd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 65th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Birbal Sahni ranks 870 out of 1,097. Before him are George Montagu, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Grigore Antipa, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Pierre Chambon, and Hermann Harms. After him are Charles Horton Peck, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Filippo Parlatore, Georg Ossian Sars, Jakob Emanuel Lange, and Carl Eduard Hellmayr.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Montagu
1751 - 1815
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 864
Henry Nicholas Ridley
1855 - 1956
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 865
Grigore Antipa
1867 - 1944
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 866
Thomas Campbell Eyton
1809 - 1870
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 867
Pierre Chambon
1931 - 2018
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 868
Hermann Harms
1870 - 1942
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 869
Birbal Sahni
1891 - 1949
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 870
Charles Horton Peck
1833 - 1917
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 871
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
1903 - 1991
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 872
Filippo Parlatore
1816 - 1877
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 873
Georg Ossian Sars
1837 - 1927
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 874
Jakob Emanuel Lange
1864 - 1941
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 875
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
1878 - 1944
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 876
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Birbal Sahni ranks 245. Before him are René Barbier, Eva Kotchever, Francis Pegahmagabow, Ernest Leonard Johnson, Boris Lavrenyov, and Hendrik Adamson. After him are Oliverio Girondo, Mamie Smith, Erik Lindahl, Jean Jacoby, Bernhard Zondek, and Béla von Kehrling. Among people deceased in 1949, Birbal Sahni ranks 159. Before him are Gregory Mathews, George Larner, Clarence Kingsbury, Henry Petersen, Linda Arvidson, and Nils Östensson. After him are Leon Schlesinger, J. Searle Dawley, William Henry Dean, Karolina Widerström, Robert Ripley, and Léon Frapié.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsRené Barbier
ATHLETE
1891 - 1966
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 239
Eva Kotchever
WRITER
1891 - 1943
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 240
Francis Pegahmagabow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1952
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 241
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 242
Boris Lavrenyov
WRITER
1891 - 1959
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 243
Hendrik Adamson
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1946
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 244
Birbal Sahni
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1949
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 245
Oliverio Girondo
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 246
Mamie Smith
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1946
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 247
Erik Lindahl
ECONOMIST
1891 - 1960
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 248
Jean Jacoby
PAINTER
1891 - 1936
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 249
Bernhard Zondek
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 250
Béla von Kehrling
TENNIS PLAYER
1891 - 1937
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 251
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsGregory Mathews
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 153
George Larner
ATHLETE
1875 - 1949
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 154
Clarence Kingsbury
CYCLIST
1882 - 1949
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 155
Henry Petersen
ATHLETE
1900 - 1949
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 156
Linda Arvidson
ACTOR
1884 - 1949
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 157
Nils Östensson
SKIER
1918 - 1949
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 158
Birbal Sahni
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1949
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 159
Leon Schlesinger
PRODUCER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 160
J. Searle Dawley
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 161
William Henry Dean
ATHLETE
1887 - 1949
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 162
Karolina Widerström
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1949
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 163
Robert Ripley
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1949
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 164
Léon Frapié
WRITER
1863 - 1949
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 165
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Birbal Sahni ranks 88 out of 217. Before him are Noor Jehan (1926), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Babita (1947), Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893), Shaukat Aziz (1949), and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690). After him are Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), Margaret Lockwood (1916), Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950), J. B. Kripalani (1888), Sadhana Shivdasani (1941), and Prem Chopra (1935).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsNoor Jehan
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 82
Shekhar Kapur
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 83
Babita
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 84
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1985
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 85
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 86
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
WRITER
1690 - 1751
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 87
Birbal Sahni
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1949
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 88
Muhammad Khan Junejo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1993
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 89
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 90
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 91
J. B. Kripalani
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1982
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 92
Sadhana Shivdasani
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 93
Prem Chopra
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 94
Among BIOLOGISTS In Pakistan
Among biologists born in Pakistan, Birbal Sahni ranks 2. Before him are Har Gobind Khorana (1922).