Geologist

Charles Lyell

1797 - 1875

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Charles Lyell

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lyell is the 6th most popular geologist (down from 5th in 2024), the 536th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 408th in 2019) and the most popular British Geologist.

Charles Lyell is most famous for his book Principles of Geology, in which he argued that the Earth was shaped by natural forces and not by catastrophes.

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Among Geologists

Among geologists, Charles Lyell ranks 6 out of 90. Before him are Charles Francis Richter, Alfred Wegener, Nicolas Steno, Milutin Milanković, and Inge Lehmann. After him are Friedrich Mohs, James Hutton, Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Francis Beaufort.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Charles Francis Richter
1900 - 1985
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 1
Alfred Wegener
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 2
Nicolas Steno
1638 - 1686
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 3
Milutin Milanković
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 4
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 5
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 6
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 7
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 8
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 9
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 10
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 11
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, Charles Lyell ranks 12. Before him are Adolphe Thiers, Hiroshige, Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, Ghalib, Joseph Henry, and Paul Delaroche. After him are Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and Alfred de Vigny. Among people deceased in 1875, Charles Lyell ranks 10. Before him are Jean-François Millet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Éliphas Lévi, Andrew Johnson, John Edward Gray, and Heinrich Louis d'Arrest. After him are Isaac Singer, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, Charles Wheatstone, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 12th Dalai Lama, and Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy.

Others Born in 1797

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Adolphe Thiers
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1877
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 6
Hiroshige
ARTIST
1797 - 1858
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 7
Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1871
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 8
Ghalib
WRITER
1797 - 1869
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 9
Joseph Henry
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 10
Paul Delaroche
PAINTER
1797 - 1856
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 11
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 12
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
WRITER
1797 - 1826
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 13
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 14
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 15
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1870
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 16
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
PAINTER
1797 - 1861
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 17
Alfred de Vigny
WRITER
1797 - 1863
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 18

Others Deceased in 1875

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Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
PAINTER
1796 - 1875
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 5
Éliphas Lévi
OCCULTIST
1810 - 1875
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 6
Andrew Johnson
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1875
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 7
John Edward Gray
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 8
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
ASTRONOMER
1822 - 1875
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 9
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 10
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 11
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1875
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
Charles Wheatstone
PHYSICIST
1802 - 1875
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 13
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
PAINTER
1827 - 1875
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 14
12th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1875
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 15
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
WRITER
1817 - 1875
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 16

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Lyell ranks 536 out of NaN. Before him are Cynric (450), John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650), Rudolf Abel (1903), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Patrick Stewart (1940), and George Eliot (1819). After him are Robert Burns (1759), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Robert Plant (1948), John Boyd Dunlop (1840), Archibald Hill (1886), and Adele (1988).

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Cynric
POLITICIAN
450 - 560
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 530
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1722
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 531
Rudolf Abel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1971
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 532
Sweyn II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1020 - 1076
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 533
Patrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 534
George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 535
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 536
Robert Burns
WRITER
1759 - 1796
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 537
Princess Margaret of Connaught
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1920
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 538
Robert Plant
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 539
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 540
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 541
Adele
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 542