Biologist
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
German developmental biologist and 1995 Nobel Prize winner
1942 - today
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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Her biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2024). Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard is the 96th most popular biologist (up from 115th in 2024), the 657th most popular biography from Germany (up from 934th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Biologist.
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard is a German biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995 for her work on the genetic control of embryonic development.
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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard climbed 2,904 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #10,744 to #7,846.
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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard's biography appears in 65 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Biologists.
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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ranks #12 of 194 Biologists born in Germany, inside the top 7% of that cohort.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ranks 96 out of 1,121. Before her are Clair Cameron Patterson, Alfred Hershey, Ernst Mayr, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Philip Sclater, and Aaron Ciechanover. After her are Pierre André Latreille, Nikolai Vavilov, Erwin Neher, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Janaki Ammal, and Ulisse Aldrovandi.
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Clair Cameron Patterson
1922 - 1995
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 90
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1908 - 1997
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 91
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1904 - 2005
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 92
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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HPI: 71.10
Rank: 93
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 71.02
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Aaron Ciechanover
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 95
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 96
Pierre André Latreille
1762 - 1833
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 97
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 98
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 99
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
1787 - 1869
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 100
Janaki Ammal
1897 - 1984
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 101
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 102
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ranks 55. Before her are Giacinto Facchetti, Alassane Ouattara, Giancarlo Giannini, Sixto Rodriguez, The Iron Sheik, and George Vella. After her are Conrad Schumann, Wen Jiabao, Bob Hoskins, John Irving, Margaret Court, and Thabo Mbeki.
Others Born in 1942
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Giacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 49
Alassane Ouattara
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 50
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 51
Sixto Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 52
The Iron Sheik
WRESTLER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 53
George Vella
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 54
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 55
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 56
Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 57
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 58
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 59
Margaret Court
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 60
Thabo Mbeki
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2024
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 61
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ranks 657 out of 8,184. Before her are Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), Erhard Milch (1892), George Grosz (1893), August Macke (1887), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), and Niklas Luhmann (1927). After her are Werner Forssmann (1904), Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), Conrad Schumann (1942), August Horch (1868), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), and Jenny von Westphalen (1814).
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Princess Viktoria of Prussia
COMPANION
1866 - 1929
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 651
Erhard Milch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1972
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 652
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 653
August Macke
PAINTER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 654
Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
COMPANION
1653 - 1697
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 655
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 656
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 657
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 658
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1811 - 1890
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 659
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 660
August Horch
ENGINEER
1868 - 1951
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 661
Rudolf Bultmann
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 662
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 663
Among Biologists In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard ranks 12. Before her are Theodor Schwann (1810), Matthias Jakob Schleiden (1804), Hans Spemann (1869), August Weismann (1834), Katherine Oppenheimer (1910), and Ernst Mayr (1904). After her are Erwin Neher (1944), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748), and Bernard Katz (1911).
Theodor Schwann
1810 - 1882
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 6
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
1804 - 1881
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 7
Hans Spemann
1869 - 1941
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 8
August Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 9
Katherine Oppenheimer
1910 - 1972
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 10
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 11
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 12
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 13
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 14
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 15
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
1771 - 1853
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 16
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 17
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
