BIOLOGIST
Craig Mello
1960 - Today
Craig Mello
Craig Cameron Mello (born October 18, 1960) is an American biologist and professor of molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Andrew Z. Fire, for the discovery of RNA interference. This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craig Mello has received more than 187,260 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Craig Mello is the 534th most popular biologist (down from 472nd in 2019), the 4,785th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,638th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
50.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
9.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Craig Mello ranks 534 out of 1,097. Before him are Johann Friedrich Naumann, Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, Frederic Clements, Basilius Besler, and Gustav Radde. After him are William Curtis, Janaki Ammal, Franz Meyen, Marie Jules César Savigny, Paul Bert, and Oswald Heer.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Friedrich Naumann
1780 - 1857
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 528
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider
1750 - 1822
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 529
Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal
1794 - 1866
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 530
Frederic Clements
1874 - 1945
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 531
Basilius Besler
1561 - 1629
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 532
Gustav Radde
1831 - 1903
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 533
Craig Mello
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 534
William Curtis
1746 - 1799
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 535
Janaki Ammal
1897 - 1984
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 536
Franz Meyen
1804 - 1840
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 537
Marie Jules César Savigny
1777 - 1851
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 538
Paul Bert
1833 - 1886
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 539
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 540
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Craig Mello ranks 167. Before him are Rimas Kurtinaitis, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Mart Laar, Jean-Marc Barr, Oksana Zabuzhko, and RuPaul. After him are Tommy Thayer, Ian Rankin, Taneti Mamau, Stephen Daldry, Jenette Goldstein, and Doug Jones.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsRimas Kurtinaitis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 161
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 162
Mart Laar
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 163
Jean-Marc Barr
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 164
Oksana Zabuzhko
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 165
RuPaul
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 166
Craig Mello
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 167
Tommy Thayer
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 168
Ian Rankin
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 169
Taneti Mamau
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 170
Stephen Daldry
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 171
Jenette Goldstein
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 172
Doug Jones
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 173
In United States
Among people born in United States, Craig Mello ranks 4,785 out of 20,380. Before him are Lon L. Fuller (1902), Swoosie Kurtz (1944), John Mayer (1977), Huey P. Newton (1942), Jon Hamm (1971), and James A. Michener (1907). After him are Og Mandino (1923), Lauren German (1978), William Clark (1770), Gil Amelio (1943), Dom DeLuise (1933), and Jim Varney (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLon L. Fuller
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1978
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 4,779
Swoosie Kurtz
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 4,780
John Mayer
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 4,781
Huey P. Newton
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1989
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 4,782
Jon Hamm
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 4,783
James A. Michener
WRITER
1907 - 1997
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 4,784
Craig Mello
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 4,785
Og Mandino
WRITER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 4,786
Lauren German
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 4,787
William Clark
EXPLORER
1770 - 1838
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 4,788
Gil Amelio
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 4,789
Dom DeLuise
ACTOR
1933 - 2009
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 4,790
Jim Varney
ACTOR
1949 - 2000
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 4,791
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Craig Mello ranks 77. Before him are Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), Francis Collins (1950), Theodore Gill (1837), Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835), Arthur Cronquist (1919), and Frederic Clements (1874). After him are Alice Hamilton (1869), Mary Agnes Chase (1869), Barry Commoner (1917), Sewall Wright (1889), Harold E. Varmus (1939), and Garrett Hardin (1915).
Elmer Drew Merrill
1876 - 1956
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 71
Francis Collins
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 72
Theodore Gill
1837 - 1914
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 73
Daniel Giraud Elliot
1835 - 1915
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 74
Arthur Cronquist
1919 - 1992
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 75
Frederic Clements
1874 - 1945
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 76
Craig Mello
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 77
Alice Hamilton
1869 - 1970
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 78
Mary Agnes Chase
1869 - 1963
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 79
Barry Commoner
1917 - 2012
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 80
Sewall Wright
1889 - 1988
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 81
Harold E. Varmus
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 82
Garrett Hardin
1915 - 2003
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 83