BIOLOGIST
Daniel Nathans
1928 - 1999
Daniel Nathans
Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Nathans has received more than 173,309 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Nathans is the 191st most popular biologist (down from 146th in 2019), the 1,758th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,438th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
64.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
10.84
Effective Languages (L*)
3.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Daniel Nathans ranks 191 out of 1,097. Before him are Armand David, Jeffrey C. Hall, Ian Wilmut, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Eva Ekeblad, and Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle. After him are Henry Walter Bates, George Shaw, Asa Gray, Alexander Agassiz, Temple Grandin, and Carl Ludwig Willdenow.
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HPI: 64.90
Rank: 185
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1945 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 186
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 187
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 188
Eva Ekeblad
1724 - 1786
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 189
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 190
Daniel Nathans
1928 - 1999
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 191
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HPI: 64.55
Rank: 192
George Shaw
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HPI: 64.51
Rank: 193
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HPI: 64.49
Rank: 194
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HPI: 64.44
Rank: 195
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HPI: 64.43
Rank: 196
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1765 - 1812
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 197
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Daniel Nathans ranks 106. Before him are James Earl Ray, Ida Haendel, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Sol LeWitt, Seymour Papert, and Torben Ulrich. After him are Fats Domino, Takeshi Inoue, Malcolm Glazer, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Djivan Gasparyan, and Al Lettieri. Among people deceased in 1999, Daniel Nathans ranks 58. Before him are João Figueiredo, Alfredo Kraus, Charlotte Perriand, Dirk Bogarde, Rafael Alberti, and Lajos Tichy. After him are Brion James, Gyula Zsengellér, Igor Netto, Sebastian Haffner, Momčilo Đujić, and Dusty Springfield.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsJames Earl Ray
EXTREMIST
1928 - 1998
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 100
Ida Haendel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 101
Georgy Dobrovolsky
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 1971
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 102
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 103
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 104
Torben Ulrich
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 105
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 106
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 107
Takeshi Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1992
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 108
Malcolm Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 109
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 110
Djivan Gasparyan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 111
Al Lettieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1975
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 112
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsJoão Figueiredo
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 52
Alfredo Kraus
SINGER
1927 - 1999
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 53
Charlotte Perriand
ARCHITECT
1903 - 1999
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 54
Dirk Bogarde
ACTOR
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 55
Rafael Alberti
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 56
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 57
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 58
Brion James
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 59
Gyula Zsengellér
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 60
Igor Netto
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1999
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 61
Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 62
Momčilo Đujić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1999
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 63
Dusty Springfield
SINGER
1939 - 1999
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 64
In United States
Among people born in United States, Daniel Nathans ranks 1,758 out of 20,380. Before him are Emilio Estevez (1962), Billy Crystal (1948), Wolfgang Kapp (1858), Robby Krieger (1946), Lloyd Bridges (1913), and Kenneth Waltz (1924). After him are Virginia Henderson (1897), Fats Domino (1928), Bob Newhart (1929), Peter Coyote (1941), Brion James (1945), and Robert H. Grubbs (1942).
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ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,752
Billy Crystal
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,753
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1,754
Robby Krieger
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1,755
Lloyd Bridges
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1,756
Kenneth Waltz
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 1,757
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 1,758
Virginia Henderson
WRITER
1897 - 1996
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 1,759
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 1,760
Bob Newhart
COMEDIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 1,761
Peter Coyote
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 1,762
Brion James
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 1,763
Robert H. Grubbs
CHEMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 1,764
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Daniel Nathans ranks 34. Before him are Joshua Lederberg (1925), Robert Whittaker (1920), Paul Greengard (1925), George Wald (1906), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), and Jeffrey C. Hall (1945). After him are Asa Gray (1810), Temple Grandin (1947), Wilbur Scoville (1865), Michael W. Young (1949), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), and James Dwight Dana (1813).
Joshua Lederberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 28
Robert Whittaker
1920 - 1980
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 29
Paul Greengard
1925 - 2019
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 30
George Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 31
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 32
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 33
Daniel Nathans
1928 - 1999
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 34
Asa Gray
1810 - 1888
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 35
Temple Grandin
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 36
Wilbur Scoville
1865 - 1942
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 37
Michael W. Young
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 38
H. Robert Horvitz
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 39
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 40