BIOLOGIST
David Don
1799 - 1841
David Don
David Don (21 December 1799 – 15 December 1841) was a Scottish botanist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Don has received more than 43,127 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). David Don is the 641st most popular biologist (up from 690th in 2019), the 3,106th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,464th in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
43k
Page Views (PV)
49.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.16
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, David Don ranks 641 out of 1,097. Before him are Nikolay Drozdov, Volcher Coiter, Anna Russell, Michel Félix Dunal, Alphonse Milne-Edwards, and William Withering. After him are Charles David Keeling, Everard Home, Karl Hugo Strunz, Petter Adolf Karsten, Élie-Abel Carrière, and Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolay Drozdov
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 635
Volcher Coiter
1534 - 1576
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 636
Anna Russell
1807 - 1876
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 637
Michel Félix Dunal
1789 - 1856
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 638
Alphonse Milne-Edwards
1835 - 1900
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 639
William Withering
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 640
David Don
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 641
Charles David Keeling
1928 - 2005
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 642
Everard Home
1756 - 1832
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 643
Karl Hugo Strunz
1910 - 2006
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 644
Petter Adolf Karsten
1834 - 1917
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 645
Élie-Abel Carrière
1818 - 1896
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 646
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
1733 - 1806
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 647
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1799, David Don ranks 44. Before him are Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, Manuel Bulnes, Joachim Barrande, Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, Heinrich von Kittlitz, and Imre Frivaldszky. After him are Fyodor Bruni, Heinrich von Gagern, Amos Bronson Alcott, Frederick Catherwood, William Rutter Dawes, and James Prinsep. Among people deceased in 1841, David Don ranks 37. Before him are Peter Andreas Heiberg, Louis de Freycinet, Ignaz von Seyfried, Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg, Georg Anton Friedrich Ast, and Jean Victoir Audouin. After him are Jørgen Jørgensen, Luis Eduardo Pérez, David Wilkie, John Forsyth, Alexander Shishkov, and Alexander Burnes.
Others Born in 1799
Go to all RankingsPhilipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1878
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 38
Manuel Bulnes
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1866
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 39
Joachim Barrande
GEOLOGIST
1799 - 1883
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 40
Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1864
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 41
Heinrich von Kittlitz
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1874
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 42
Imre Frivaldszky
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1870
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 43
David Don
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 44
Fyodor Bruni
PAINTER
1799 - 1875
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 45
Heinrich von Gagern
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1880
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 46
Amos Bronson Alcott
PHILOSOPHER
1799 - 1888
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 47
Frederick Catherwood
ARCHITECT
1799 - 1854
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 48
William Rutter Dawes
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1868
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 49
James Prinsep
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1799 - 1840
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1841
Go to all RankingsPeter Andreas Heiberg
WRITER
1758 - 1841
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 31
Louis de Freycinet
EXPLORER
1779 - 1841
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 32
Ignaz von Seyfried
MUSICIAN
1776 - 1841
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 33
Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1841
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 34
Georg Anton Friedrich Ast
PHILOSOPHER
1778 - 1841
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 35
Jean Victoir Audouin
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1841
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 36
David Don
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 37
Jørgen Jørgensen
EXPLORER
1780 - 1841
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 38
Luis Eduardo Pérez
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1841
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 39
David Wilkie
PAINTER
1785 - 1841
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 40
John Forsyth
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1841
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 41
Alexander Shishkov
WRITER
1754 - 1841
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 42
Alexander Burnes
EXPLORER
1805 - 1841
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 43
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Don ranks 3,106 out of 8,785. Before him are William Withering (1741), Geoff Duke (1923), Dave Holland (1948), Andrew Marvell (1621), James Arthur (1988), and Tom Phillips (1888). After him are Dora Carrington (1893), Duncan Grant (1885), Anna Massey (1937), William Thoms (1803), Charles Townshend (1725), and Florence Green (1901).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWilliam Withering
BIOLOGIST
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 3,100
Geoff Duke
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,101
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,102
Andrew Marvell
WRITER
1621 - 1678
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,103
James Arthur
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,104
Tom Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1941
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,105
David Don
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,106
Dora Carrington
PAINTER
1893 - 1932
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,107
Duncan Grant
PAINTER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,108
Anna Massey
ACTOR
1937 - 2011
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,109
William Thoms
WRITER
1803 - 1885
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,110
Charles Townshend
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1767
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 3,111
Florence Green
POLITICIAN
1901 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 3,112
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, David Don ranks 84. Before him are Richard Lydekker (1849), Philip Henry Gosse (1810), James Francis Stephens (1792), Ray Lankester (1847), Anna Russell (1807), and William Withering (1741). After him are Everard Home (1756), John Sims (1749), William Roxburgh (1751), Reginald Punnett (1875), N. E. Brown (1849), and Keith Campbell (1954).
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 78
Philip Henry Gosse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 79
James Francis Stephens
1792 - 1852
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 80
Ray Lankester
1847 - 1929
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 81
Anna Russell
1807 - 1876
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 82
William Withering
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 83
David Don
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 84
Everard Home
1756 - 1832
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 85
John Sims
1749 - 1831
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 86
William Roxburgh
1751 - 1815
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 87
Reginald Punnett
1875 - 1967
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 88
N. E. Brown
1849 - 1934
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 89
Keith Campbell
1954 - 2012
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 90