BIOLOGIST
Erwin Neher
1944 - Today
Erwin Neher
Erwin Neher (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁviːn ˈneːɐ] ; ; born 20 March 1944) is a German biophysicist, specializing in the field of cell physiology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erwin Neher has received more than 136,258 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Erwin Neher is the 130th most popular biologist (up from 163rd in 2019), the 1,027th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,295th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
61.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
11.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Erwin Neher ranks 130 out of 1,097. Before him are Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Othenio Abel, Charles Scott Sherrington, August Grisebach, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, and Gaspard Bauhin. After him are Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, Giovanni Sartori, Elias Magnus Fries, E. O. Wilson, Bert Sakmann, and Gerald Edelman.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLudwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 124
Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 125
Charles Scott Sherrington
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 126
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 127
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 128
Gaspard Bauhin
1560 - 1624
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 129
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 130
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 131
Giovanni Sartori
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 132
Elias Magnus Fries
1794 - 1878
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 133
E. O. Wilson
1929 - 2021
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 134
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 135
Gerald Edelman
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Erwin Neher ranks 89. Before him are Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Antonio Damasio, Coluche, Bernard Hill, Ian McDiarmid, and Donna Haraway. After him are Karin Schubert, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Mairead Maguire, Bernard Cornwell, Tahar Ben Jelloun, and Nana Akufo-Addo.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsAndrew S. Tanenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 83
Antonio Damasio
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 84
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 85
Bernard Hill
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 86
Ian McDiarmid
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 87
Donna Haraway
HISTORIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 88
Erwin Neher
BIOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 89
Karin Schubert
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 90
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
PHYSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 91
Mairead Maguire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 92
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 93
Tahar Ben Jelloun
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 94
Nana Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 95
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Erwin Neher ranks 1,027 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles De Coster (1827), Christian Wirth (1885), Karl Bühler (1879), Franz Rosenzweig (1886), Günther Lütjens (1889), and Beate Klarsfeld (1939). After him are Carl von Linde (1842), Friedrich Jeckeln (1895), Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1647), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), Johann Christoph Bach (1642), and Karin Schubert (1944).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCharles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,021
Christian Wirth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1944
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,022
Karl Bühler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,023
Franz Rosenzweig
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1929
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,024
Günther Lütjens
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,025
Beate Klarsfeld
JOURNALIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,026
Erwin Neher
BIOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,027
Carl von Linde
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 1,028
Friedrich Jeckeln
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 1,029
Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1717
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 1,030
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1760 - 1831
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,031
Johann Christoph Bach
COMPOSER
1642 - 1703
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,032
Karin Schubert
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,033
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Erwin Neher ranks 18. Before him are Bernard Katz (1911), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), and August Grisebach (1814). After him are Bert Sakmann (1942), Walther Flemming (1843), Julius Richard Petri (1852), Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), and Theodor Escherich (1857).
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
1806 - 1886
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 13
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 14
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 16
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 17
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 18
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 19
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 20
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 21
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 23
Theodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 24