BIOLOGIST
Flossie Wong-Staal
1946 - 2020
Flossie Wong-Staal
Flossie Wong-Staal (née Wong Yee Ching, Chinese: 黄以静; pinyin: Huáng Yǐjìng; August 27, 1946 – July 8, 2020) was a Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist. She was the first scientist to clone HIV and determine the function of its genes, which was a major step in proving that HIV is the cause of AIDS. From 1990 to 2002, she held the Florence Riford Chair in AIDS Research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Flossie Wong-Staal has received more than 236,898 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Flossie Wong-Staal is the 981st most popular biologist (down from 706th in 2019), the 1,018th most popular biography from China (down from 835th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
50.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Flossie Wong-Staal ranks 981 out of 1,097. Before her are Gilbert White, Herbert Boyer, Frank Chapman, Wim Crusio, Pieter Willem Korthals, and Helia Bravo Hollis. After her are Richard Spruce, Akhtar Hameed Khan, Hugh Huxley, Lancelot Hogben, Adriana Hoffmann, and Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman.
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1720 - 1793
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 975
Herbert Boyer
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 976
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1864 - 1945
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 977
Wim Crusio
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 978
Pieter Willem Korthals
1807 - 1892
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 979
Helia Bravo Hollis
1901 - 2001
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 980
Flossie Wong-Staal
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 981
Richard Spruce
1817 - 1893
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 982
Akhtar Hameed Khan
1914 - 1999
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 983
Hugh Huxley
1924 - 2013
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 984
Lancelot Hogben
1895 - 1975
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 985
Adriana Hoffmann
1940 - 2022
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 986
Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
1866 - 1947
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 987
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Flossie Wong-Staal ranks 687. Before her are Michael Coats, Tonicha, Lyudmila Titova, Clive Bunker, Bruce Robinson, and Dan White. After her are Josef Augusta, Bryan D. O'Connor, Bill Plympton, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Dennis Muren, and Rick Adelman. Among people deceased in 2020, Flossie Wong-Staal ranks 650. Before her are Péter Marót, Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Constand Viljoen, Kurt Stettler, Blagoja Georgievski, and Zindzi Mandela. After her are Ang Rita, Haruma Miura, Nicolas Alfonsi, Ahmad NikTalab, Touriya Jabrane, and Pau Donés.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsMichael Coats
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 681
Tonicha
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 682
Lyudmila Titova
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 683
Clive Bunker
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 684
Bruce Robinson
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 685
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 686
Flossie Wong-Staal
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 687
Josef Augusta
ATHLETE
1946 - 2017
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 688
Bryan D. O'Connor
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 689
Bill Plympton
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 690
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 691
Dennis Muren
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 692
Rick Adelman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 693
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsPéter Marót
ATHLETE
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 644
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2020
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 645
Constand Viljoen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2020
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 646
Kurt Stettler
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 647
Blagoja Georgievski
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 648
Zindzi Mandela
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2020
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 649
Flossie Wong-Staal
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 650
Ang Rita
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 651
Haruma Miura
ACTOR
1990 - 2020
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 652
Nicolas Alfonsi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 653
Ahmad NikTalab
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 654
Touriya Jabrane
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 655
Pau Donés
MUSICIAN
1966 - 2020
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 656
In China
Among people born in China, Flossie Wong-Staal ranks 1,018 out of 1,610. Before her are Wang Yibo (1997), Zheng Junli (1911), Peng Shuai (1986), Qigang Chen (1951), Ma Ning (1979), and Tashi Namgyal (1893). After her are Liu Xia (1961), Kong Linghui (1975), Angelababy (1989), Liu Guoliang (1976), Deng Yaping (1973), and He Pingping (1988).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsWang Yibo
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,012
Zheng Junli
ACTOR
1911 - 1969
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 1,013
Peng Shuai
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 1,014
Qigang Chen
COMPOSER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 1,015
Ma Ning
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 1,016
Tashi Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1963
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,017
Flossie Wong-Staal
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,018
Liu Xia
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,019
Kong Linghui
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 1,020
Angelababy
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 1,021
Liu Guoliang
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,022
Deng Yaping
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,023
He Pingping
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1988 - 2010
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 1,024
Among BIOLOGISTS In China
Among biologists born in China, Flossie Wong-Staal ranks 4. Before her are Leizu (null), Yang Zhongjian (1897), and Shi Zhengli (1964). After her are Xu Xing (1969), and Feng Zhang (1981).
Leizu
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1
Yang Zhongjian
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2
Shi Zhengli
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 3
Flossie Wong-Staal
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 4
Xu Xing
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 5
Feng Zhang
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 6