BIOLOGIST
Francis Collins
1950 - Today
Francis Collins
Francis Sellers Collins (born April 14, 1950) is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project. He served as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, from 17 August 2009 to 19 December 2021, serving under three presidents. Before being appointed director of the NIH, Collins led the Human Genome Project and other genomics research initiatives as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the 27 institutes and centers at NIH. Before joining NHGRI, he earned a reputation as a gene hunter at the University of Michigan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Collins has received more than 1,829,008 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Collins is the 500th most popular biologist (up from 566th in 2019), the 4,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,378th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
51.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
3.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Francis Collins ranks 500 out of 1,097. Before him are Moritz Wagner, Wilhelm Pfeffer, Charles De Geer, George Prideaux Robert Harris, Jules Émile Planchon, and Karl Friedrich von Gaertner. After him are Edward Blyth, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Adolf Mayer, Aaron Aaronsohn, Achille Valenciennes, and Sébastien Vaillant.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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1813 - 1887
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 494
Wilhelm Pfeffer
1845 - 1920
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 495
Charles De Geer
1720 - 1778
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 496
George Prideaux Robert Harris
1775 - 1810
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 497
Jules Émile Planchon
1823 - 1888
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 498
Karl Friedrich von Gaertner
1772 - 1850
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 499
Francis Collins
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 500
Edward Blyth
1810 - 1873
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 501
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
1839 - 1914
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 502
Adolf Mayer
1843 - 1942
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 503
Aaron Aaronsohn
1876 - 1919
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 504
Achille Valenciennes
1794 - 1865
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 505
Sébastien Vaillant
1669 - 1722
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 506
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Francis Collins ranks 231. Before him are Nelsinho Baptista, Iris Berben, Lindsay Duncan, Johan Leysen, Li Yuanchao, and Jon Polito. After him are Omer Beriziky, Thom Barry, Tommy Aldridge, Graham Hancock, Josiane Balasko, and Lino Červar.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsNelsinho Baptista
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 225
Iris Berben
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 226
Lindsay Duncan
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 227
Johan Leysen
ACTOR
1950 - 2023
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 228
Li Yuanchao
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 229
Jon Polito
ACTOR
1950 - 2016
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 230
Francis Collins
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 231
Omer Beriziky
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 232
Thom Barry
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 233
Tommy Aldridge
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 234
Graham Hancock
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 235
Josiane Balasko
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 236
Lino Červar
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 237
In United States
Among people born in United States, Francis Collins ranks 4,523 out of 20,380. Before him are Keenan Wynn (1916), Zeppo Marx (1901), Robert Kerman (1947), Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), Kevin Nash (1959), and Rocky Graziano (1919). After him are Rob Zombie (1965), Lydia Clarke (1923), Sasha Grey (1988), Amanda Plummer (1957), George Segal (1924), and Anna Coleman Ladd (1878).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKeenan Wynn
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4,517
Zeppo Marx
ACTOR
1901 - 1979
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4,518
Robert Kerman
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1947 - 2018
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4,519
Edna St. Vincent Millay
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4,520
Kevin Nash
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4,521
Rocky Graziano
BOXER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 4,522
Francis Collins
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 4,523
Rob Zombie
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 4,524
Lydia Clarke
ACTOR
1923 - 2018
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 4,525
Sasha Grey
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 4,526
Amanda Plummer
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 4,527
George Segal
PAINTER
1924 - 2000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 4,528
Anna Coleman Ladd
SCULPTOR
1878 - 1939
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 4,529
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Francis Collins ranks 72. Before him are Martha Chase (1927), Luther Burbank (1849), Eugene Odum (1913), Robert Sapolsky (1957), Aldo Leopold (1887), and Elmer Drew Merrill (1876). After him are Theodore Gill (1837), Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835), Arthur Cronquist (1919), Frederic Clements (1874), Craig Mello (1960), and Alice Hamilton (1869).
Martha Chase
1927 - 2003
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 66
Luther Burbank
1849 - 1926
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 67
Eugene Odum
1913 - 2002
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 68
Robert Sapolsky
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 69
Aldo Leopold
1887 - 1948
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 70
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