1934 - 2023
Francisco José Ayala Pereda (March 12, 1934 – March 3, 2023) was a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist, philosopher, and Catholic priest who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine and University of California, Davis. Ayala was previously president and chairman of the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco J. Ayala has received more than 243,690 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Francisco J. Ayala is the 581st most popular biologist (up from 638th in 2019), the 1,236th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,220th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Biologist.
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Among biologists, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 581 out of 841. Before him are Johann Julius Walbaum, Johan August Wahlberg, Amotz Zahavi, Asa Gray, Émile Duclaux, and Johannes Burman. After him are William Withering, Johann Friedrich Naumann, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, Franz Unger, Gerrit Smith Miller, and Ignaz Schiffermüller.
1724 - 1799
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 575
1810 - 1856
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 576
1928 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 577
1810 - 1888
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 578
1840 - 1904
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 579
1707 - 1779
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 580
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 581
1741 - 1799
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 582
1780 - 1857
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 583
1813 - 1900
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 584
1800 - 1870
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 585
1869 - 1956
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 586
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 587
Among people born in 1934, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 279. Before him are Ronnie Drew, Karl-Josef Rauber, Glenn Davis, Martín Pando, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, and Miroslav Ondříček. After him are Robert Towne, Shirley Douglas, Henry Cooper, Roger Norrington, Lew Hoad, and Vladislao Cap. Among people deceased in 2023, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 223. Before him are Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Bo Larsson, Giuliano Montaldo, Karl-Josef Rauber, Marouf al-Bakhit, and Vyacheslav Zaytsev. After him are Boniface Alexandre, Denny Laine, Menahem Pressler, Ion Druță, Sherif Ismail, and Geraldo Majella Agnelo.
1934 - 2008
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 273
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 274
1934 - 2009
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 275
1934 - 2021
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 276
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 277
1934 - 2015
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 278
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 279
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 280
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 281
1934 - 2011
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 282
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 283
1934 - 1994
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 284
1934 - 1982
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 285
1936 - 2023
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 217
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 218
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 219
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 220
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 221
1952 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 222
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 223
1936 - 2023
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 224
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 225
1923 - 2023
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 226
1928 - 2023
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 227
1955 - 2023
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 228
1933 - 2023
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 229
Among people born in Spain, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 1,236 out of 2,932. Before him are Manuel Olivares (1909), Joan Capdevila (1978), Alejandro Valverde (1980), Carles Busquets (1967), Aritz Aduriz (1981), and José Celestino Mutis (1732). After him are Vicente Espinel (1550), Nacho (1990), Gregorio Fernández (1576), José Bordalás (1964), Rafael Lesmes (1926), and Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579).
1909 - 1976
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,230
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,231
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,232
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,233
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 1,234
1732 - 1808
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,235
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,236
1550 - 1624
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,237
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,238
1576 - 1636
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,239
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,240
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 1,241
1579 - 1644
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 1,242
Among biologists born in Spain, Francisco J. Ayala ranks 5. Before him are Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Antonio José Cavanilles (1745), and Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515). After him are Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778), Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Ángel Cabrera (1879), and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754).
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1
1197 - 1248
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2
1745 - 1804
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 3
1515 - 1587
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 4
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 5
1778 - 1845
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 6
1754 - 1816
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 7
1879 - 1960
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 8
1754 - 1840
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 9