CHEMIST
Frederick Sanger
1918 - 2013
Frederick Sanger
Frederick Sanger (; 13 August 1918 – 19 November 2013) was a British biochemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice. He won the 1958 Chemistry Prize for determining the amino acid sequence of insulin and numerous other proteins, demonstrating in the process that each had a unique, definite structure; this was a foundational discovery for the central dogma of molecular biology. At the newly constructed Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, he developed and subsequently refined the first-ever DNA sequencing technique, which vastly expanded the number of feasible experiments in molecular biology and remains in widespread use today. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Sanger has received more than 1,067,308 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Frederick Sanger is the 49th most popular chemist (down from 35th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 300th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Chemist.
Frederick Sanger is most famous for his work in the field of biochemistry. He is credited with the discovery of the structure of insulin, which led to the development of a treatment for diabetes.
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1.1M
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Languages Editions (L)
9.52
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Frederick Sanger ranks 49 out of 602. Before him are Adolf Butenandt, Gerty Cori, Kurt Alder, Alfred Werner, Paul Sabatier, and Friedrich Bergius. After him are Arthur Harden, Fritz Pregl, Melvin Calvin, Frederick Soddy, Adolf Windaus, and Victor Grignard.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 43
Gerty Cori
1896 - 1957
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 44
Kurt Alder
1902 - 1958
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 45
Alfred Werner
1866 - 1919
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 46
Paul Sabatier
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 47
Friedrich Bergius
1884 - 1949
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 48
Frederick Sanger
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 49
Arthur Harden
1865 - 1940
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 50
Fritz Pregl
1869 - 1930
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 51
Melvin Calvin
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 52
Frederick Soddy
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 53
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 54
Victor Grignard
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Frederick Sanger ranks 18. Before him are Rita Hayworth, Helmut Schmidt, Ken Miles, Gertrude B. Elion, Alberto Ascari, and Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. After him are Chaim Herzog, Katherine Johnson, William Holden, Martin Ryle, Jørn Utzon, and Kai Siegbahn. Among people deceased in 2013, Frederick Sanger ranks 13. Before him are Võ Nguyên Giáp, Jorge Rafael Videla, Doris Lessing, Heinrich Rohrer, Djalma Santos, and Giulio Andreotti. After him are Robert Coleman Richardson, Douglas Engelbart, Lou Reed, Paul Walker, Boris Berezovsky, and Nílton Santos.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsRita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 12
Helmut Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 14
Gertrude B. Elion
CHEMIST
1918 - 1999
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 16
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 17
Frederick Sanger
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 18
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 19
Katherine Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2020
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 23
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsVõ Nguyên Giáp
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2013
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 7
Jorge Rafael Videla
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2013
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 8
Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 9
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 10
Djalma Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 11
Giulio Andreotti
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 12
Frederick Sanger
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 13
Robert Coleman Richardson
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2013
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 14
Douglas Engelbart
INVENTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 15
Lou Reed
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2013
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 16
Paul Walker
ACTOR
1973 - 2013
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 17
Boris Berezovsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - 2013
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 18
Nílton Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick Sanger ranks 314 out of 8,785. Before him are Harold Wilson (1916), Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), Mary of Teck (1867), Robert Fripp (1946), Elizabeth Woodville (1437), and Vivienne Westwood (1941). After him are Jacqueline Bisset (1944), Stanley Matthews (1915), Arthur Harden (1865), Jon Lord (1941), John Hurt (1940), and Ian Gillan (1945).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHarold Wilson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1995
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 308
Arthur, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1486 - 1502
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 309
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 310
Robert Fripp
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 311
Elizabeth Woodville
COMPANION
1437 - 1492
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 312
Vivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 313
Frederick Sanger
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 314
Jacqueline Bisset
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 315
Stanley Matthews
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 316
Arthur Harden
CHEMIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 317
Jon Lord
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 318
John Hurt
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 319
Ian Gillan
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 320
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Frederick Sanger ranks 4. Before him are John Dalton (1766), William Ramsay (1852), and Humphry Davy (1778). After him are Arthur Harden (1865), Frederick Soddy (1877), Norman Haworth (1883), Francis William Aston (1877), William Crookes (1832), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), and Robert Robinson (1886).
John Dalton
1766 - 1844
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 2
Humphry Davy
1778 - 1829
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 3
Frederick Sanger
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 4
Arthur Harden
1865 - 1940
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 5
Frederick Soddy
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 6
Norman Haworth
1883 - 1950
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 7
Francis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
William Crookes
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 9
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 10
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
Robert Robinson
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 12