CHEMIST
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
George Andrew Olah
George Andrew Olah (born Oláh András György; May 22, 1927 – March 8, 2017) was a Hungarian-American chemist. His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 "for his contribution to carbocation chemistry." He was also awarded the Priestley Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Chemical Society and F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Andrew Olah has received more than 195,712 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). George Andrew Olah is the 166th most popular chemist (down from 154th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Chemist.
George Andrew Olah is most famous for being a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. He won the award in 1994 for his work with carbocations.
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200k
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Languages Editions (L)
9.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.22
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, George Andrew Olah ranks 166 out of 602. Before him are John Frederic Daniell, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Harry Kroto, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, and Paul Flory. After him are Marcellin Berthelot, Ei-ichi Negishi, Ernst Chain, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Alexander R. Todd, and Ascanio Sobrero.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 160
Bengt I. Samuelsson
1934 - 2024
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 161
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 162
Stanislao Cannizzaro
1826 - 1910
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 163
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 164
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 165
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 166
Marcellin Berthelot
1827 - 1907
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 167
Ei-ichi Negishi
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 168
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 169
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
1818 - 1892
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 170
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 171
Ascanio Sobrero
1812 - 1888
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 172
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, George Andrew Olah ranks 47. Before him are Daniel Keyes, Hugo Pratt, Don Shirley, Harry Mulisch, Harry Markowitz, and Hans-Dietrich Genscher. After him are Maurice Ronet, Sydney Brenner, Stan Getz, F. Sherwood Rowland, Leszek Kołakowski, and Mary Higgins Clark. Among people deceased in 2017, George Andrew Olah ranks 55. Before him are Jonathan Demme, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Al Jarreau, Danielle Darrieux, and John Surtees. After him are Chester Bennington, Peter L. Berger, Mauno Koivisto, John Heard, Yisrael Kristal, and Magdalena Abakanowicz.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsDaniel Keyes
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 41
Hugo Pratt
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 1995
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 42
Don Shirley
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2013
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 43
Harry Mulisch
WRITER
1927 - 2010
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 44
Harry Markowitz
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 45
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 46
George Andrew Olah
CHEMIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 47
Maurice Ronet
ACTOR
1927 - 1983
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 48
Sydney Brenner
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 49
Stan Getz
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 50
F. Sherwood Rowland
CHEMIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 51
Leszek Kołakowski
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 52
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsJonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 49
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 51
Al Jarreau
SINGER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 52
Danielle Darrieux
ACTOR
1917 - 2017
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 53
John Surtees
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 54
George Andrew Olah
CHEMIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 55
Chester Bennington
SINGER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 56
Peter L. Berger
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 57
Mauno Koivisto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 58
John Heard
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 59
Yisrael Kristal
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2017
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 60
Magdalena Abakanowicz
SCULPTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 61
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, George Andrew Olah ranks 97 out of 1,077. Before him are Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199), Georg von Békésy (1899), Ignác Goldziher (1850), István Tisza (1861), Mihály Károlyi (1875), and Samuel Aba (990). After him are János Áder (1959), József Mindszenty (1892), Ágnes Heller (1929), John Corvinus (1473), Margaret Mahler (1897), and Stephen IV of Hungary (1133).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsLadislaus III of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1205
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 91
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 92
Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 93
István Tisza
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 94
Mihály Károlyi
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1955
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 95
Samuel Aba
POLITICIAN
990 - 1044
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 96
George Andrew Olah
CHEMIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 97
János Áder
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 98
József Mindszenty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1975
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 99
Ágnes Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 100
John Corvinus
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1504
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 101
Margaret Mahler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 102
Stephen IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1165
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 103
Among CHEMISTS In Hungary
Among chemists born in Hungary, George Andrew Olah ranks 4. Before him are George de Hevesy (1885), Katalin Karikó (1955), and Avram Hershko (1937). After him are Mária Telkes (1900), Michael Polanyi (1891), and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein (1904).
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1
Katalin Karikó
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 2
Avram Hershko
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 3
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 4
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 5
Michael Polanyi
1891 - 1976
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 6
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
1904 - 1995
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 7