Chemist

George Andrew Olah

1927 - 2017

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George Andrew Olah

His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). George Andrew Olah is the 126th most popular chemist (up from 166th in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 97th in 2019) and the 3rd 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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Among Chemists

Among chemists, George Andrew Olah ranks 126 out of 602. Before him are Edward W. Morley, William Crookes, George Porter, Richard Kuhn, Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, and S. P. L. Sørensen. After him are William Lipscomb, Paul Berg, Christian B. Anfinsen, William E. Moerner, Jaroslav Heyrovský, and Richard R. Ernst.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 120
William Crookes
1832 - 1919
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 121
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 122
Richard Kuhn
1900 - 1967
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 123
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
1780 - 1849
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 124
S. P. L. Sørensen
1868 - 1939
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 125
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 126
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 127
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 128
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 129
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 130
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 131
Richard R. Ernst
1933 - 2021
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 132

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, George Andrew Olah ranks 28. Before him are László Kubala, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Maurice Béjart, Manfred Eigen, Martin Lewis Perl, and Albert Uderzo. After him are John McCarthy, Rosalynn Carter, Janet Leigh, Robert Hossein, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, and Simone Veil. Among people deceased in 2017, George Andrew Olah ranks 27. Before him are Hans Georg Dehmelt, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, Mireille Darc, Jerry Lewis, and Glen Campbell. After him are Roman Herzog, Johnny Hallyday, Martin Landau, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Mário Soares, and Simone Veil.

Others Born in 1927

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László Kubala
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2002
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 22
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 23
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 24
Manfred Eigen
CHEMIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 25
Martin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 26
Albert Uderzo
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2020
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 27
George Andrew Olah
CHEMIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 28
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 29
Rosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 30
Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 31
Robert Hossein
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 32
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 33
Simone Veil
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 34