BIOLOGIST
George Don
1798 - 1856
George Don
George Don (29 April 1798 – 25 February 1856) was a Scottish botanist and plant collector. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Don is the 1,083rd most popular biologist (down from 1,052nd in 2024), the 6,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,042nd in 2019) and the 189th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Don ranks 1,083 out of 1,097. Before him are Joan A. Steitz, Gita Ramjee, Peter Dodson, Xu Xing, Huda Zoghbi, and Jill Bolte Taylor. After him are Ben Barres, Neil Shubin, Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, Sandra Díaz, and Cecilia Bouzat.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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Joan A. Steitz
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,077
Gita Ramjee
1956 - 2020
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 1,078
Peter Dodson
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,079
Xu Xing
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 1,080
Huda Zoghbi
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,081
Jill Bolte Taylor
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 1,082
George Don
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 1,083
Ben Barres
1954 - 2017
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 1,084
Neil Shubin
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,085
Suzanne Simard
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,086
Christian Drosten
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 1,087
Sandra Díaz
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1,088
Cecilia Bouzat
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,089
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1798, George Don ranks 61. Before him are Andrea Maffei, Jacques Jasmin, Gustav Rose, José Hilario López, John Adams Dix, and William Edmond Logan. Among people deceased in 1856, George Don ranks 57. Before him are Joseph Meyer, William Yarrell, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, Thomas Doughty, John M. Berrien, and John Eaton.
Others Born in 1798
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Andrea Maffei
WRITER
1798 - 1885
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 55
Jacques Jasmin
WRITER
1798 - 1864
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 56
Gustav Rose
CHEMIST
1798 - 1873
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 57
José Hilario López
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1869
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 58
John Adams Dix
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1879
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 59
William Edmond Logan
GEOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 60
George Don
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1856
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Joseph Meyer
WRITER
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 51
William Yarrell
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 52
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 53
Thomas Doughty
PAINTER
1793 - 1856
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 54
John M. Berrien
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1856
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 55
John Eaton
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1856
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 56
George Don
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 57
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Don ranks 6,611 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Parker Bowles (1974), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004), Lou Macari (1949), Kevin Muscat (1973), Hugh Padgham (1955), and Sam Hazeldine (1972). After him are Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), Ella Henderson (1996), Josh Kerr (1997), Virginia Field (1917), Mark Hudson (1982), and Alan Johnson (1950).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Tom Parker Bowles
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,605
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,606
Lou Macari
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,607
Kevin Muscat
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 6,608
Hugh Padgham
PRODUCER
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 6,609
Sam Hazeldine
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 6,610
George Don
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 6,611
Tim Rice-Oxley
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 6,612
Ella Henderson
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 6,613
Josh Kerr
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 6,614
Virginia Field
ACTOR
1917 - 1992
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 6,615
Mark Hudson
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 6,616
Alan Johnson
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 6,617
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, George Don ranks 189. Before him are E. B. Ford (1901), Francis Walker (1809), Bryan Sykes (1947), William Forsell Kirby (1844), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), and Steve Jones (1944). After him are David Bellamy (1933).
E. B. Ford
1901 - 1988
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 183
Francis Walker
1809 - 1874
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 184
Bryan Sykes
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 185
William Forsell Kirby
1844 - 1912
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 186
Francis Maitland Balfour
1851 - 1882
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 187
Steve Jones
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 188
George Don
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 189
David Bellamy
1933 - 2019
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 190
