1920 - 2002
George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, (6 December 1920 – 31 August 2002) was a British chemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Porter has received more than 143,627 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). George Porter is the 176th most popular chemist (up from 258th in 2019), the 811th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,140th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Chemist.
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Among chemists, George Porter ranks 176 out of 509. Before him are Wallace Carothers, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, John Vane, Rodney Robert Porter, Stephanie Kwolek, and Arthur Kornberg. After him are Georg Wittig, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Louis Jacques Thénard, Max Perutz, and Joachim Frank.
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 170
1818 - 1892
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 171
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 172
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 173
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 174
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 175
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 176
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 177
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 178
1802 - 1876
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 179
1777 - 1857
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 180
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 181
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 182
Among people born in 1920, George Porter ranks 53. Before him are Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Baruj Benacerraf, Walter Nowotny, Gunnar Gren, Frank Sheeran, and E. Donnall Thomas. After him are Lawrence Klein, Ivan Kozhedub, Alicia Alonso, Isaac Stern, Prem Tinsulanonda, and Peter D. Mitchell. Among people deceased in 2002, George Porter ranks 35. Before him are Raf Vallone, Abu Nidal, Alexander Prokhorov, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Ne Win, and Zizinho. After him are John Gotti, Max Perutz, Eduardo Chillida, René Thom, Erwin Chargaff, and Xi Zhongxun.
1920 - 1995
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 47
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 48
1920 - 1944
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 49
1920 - 1991
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 50
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 51
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 52
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 53
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 54
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 55
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 56
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 57
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 58
1920 - 1992
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 59
1916 - 2002
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 29
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 30
1916 - 2002
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 31
1925 - 2002
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 32
1910 - 2002
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 33
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 34
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 35
1940 - 2002
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 36
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 37
1924 - 2002
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 38
1923 - 2002
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 39
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 40
1913 - 2002
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 41
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Porter ranks 811 out of 7,765. Before him are Oliver Smithies (1925), Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Robert FitzRoy (1805), and William Bateson (1861). After him are James Hadley Chase (1906), Peter Benenson (1921), Brian Epstein (1934), Louise of Great Britain (1724), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), and Rex Harrison (1908).
1925 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 805
1905 - 1919
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 806
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 807
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 808
1805 - 1865
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 809
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 810
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 811
1906 - 1985
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 812
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 813
1934 - 1967
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 814
1724 - 1751
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 815
1859 - 1927
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 816
1908 - 1990
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 817
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, George Porter ranks 22. Before him are Arthur Harden (1865), Harry Kroto (1939), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), John Vane (1927), and Rodney Robert Porter (1917). After him are Archer Martin (1910), Peter D. Mitchell (1920), William Henry Perkin (1838), Alexander R. Todd (1907), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), and Derek Barton (1918).
1865 - 1940
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 16
1939 - 2016
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 17
1790 - 1845
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 18
1914 - 1994
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 19
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 20
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 21
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 22
1910 - 2002
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 23
1920 - 1992
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 24
1838 - 1907
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 25
1907 - 1997
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 26
1897 - 1978
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 27
1918 - 1998
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 28