BIOLOGIST
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
George Robert Gray
George Robert Gray (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Robert Gray has received more than 95,105 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). George Robert Gray is the 181st most popular biologist (up from 311th in 2019), the 1,033rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,880th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
95k
Page Views (PV)
59.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
10.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Robert Gray ranks 181 out of 1,097. Before him are Wilhelm Johannsen, George Wald, Giuseppe Acerbi, Jakob von Uexküll, Theodor Escherich, and Anna Atkins. After him are Georg Wilhelm Steller, Peter Medawar, Stephen Jay Gould, Armand David, Jeffrey C. Hall, and Ian Wilmut.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Johannsen
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 175
George Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 176
Giuseppe Acerbi
1773 - 1846
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 177
Jakob von Uexküll
1864 - 1944
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 178
Theodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 179
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 180
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 181
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 182
Peter Medawar
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 183
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 184
Armand David
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 185
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 186
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1808, George Robert Gray ranks 21. Before him are Maria Malibran, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Carl Spitzweg, Solomon Northup, Wilhelm Weitling, and Princess Louise of Prussia. After him are Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Nimatullah Kassab, Urbano Rattazzi, and Eugénie de Beauharnais. Among people deceased in 1872, George Robert Gray ranks 19. Before him are Ljudevit Gaj, Aleksis Kivi, Immanuel Nobel, Zeng Guofan, Mary Somerville, and Kawakami Gensai. After him are Prince Albert of Prussia, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, John Frederick Kensett, Vladimir Dal, William H. Seward, and Charles-Eugène Delaunay.
Others Born in 1808
Go to all RankingsMaria Malibran
SINGER
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 15
Mohammad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1848
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 16
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 17
Solomon Northup
WRITER
1808 - 1863
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 18
Wilhelm Weitling
WRITER
1808 - 1871
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 19
Princess Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1870
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 20
George Robert Gray
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 21
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
WRITER
1808 - 1889
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 22
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
COMPANION
1808 - 1891
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 23
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1877
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 24
Nimatullah Kassab
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1808 - 1858
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 25
Urbano Rattazzi
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 26
Eugénie de Beauharnais
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1847
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1872
Go to all RankingsLjudevit Gaj
WRITER
1809 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 13
Aleksis Kivi
WRITER
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 14
Immanuel Nobel
ENGINEER
1801 - 1872
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 15
Zeng Guofan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1872
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
Mary Somerville
ASTRONOMER
1780 - 1872
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 17
Kawakami Gensai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1834 - 1872
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 18
George Robert Gray
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 19
Prince Albert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 20
Princess Feodora of Leiningen
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1872
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 21
John Frederick Kensett
PAINTER
1816 - 1872
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 22
Vladimir Dal
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 23
William H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 24
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1872
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 25
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Robert Gray ranks 1,033 out of 8,785. Before him are John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Ricky Gervais (1961), Woodes Rogers (1679), Jeremy Brett (1933), Michael Palin (1943), and Anna Atkins (1799). After him are Henry Tingle Wilde (1872), John Balliol (1249), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Kenny Baker (1934), James Murray (1837), and Princess Marie of Orléans (1865).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1792
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,027
Ricky Gervais
COMEDIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,028
Woodes Rogers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1679 - 1732
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,029
Jeremy Brett
ACTOR
1933 - 1995
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,030
Michael Palin
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,031
Anna Atkins
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,032
George Robert Gray
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1,033
Henry Tingle Wilde
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1912
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 1,034
John Balliol
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1314
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,035
Sebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,036
Kenny Baker
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,037
James Murray
WRITER
1837 - 1915
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,038
Princess Marie of Orléans
COMPANION
1865 - 1909
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,039
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, George Robert Gray ranks 26. Before him are John Ray (1627), William Carey (1761), William Bateson (1861), Martin Evans (1941), John Boyd Orr (1880), and Anna Atkins (1799). After him are Ian Wilmut (1944), Henry Walter Bates (1825), George Shaw (1751), Charles Bell (1774), Oldfield Thomas (1858), and J. B. S. Haldane (1892).
John Ray
1627 - 1705
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 20
William Carey
1761 - 1834
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 21
William Bateson
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 22
Martin Evans
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 23
John Boyd Orr
1880 - 1971
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 24
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 25
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 26
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 27
Henry Walter Bates
1825 - 1892
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 28
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 29
Charles Bell
1774 - 1842
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 30
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 31
J. B. S. Haldane
1892 - 1964
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 32