BIOLOGIST
George Smith
1941 - Today
George Smith
George Pearson Smith (born 10 March 1941) is an American biologist and Nobel laureate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Smith has received more than 60,593 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). George Smith is the 226th most popular biologist (down from 182nd in 2019), the 2,134th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,823rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
61k
Page Views (PV)
57.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
9.78
Effective Languages (L*)
3.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Smith ranks 226 out of 1,097. Before him are Albert von Kölliker, Roberto de Visiani, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, H. Robert Horvitz, James Dwight Dana, and Clair Cameron Patterson. After him are Francisco Varela, Humberto Maturana, Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Michael Houghton, Charles M. Rice, and Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert von Kölliker
1817 - 1905
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 220
Roberto de Visiani
1800 - 1878
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 221
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
1942 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 222
H. Robert Horvitz
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 223
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 224
Clair Cameron Patterson
1922 - 1995
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 225
George Smith
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 226
Francisco Varela
1946 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 227
Humberto Maturana
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 228
Carl Bernhard von Trinius
1778 - 1844
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 229
Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 230
Charles M. Rice
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 231
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger
1775 - 1813
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 232
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, George Smith ranks 137. Before him are David Crosby, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Paul Bremer, Carlo Maria Viganò, Ole Nydahl, and Rached Ghannouchi. After him are Beau Bridges, Philippe Honoré, Sérgio Mendes, Hisao Kami, Geoff Hurst, and M. Stanley Whittingham.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsDavid Crosby
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 131
Mirosław Hermaszewski
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 132
Paul Bremer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 133
Carlo Maria Viganò
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 134
Ole Nydahl
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 135
Rached Ghannouchi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 136
George Smith
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 137
Beau Bridges
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 138
Philippe Honoré
COMIC ARTIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 139
Sérgio Mendes
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 140
Hisao Kami
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 141
Geoff Hurst
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 142
M. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 143
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Smith ranks 2,134 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Beals (1963), John Cusack (1966), Walt Whitman Rostow (1916), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Chris Pratt (1979), and Will Eisner (1917). After him are Richard Bull (1924), Vera Farmiga (1973), Roger Ailes (1940), Robert Hansen (1939), Bernard Malamud (1914), and Lance Reddick (1962).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJennifer Beals
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,128
John Cusack
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,129
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,130
Andrea M. Ghez
ASTRONOMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,131
Chris Pratt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,132
Will Eisner
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,133
George Smith
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,134
Richard Bull
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,135
Vera Farmiga
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,136
Roger Ailes
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2017
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,137
Robert Hansen
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,138
Bernard Malamud
WRITER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,139
Lance Reddick
ACTOR
1962 - 2023
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,140
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, George Smith ranks 42. Before him are Temple Grandin (1947), Wilbur Scoville (1865), Michael W. Young (1949), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), James Dwight Dana (1813), and Clair Cameron Patterson (1922). After him are Charles M. Rice (1952), Howard Martin Temin (1934), James Rothman (1950), Martin Chalfie (1947), Michael Rosbash (1944), and Carol W. Greider (1961).
Temple Grandin
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 36
Wilbur Scoville
1865 - 1942
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 37
Michael W. Young
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 38
H. Robert Horvitz
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 39
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 40
Clair Cameron Patterson
1922 - 1995
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 41
George Smith
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 42
Charles M. Rice
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 43
Howard Martin Temin
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 44
James Rothman
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 45
Martin Chalfie
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 46
Michael Rosbash
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 47
Carol W. Greider
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 48