CHEMIST
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
Harry Kroto
Sir Harold Walter Kroto (born Harold Walter Krotoschiner; 7 October 1939 – 30 April 2016) was an English chemist. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Kroto has received more than 282,615 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Harry Kroto is the 162nd most popular chemist (down from 153rd in 2019), the 694th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 742nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Chemist.
Harry Kroto is most famous for discovering a new form of carbon called buckminsterfullerene or "buckyballs."
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
62.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
57
Languages Editions (L)
12.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Harry Kroto ranks 162 out of 602. Before him are Kary Mullis, Karl Barry Sharpless, Robert Huber, Jerome Karle, John Frederic Daniell, and Bengt I. Samuelsson. After him are Stanislao Cannizzaro, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Paul Flory, George Andrew Olah, Marcellin Berthelot, and Ei-ichi Negishi.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKary Mullis
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 156
Karl Barry Sharpless
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 157
Robert Huber
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 158
Jerome Karle
1918 - 2013
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 159
John Frederic Daniell
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 160
Bengt I. Samuelsson
1934 - 2024
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 161
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 162
Stanislao Cannizzaro
1826 - 1910
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 163
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 164
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 165
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 166
Marcellin Berthelot
1827 - 1907
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 167
Ei-ichi Negishi
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 168
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Harry Kroto ranks 49. Before him are Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Cimino, Kenzō Takada, Junko Tabei, Henry Mintzberg, and Phil Spector. After him are Claude François, Joel Schumacher, Pak Pong-ju, Richard Serra, João Bernardo Vieira, and Amancio Amaro. Among people deceased in 2016, Harry Kroto ranks 56. Before him are Ahmed Zewail, Michèle Morgan, George Gaynes, Junko Tabei, Viktor Korchnoi, and Ettore Scola. After him are Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Reinhard Selten, Patricio Aylwin, Hilary Putnam, and Robert Vaughn.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsVolker Schlöndorff
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 43
Michael Cimino
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 44
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 45
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 46
Henry Mintzberg
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 47
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 48
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 49
Claude François
SINGER
1939 - 1978
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 50
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 51
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 52
Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 53
João Bernardo Vieira
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2009
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 54
Amancio Amaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsAhmed Zewail
CHEMIST
1946 - 2016
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 50
Michèle Morgan
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 51
George Gaynes
ACTOR
1917 - 2016
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 52
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 53
Viktor Korchnoi
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 54
Ettore Scola
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 55
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 56
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 57
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 58
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 59
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 60
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 61
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 62
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Kroto ranks 694 out of 8,785. Before him are Jim Broadbent (1949), Peter Shilton (1949), William Oughtred (1574), Stephen Gray (1666), John Frederic Daniell (1790), and Brian Josephson (1940). After him are Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Charles Wheatstone (1802), James May (1963), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Peter Greenaway (1942), and Francis Hutcheson (1694).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJim Broadbent
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 688
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 689
William Oughtred
MATHEMATICIAN
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 690
Stephen Gray
ASTRONOMER
1666 - 1736
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 691
John Frederic Daniell
CHEMIST
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 692
Brian Josephson
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 693
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 694
Benjamin Hornigold
PIRATE
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 695
Charles Wheatstone
PHYSICIST
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 696
James May
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 697
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1628
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 698
Peter Greenaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 699
Francis Hutcheson
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1746
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 700
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Harry Kroto ranks 21. Before him are Archer Martin (1910), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), John Newlands (1837), James Dewar (1842), George Porter (1920), and John Frederic Daniell (1790). After him are Alexander R. Todd (1907), John Macleod (1876), John E. Walker (1941), John Vane (1927), Derek Barton (1918), and Rodney Robert Porter (1917).
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 15
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 16
John Newlands
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
James Dewar
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 18
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 19
John Frederic Daniell
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 20
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 21
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 22
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 23
John E. Walker
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 24
John Vane
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 25
Derek Barton
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 26
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 27