CHEMIST
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Today
Hartmut Michel
Hartmut Michel (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtmuːt ˈmɪçl̩] ; born 18 July 1948) is a German biochemist, who received the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determination of the first crystal structure of an integral membrane protein, a membrane-bound complex of proteins and co-factors that is essential to photosynthesis. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hartmut Michel has received more than 98,250 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Hartmut Michel is the 227th most popular chemist (up from 284th in 2019), the 1,210th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,649th in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
60.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
15.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Hartmut Michel ranks 227 out of 602. Before him are Aaron Klug, Rodney Robert Porter, Alfred G. Gilman, William Lipscomb, Herbert C. Brown, and Jacques Dubochet. After him are Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, S. P. L. Sørensen, Hideki Shirakawa, Leo Baekeland, Luis Federico Leloir, and Charles J. Pedersen.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAaron Klug
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 221
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 222
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 223
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 224
Herbert C. Brown
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 225
Jacques Dubochet
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 226
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 227
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
1838 - 1912
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 228
S. P. L. Sørensen
1868 - 1939
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 229
Hideki Shirakawa
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 230
Leo Baekeland
1863 - 1944
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 231
Luis Federico Leloir
1906 - 1987
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 232
Charles J. Pedersen
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 233
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Hartmut Michel ranks 79. Before him are Agnieszka Holland, Nathalie Baye, Alia Al-Hussein, Ray Kurzweil, René Arnoux, and Dan Simmons. After him are William Daniel Phillips, Beppe Grillo, Giorgio Parisi, Siim Kallas, Ruud Geels, and Pedro López.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsAgnieszka Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 73
Nathalie Baye
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 74
Alia Al-Hussein
COMPANION
1948 - 1977
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 75
Ray Kurzweil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 76
René Arnoux
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 77
Dan Simmons
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 78
Hartmut Michel
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 79
William Daniel Phillips
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 80
Beppe Grillo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 81
Giorgio Parisi
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 82
Siim Kallas
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 83
Ruud Geels
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 84
Pedro López
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 85
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hartmut Michel ranks 1,210 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739), Reinhard Genzel (1952), Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Douglas Sirk (1897), Theodor Storm (1817), and Wilhelm Stuckart (1902). After him are Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (1473), Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (1671), Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878), Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (1862), and Johann Peter Eckermann (1792).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohann Christian Daniel von Schreber
BIOLOGIST
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1,204
Reinhard Genzel
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,205
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1660
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,206
Douglas Sirk
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,207
Theodor Storm
WRITER
1817 - 1888
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,208
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,209
Hartmut Michel
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,210
Karl Richard Lepsius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1810 - 1884
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,211
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,212
Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1747
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,213
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,214
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,215
Johann Peter Eckermann
WRITER
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,216
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Hartmut Michel ranks 44. Before him are Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802), Hennig Brand (1630), Hermann Kolbe (1818), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), and Franz Karl Achard (1753). After him are Henri Victor Regnault (1810), Andreas Libavius (1555), Feodor Lynen (1911), Joachim Sauer (1949), Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799), and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795).
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 38
Hennig Brand
1630 - 1710
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 39
Hermann Kolbe
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 40
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 41
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 42
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 43
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 44
Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 45
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 46
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 47
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 48
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 50