BIOLOGIST
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
Ian Wilmut
Sir Ian Wilmut (7 July 1944 – 10 September 2023) was a British embryologist and the chair of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known as the leader of the research group that in 1996 first cloned a mammal from an adult somatic cell, a Finnish Dorset lamb named Dolly. Wilmut was appointed OBE in 1999 for services to embryo development and knighted in the 2008 New Year Honours. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Wilmut has received more than 302,921 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ian Wilmut is the 187th most popular biologist (up from 330th in 2019), the 1,072nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,970th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
59.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
6.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Ian Wilmut ranks 187 out of 1,097. Before him are George Robert Gray, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Peter Medawar, Stephen Jay Gould, Armand David, and Jeffrey C. Hall. After him are Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Eva Ekeblad, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Daniel Nathans, Henry Walter Bates, and George Shaw.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge 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
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 188
Eva Ekeblad
1724 - 1786
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 189
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 190
Daniel Nathans
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 191
Henry Walter Bates
1825 - 1892
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 192
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Ian Wilmut ranks 125. Before him are Helena Rojo, Marie-Christine Barrault, Jürgen Grabowski, Andris Bērziņš, Frank Oz, and John Densmore. After him are Ferenc Bene, Jane Hawking, Chris Patten, Roger Scruton, Agnes Baltsa, and Robert C. Merton. Among people deceased in 2023, Ian Wilmut ranks 110. Before him are Sixto Rodriguez, Josephine Chaplin, Sinéad O'Connor, Antonio Carbajal, John B. Goodenough, and Oleg Protopopov. After him are Lee Sun-kyun, Torben Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Ruth Fuchs, Ken Mattingly, and Ben Ferencz.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsHelena Rojo
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 119
Marie-Christine Barrault
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 120
Jürgen Grabowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 121
Andris Bērziņš
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 122
Frank Oz
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 123
John Densmore
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 124
Ian Wilmut
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 125
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 126
Jane Hawking
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 127
Chris Patten
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 128
Roger Scruton
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 129
Agnes Baltsa
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 130
Robert C. Merton
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 131
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsSixto Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 104
Josephine Chaplin
ACTOR
1949 - 2023
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 105
Sinéad O'Connor
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 106
Antonio Carbajal
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 107
John B. Goodenough
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 108
Oleg Protopopov
SKATER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 109
Ian Wilmut
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 110
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 111
Torben Ulrich
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 112
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 113
Ruth Fuchs
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 114
Ken Mattingly
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 115
Ben Ferencz
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2023
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 116
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Wilmut ranks 1,072 out of 8,785. Before him are Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), Dave Gahan (1962), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), W. O. Bentley (1888), and Bob Hope (1903). After him are Mungo Park (1771), Edmund Leighton (1852), William Henry Perkin (1838), Jane Hawking (1944), Chris Patten (1944), and Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCozy Powell
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,066
Nicko McBrain
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,067
Dave Gahan
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,068
Ralph Vaughan Williams
COMPOSER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,069
W. O. Bentley
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,070
Bob Hope
COMEDIAN
1903 - 2003
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,071
Ian Wilmut
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 1,072
Mungo Park
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1806
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,073
Edmund Leighton
PAINTER
1852 - 1922
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,074
William Henry Perkin
CHEMIST
1838 - 1907
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,075
Jane Hawking
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,076
Chris Patten
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 1,077
Godwin, Earl of Wessex
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1053
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,078
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Ian Wilmut ranks 27. Before him are William Carey (1761), William Bateson (1861), Martin Evans (1941), John Boyd Orr (1880), Anna Atkins (1799), and George Robert Gray (1808). After him are Henry Walter Bates (1825), George Shaw (1751), Charles Bell (1774), Oldfield Thomas (1858), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), and Thomas Browne (1605).
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
Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 33