Chemist

J. D. Bernal

Irish scientist, pioneer of X-ray crystallography in biology

1901 - 1971

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J. D. Bernal

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). J. D. Bernal is the 88th most popular chemist (up from 311th in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Chemist.

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Among Chemists

Among chemists, J. D. Bernal ranks 88 out of 602. Before him are Carl Bosch, Robert S. Mulliken, Friedrich Bergius, Hans Fischer, James B. Sumner, and Richard Laurence Millington Synge. After him are Ernst Otto Fischer, Thomas Midgley Jr., Theodor Svedberg, Valery Legasov, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Edward Adelbert Doisy.

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Carl Bosch
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HPI: 74.58
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Robert S. Mulliken
1896 - 1986
HPI: 74.46
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1884 - 1949
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Hans Fischer
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James B. Sumner
1887 - 1955
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Richard Laurence Millington Synge
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J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 88
Ernst Otto Fischer
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Thomas Midgley Jr.
1889 - 1944
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Theodor Svedberg
1884 - 1971
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Valery Legasov
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M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 93
Edward Adelbert Doisy
1893 - 1986
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 94

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, J. D. Bernal ranks 28. Before him are Alberto Giacometti, André Malraux, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Joaquín Rodrigo, Jean Dubuffet, and Mohamed Naguib. After him are Max Euwe, Vincent du Vigneaud, Witold Pilecki, Ricardo Zamora, Simon Kuznets, and Hugo Gunckel Lüer. Among people deceased in 1971, J. D. Bernal ranks 15. Before him are György Lukács, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Audie Murphy, Giorgos Seferis, Fernandel, and Hermann Hoth. After him are Theodor Svedberg, Arne Tiselius, Mátyás Rákosi, Harold Lloyd, D. B. Cooper, and Gotthard Heinrici.

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Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 22
André Malraux
WRITER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 23
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
COMPANION
1901 - 2004
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 24
Joaquín Rodrigo
COMPOSER
1901 - 1999
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 25
Jean Dubuffet
PAINTER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 26
Mohamed Naguib
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 27
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 28
Max Euwe
CHESS PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 29
Vincent du Vigneaud
CHEMIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 30
Witold Pilecki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1901 - 1948
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 31
Ricardo Zamora
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 32
Simon Kuznets
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1985
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 33
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1997
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 34

Others Deceased in 1971

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György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 9
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 10
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 11
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 12
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 13
Hermann Hoth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 14
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 15
Theodor Svedberg
CHEMIST
1884 - 1971
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 16
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 17
Mátyás Rákosi
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1971
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 18
Harold Lloyd
ACTOR
1893 - 1971
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 19
D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 20
Gotthard Heinrici
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, J. D. Bernal ranks 26 out of NaN. Before him are Sinéad O'Connor (1966), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Pierce Brosnan (1953), and Grace O'Malley (1530). After him are W. B. Yeats (1865), G. E. M. Anscombe (1919), Anne Bonny (1702), Ernest Shackleton (1874), John Field (1782), and Kevin Farrell (1947).

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Sinéad O'Connor
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 20
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1478
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 21
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1852
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 22
William Rowan Hamilton
PHYSICIST
1805 - 1865
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 23
Pierce Brosnan
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 24
Grace O'Malley
PIRATE
1530 - 1603
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 25
J. D. Bernal
CHEMIST
1901 - 1971
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Rank: 26
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 27
G. E. M. Anscombe
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 28
Anne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 29
Ernest Shackleton
EXPLORER
1874 - 1922
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 30
John Field
COMPOSER
1782 - 1837
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 31
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 32