BIOLOGIST

Jack Horner

1946 - Today

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John Robert Horner (born June 15, 1946) is an American paleontologist most famous for describing Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. In addition to his paleontological discoveries, Horner served as the technical advisor for the first five Jurassic Park films, had a cameo appearance in Jurassic World, and served as a partial inspiration for one of the lead characters of the franchise, Dr. Alan Grant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Horner has received more than 55,551 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jack Horner is the 601st most popular biologist (up from 615th in 2019), the 5,401st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,850th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Biologist.

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  • 56k

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  • 49.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jack Horner ranks 601 out of 1,097. Before him are Erwin Stresemann, Edouard Van Beneden, Carl Chun, Charles Antoine Lemaire, Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, and René Dubos. After him are Heinrich von Kittlitz, Ludwig Diels, Richard Lydekker, Philip Henry Gosse, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, and Fritz Schaudinn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Jack Horner ranks 419. Before him are Mario Zenari, Wubbo Ockels, Björn Granath, Luis Puenzo, Ahmed Rami, and N. R. Narayana Murthy. After him are Don Schollander, Goyo Benito, Yacouba Sawadogo, Vladimir Solovyov, Sue Townsend, and Daniela Hodrová.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Horner ranks 5,401 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Vivien Thomas (1910), Robert Chartoff (1933), Paula Kelly (1942), John Drew Barrymore (1932), and Spotted Elk (1826). After him are Charles W. Misner (1932), Fred Gwynne (1926), Alger Hiss (1904), Seraphim Rose (1934), Ted Meredith (1891), and Ajita Wilson (1950).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Jack Horner ranks 85. Before him are Mary Agnes Chase (1869), Barry Commoner (1917), Sewall Wright (1889), Harold E. Varmus (1939), Garrett Hardin (1915), and Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (1858). After him are Alfred Sturtevant (1891), George C. Williams (1926), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Charles David Keeling (1928), John du Pont (1938), and Mary-Claire King (1946).

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