BIOLOGIST
Jack W. Szostak
1952 - Today
Jack W. Szostak
Jack William Szostak (born November 9, 1952) is a Canadian American biologist of Polish British descent, Nobel Prize laureate, University Professor at the University of Chicago, former Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Szostak has made significant contributions to the field of genetics. His achievement helped scientists to map the location of genes in mammals and to develop techniques for manipulating genes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack W. Szostak has received more than 298,334 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Jack W. Szostak is the 275th most popular biologist (up from 294th in 2019), the 1,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,763rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
56.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
8.55
Effective Languages (L*)
4.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Jack W. Szostak ranks 275 out of 1,097. Before him are David Julius, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Christen C. Raunkiær, Peter Forsskål, Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier, and Jérôme Lejeune. After him are John Maynard Smith, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, René Louiche Desfontaines, George Bentham, Salim Ali, and Wilhelm Peters.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Julius
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 269
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 270
Christen C. Raunkiær
1860 - 1938
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 271
Peter Forsskål
1732 - 1763
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 272
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
1797 - 1878
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 273
Jérôme Lejeune
1926 - 1994
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 274
Jack W. Szostak
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 275
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 276
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
1756 - 1814
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 277
René Louiche Desfontaines
1750 - 1833
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 278
George Bentham
1800 - 1884
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 279
Salim Ali
1896 - 1987
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 280
Wilhelm Peters
1815 - 1883
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 281
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Jack W. Szostak ranks 128. Before him are Larry Fink, Mandy Patinkin, Nile Rodgers, Pietro Mennea, James Ingram, and Vladislav Tretiak. After him are François Berléand, David Icke, Vandana Shiva, Graham Greene, Clive Barker, and Yuriko Koike.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsLarry Fink
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 122
Mandy Patinkin
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 123
Nile Rodgers
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 124
Pietro Mennea
ATHLETE
1952 - 2013
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 125
James Ingram
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 126
Vladislav Tretiak
HOCKEY PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 127
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 128
François Berléand
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 129
David Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 130
Vandana Shiva
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 131
Graham Greene
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 132
Clive Barker
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 133
Yuriko Koike
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 134
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack W. Szostak ranks 1,542 out of 8,785. Before him are Greg Lake (1947), Fraser Stoddart (1942), Olaf Stapledon (1886), Ian Kershaw (1943), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), and Anne Conway (1631). After him are Karen Armstrong (1944), William Walton (1902), Henry Tandey (1891), James Dyson (1947), David Icke (1952), and Lionel Robbins (1898).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGreg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,536
Fraser Stoddart
CHEMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,537
Olaf Stapledon
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,538
Ian Kershaw
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,539
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1915
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,540
Anne Conway
PHILOSOPHER
1631 - 1679
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,541
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,542
Karen Armstrong
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,543
William Walton
COMPOSER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,544
Henry Tandey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,545
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,546
David Icke
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,547
Lionel Robbins
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1984
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,548
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Jack W. Szostak ranks 44. Before him are Nehemiah Grew (1641), William Aiton (1731), Richard Henderson (1945), Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), John Lindley (1799), and Francis Darwin (1848). After him are John Maynard Smith (1920), George Bentham (1800), Patrick Geddes (1854), John Sulston (1942), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), and William Jackson Hooker (1785).
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 38
William Aiton
1731 - 1793
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 39
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 40
Joseph Dalton Hooker
1817 - 1911
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 41
John Lindley
1799 - 1865
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 42
Francis Darwin
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 43
Jack W. Szostak
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 44
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 45
George Bentham
1800 - 1884
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 46
Patrick Geddes
1854 - 1932
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 47
John Sulston
1942 - 2018
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 48
Rupert Sheldrake
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 49
William Jackson Hooker
1785 - 1865
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 50