1900 - 1989
James Bond (January 4, 1900 – February 14, 1989) was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. He served as a curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Bond has received more than 20,222,730 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). James Bond is the 135th most popular biologist (up from 1,584th in 2019), the 1,356th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,959th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Biologist.
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Among biologists, James Bond ranks 135 out of 841. Before him are Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Aimé Bonpland, Martin Evans, Edward B. Lewis, Carl Woese, and Elias Magnus Fries. After him are Walther Flemming, Macfarlane Burnet, Joshua Lederberg, Hamilton O. Smith, Nettie Stevens, and Salvador Luria.
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 129
1773 - 1858
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 130
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 131
1918 - 2004
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 132
1928 - 2012
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 133
1794 - 1878
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 134
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 135
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 136
1899 - 1985
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 137
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 138
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 139
1861 - 1912
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 140
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 141
Among people born in 1900, James Bond ranks 56. Before him are Theodosius Dobzhansky, Aaron Copland, Gladwyn Jebb, Maurice Thorez, Sālote Tupou III, and Rudolf Diels. After him are Robert Siodmak, Nathalie Sarraute, Werner Haase, Pedro Cea, Katina Paxinou, and Mária Telkes. Among people deceased in 1989, James Bond ranks 53. Before him are Irving Stone, Irving Berlin, John Payne, Lucille Ball, Cornel Wilde, and Graham Chapman. After him are Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Kaoru Ishikawa, Valentin Glushko, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Carlos Arias Navarro, and Charles J. Pedersen.
1900 - 1975
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 50
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 51
1900 - 1996
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 52
1900 - 1964
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 53
1900 - 1965
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 54
1900 - 1957
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 55
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 56
1900 - 1973
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 57
1900 - 1999
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 58
1900 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 59
1900 - 1970
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 60
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 61
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 62
1903 - 1989
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 47
1888 - 1989
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 48
1912 - 1989
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 49
1911 - 1989
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 50
1912 - 1989
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 51
1941 - 1989
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 52
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 53
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 54
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 55
1908 - 1989
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 56
1936 - 1989
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 57
1908 - 1989
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 58
1904 - 1989
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 59
Among people born in United States, James Bond ranks 1,356 out of 18,182. Before him are Clyde Drexler (1962), Courtney Love (1964), Michael Connelly (1956), Stan Kroenke (1947), Viola Davis (1965), and Oscar Robertson (1938). After him are Susan Hayward (1917), Betty Ford (1918), Andie MacDowell (1958), Charles Ives (1874), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), and Jack Elam (1920).
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1,350
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1,351
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,352
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,353
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,354
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,355
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,356
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,357
1918 - 2011
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,358
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,359
1874 - 1954
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,360
1928 - 1997
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,361
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,362
Among biologists born in United States, James Bond ranks 21. Before him are Thomas Huckle Weller (1915), Sylvia Earle (1935), George Davis Snell (1903), Norman Borlaug (1914), Edward B. Lewis (1918), and Carl Woese (1928). After him are Joshua Lederberg (1925), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Nettie Stevens (1861), Gerald Edelman (1929), Daniel Nathans (1928), and Robert Whittaker (1920).
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 16
1903 - 1996
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 17
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 18
1918 - 2004
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 19
1928 - 2012
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 20
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 21
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 22
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 23
1861 - 1912
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 24
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 25
1928 - 1999
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 26
1920 - 1980
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 27