BIOLOGIST
James Chapin
1889 - 1964
James Chapin
James Paul Chapin (July 9, 1889 – April 5, 1964) was an American ornithologist and curator of the American Museum of Natural History. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Chapin has received more than 23,927 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Chapin is the 967th most popular biologist, the 9,940th most popular biography from United States and the 141st most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
24k
Page Views (PV)
43.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.08
Effective Languages (L*)
1.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, James Chapin ranks 967 out of 1,097. Before him are John Hutton Balfour, Richard Meinertzhagen, Aimée Antoinette Camus, João Barbosa Rodrigues, Alexander Wetmore, and Alexander Wendt. After him are John Lawrence LeConte, Archibald Menzies, William Diller Matthew, Robert H. MacArthur, Leonhard Stejneger, and Sarah Gilbert.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Hutton Balfour
1808 - 1884
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 961
Richard Meinertzhagen
1878 - 1967
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 962
Aimée Antoinette Camus
1879 - 1965
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 963
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 964
Alexander Wetmore
1886 - 1978
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 965
Alexander Wendt
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 966
James Chapin
1889 - 1964
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 967
John Lawrence LeConte
1825 - 1883
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 968
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 969
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 970
Robert H. MacArthur
1930 - 1972
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 971
Leonhard Stejneger
1851 - 1943
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 972
Sarah Gilbert
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 973
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, James Chapin ranks 280. Before him are Elsie Janis, Vasily Struve, Leslie Boardman, Nina Agadzhanova, Frederico Paredes, and Johan Sigfrid Sirén. After him are Eugene Pallette, Artur Adson, Jamnalal Bajaj, Ray Collins, Edward Sedgwick, and G. D. H. Cole. Among people deceased in 1964, James Chapin ranks 194. Before him are Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Milton Margai, Lucky Dube, Diana Wynyard, Nella Larsen, and Anna J. Cooper. After him are Edward Van Sloan, Adele Goldstine, Gracie Allen, Branislav Hrnjiček, C. I. Lewis, and Hedwig Kohn.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsElsie Janis
ACTOR
1889 - 1956
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 274
Vasily Struve
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 275
Leslie Boardman
SWIMMER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 276
Nina Agadzhanova
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 277
Frederico Paredes
FENCER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 278
Johan Sigfrid Sirén
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1961
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 279
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 280
Eugene Pallette
ACTOR
1889 - 1954
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 281
Artur Adson
WRITER
1889 - 1977
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 282
Jamnalal Bajaj
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1942
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 283
Ray Collins
ACTOR
1889 - 1965
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 284
Edward Sedgwick
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1953
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 285
G. D. H. Cole
ECONOMIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 286
Others Deceased in 1964
Go to all RankingsNuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
JOURNALIST
1893 - 1964
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 188
Milton Margai
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1964
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 189
Lucky Dube
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1964
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 190
Diana Wynyard
ACTOR
1906 - 1964
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 191
Nella Larsen
WRITER
1891 - 1964
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 192
Anna J. Cooper
WRITER
1858 - 1964
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 193
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 194
Edward Van Sloan
ACTOR
1882 - 1964
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 195
Adele Goldstine
MATHEMATICIAN
1920 - 1964
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 196
Gracie Allen
ACTOR
1895 - 1964
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 197
Branislav Hrnjiček
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1964
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 198
C. I. Lewis
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1964
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 199
Hedwig Kohn
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1964
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 200
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Chapin ranks 9,940 out of 20,380. Before him are George Amick (1924), Janine Lindemulder (1968), Judith Curry (1953), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), Marie Wilson (1916), and Andrea James (1967). After him are Frank Waller (1884), Lou Jones (1932), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Caroline Aaron (1952), Edward Van Sloan (1882), and Oliver Otis Howard (1830).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Amick
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1959
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,934
Janine Lindemulder
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,935
Judith Curry
GEOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,936
Robert F. Overmyer
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 1996
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,937
Marie Wilson
ACTOR
1916 - 1972
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,938
Andrea James
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,939
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,940
Frank Waller
ATHLETE
1884 - 1941
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,941
Lou Jones
ATHLETE
1932 - 2006
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,942
Roderick Chisholm
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 1999
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9,943
Caroline Aaron
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 9,944
Edward Van Sloan
ACTOR
1882 - 1964
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 9,945
Oliver Otis Howard
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1909
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 9,946
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, James Chapin ranks 141. Before him are Gerrit Smith Miller (1869), Lucy Shapiro (1940), William Beebe (1877), Charles Sibley (1917), Janet Rowley (1925), and Alexander Wetmore (1886). After him are John Lawrence LeConte (1825), Irene Pepperberg (1949), Herbert Boyer (1936), Frank Chapman (1864), Christof Koch (1956), and Beatrice Mintz (1921).
Gerrit Smith Miller
1869 - 1956
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 135
Lucy Shapiro
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 136
William Beebe
1877 - 1962
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 137
Charles Sibley
1917 - 1998
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 138
Janet Rowley
1925 - 2013
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 139
Alexander Wetmore
1886 - 1978
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 140
James Chapin
1889 - 1964
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 141
John Lawrence LeConte
1825 - 1883
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 142
Irene Pepperberg
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 143
Herbert Boyer
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 144
Frank Chapman
1864 - 1945
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 145
Christof Koch
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 146
Beatrice Mintz
1921 - 2022
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 147