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BIOLOGIST

Jerry Coyne

1949 - Today

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Jerry Allen Coyne (born December 30, 1949) is an American biologist and skeptic known for his work on speciation and his commentary on intelligent design. A professor emeritus at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, he has published numerous papers on the theory of evolution. His concentration is speciation and ecological and evolutionary genetics, particularly as they involve the fruit fly, Drosophila. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Coyne has received more than 359,755 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Coyne is the 947th most popular biologist, the 12,832nd most popular biography from United States and the 154th most popular American Biologist.

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  • 360k

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  • 36.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jerry Coyne ranks 947 out of 841Before him are Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, John Hutton Balfour, Peter Ascanius, William Healey Dall, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, and Henry Weed Fowler. After him are Suzanne Cory, Frederick DuCane Godman, Susan Lindquist, Stephen Schneider, Joanne Chory, and Sidney Dillon Ripley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jerry Coyne ranks 674Before him are Mitch Daniels, Dan Barker, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., David Perdue, James S. Voss, and Janusz Pyciak-Peciak. After him are Noli de Castro, Ann Veneman, Susan Lindquist, Junior Murvin, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Amama Mbabazi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Coyne ranks 12,832 out of 18,182Before him are Paula Cole (1968), Alex Hirsch (1985), Nelsan Ellis (1977), Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1905), Mark Arm (1962), and Jim Clyburn (1940). After him are Dick Garmaker (1932), Lois Nettleton (1927), Michael Arndt (1970), Faye Kellerman (1952), Evan Seinfeld (1967), and Lenny Von Dohlen (1958).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Jerry Coyne ranks 154Before him are Elliott Coues (1842), Ben Barres (1954), Amos Eaton (1776), Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863), William Healey Dall (1845), and Henry Weed Fowler (1878). After him are Susan Lindquist (1949), Stephen Schneider (1945), Joanne Chory (1955), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), and PZ Myers (1957).