CHEMIST
John Howard Northrop
1891 - 1987
John Howard Northrop
John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for these scientists' isolation, crystallization, and study of enzymes, proteins, and viruses. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Howard Northrop has received more than 95,389 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). John Howard Northrop is the 30th most popular chemist (up from 67th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from United States (up from 542nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Chemist.
John Howard Northrop is most famous for inventing the flying wing.
Memorability Metrics
95k
Page Views (PV)
70.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
30.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, John Howard Northrop ranks 30 out of 602. Before him are Eduard Buchner, Albert Hofmann, Otto Wallach, Humphry Davy, Justus von Liebig, and Casimir Funk. After him are Ilya Prigogine, Walther Nernst, Robert Bunsen, Henrik Dam, Tu Youyou, and John Stith Pemberton.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 24
Albert Hofmann
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 25
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 26
Humphry Davy
1778 - 1829
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 27
Justus von Liebig
1803 - 1873
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 28
Casimir Funk
1884 - 1967
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 29
John Howard Northrop
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 30
Ilya Prigogine
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 31
Walther Nernst
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 32
Robert Bunsen
1811 - 1899
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 33
Henrik Dam
1895 - 1976
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 34
Tu Youyou
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 35
John Stith Pemberton
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, John Howard Northrop ranks 12. Before him are Mikhail Bulgakov, Walter Model, Max Ernst, Nelly Sachs, Edith Stein, and James Chadwick. After him are Pär Lagerkvist, Henry Miller, Otto Dix, Rudolf Carnap, Rafael Trujillo, and Genrikh Yagoda. Among people deceased in 1987, John Howard Northrop ranks 6. Before him are Andy Warhol, Rudolf Hess, Dalida, Carl Rogers, and Primo Levi. After him are Louis de Broglie, Gunnar Myrdal, Rita Hayworth, Marguerite Yourcenar, Fred Astaire, and Thomas Sankara.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsMikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 6
Walter Model
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 7
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 8
Nelly Sachs
WRITER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 9
Edith Stein
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 10
James Chadwick
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1974
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 11
John Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 12
Pär Lagerkvist
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 13
Henry Miller
WRITER
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 14
Otto Dix
PAINTER
1891 - 1969
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 15
Rudolf Carnap
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 16
Rafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 17
Genrikh Yagoda
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1987
Go to all RankingsAndy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 1
Rudolf Hess
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1987
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 2
Dalida
SINGER
1933 - 1987
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 3
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 4
Primo Levi
WRITER
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 5
John Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 6
Louis de Broglie
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1987
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 7
Gunnar Myrdal
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1987
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 8
Rita Hayworth
ACTOR
1918 - 1987
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 9
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 10
Fred Astaire
ACTOR
1899 - 1987
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 11
Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Howard Northrop ranks 257 out of 20,380. Before him are Emily Dickinson (1830), Robert Forster (1941), Joe Pesci (1943), Pearl S. Buck (1892), George Gershwin (1898), and Lee Van Cleef (1925). After him are Dianne Wiest (1946), Ernest Lawrence (1901), Pete Conrad (1930), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), and Gary Cooper (1901).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEmily Dickinson
WRITER
1830 - 1886
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 251
Robert Forster
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 252
Joe Pesci
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 253
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 254
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 255
Lee Van Cleef
ACTOR
1925 - 1989
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 256
John Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 257
Dianne Wiest
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 258
Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 259
Pete Conrad
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 260
Irvin D. Yalom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 261
Neil deGrasse Tyson
ASTRONOMER
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 262
Gary Cooper
ACTOR
1901 - 1961
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 263
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, John Howard Northrop ranks 3. Before him are Linus Pauling (1901), and Edwin McMillan (1907). After him are John Stith Pemberton (1831), Gertrude B. Elion (1918), Melvin Calvin (1911), Irving Langmuir (1881), Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), Theodore William Richards (1868), James B. Sumner (1887), Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), and Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927).
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 1
Edwin McMillan
1907 - 1991
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 2
John Howard Northrop
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 3
John Stith Pemberton
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 4
Gertrude B. Elion
1918 - 1999
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 5
Melvin Calvin
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 6
Irving Langmuir
1881 - 1957
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 7
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875 - 1946
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 8
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 9
James B. Sumner
1887 - 1955
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 10
Edward Adelbert Doisy
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 11
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 12