Chemist
Karen Wetterhahn
American chemist
1948 - 1997
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Karen Wetterhahn
Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Karen Wetterhahn is the 506th most popular chemist (up from 522nd in 2024), the 7,138th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,093rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Chemist.
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Karen Wetterhahn is one of only 69 women among the 602 Chemists in Pantheon.
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Karen Wetterhahn shares a October 16 birthday with Oscar Wilde, Enver Hoxha, and David Ben-Gurion.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Karen Wetterhahn ranks 506 out of 602. Before her are Robert Havemann, Ludwig Mond, Pierre Adet, Johannes Thiele, John Walker, and Julius Wilbrand. After her are Ludwig Knorr, Jan Szczepanik, Helen Murray Free, Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, William Hallowes Miller, and Hermann Wilhelm Vogel.
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Robert Havemann
1910 - 1982
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 500
Ludwig Mond
1839 - 1909
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 501
Pierre Adet
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 502
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 503
John Walker
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
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Julius Wilbrand
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 505
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 506
Ludwig Knorr
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 507
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 508
Helen Murray Free
1923 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 509
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
1835 - 1910
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 510
William Hallowes Miller
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 511
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel
1834 - 1898
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 512
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Karen Wetterhahn ranks 457. Before her are Banjō Ginga, Eddie Meduza, Big John Studd, Donald Fagen, Ernst Jean-Joseph, and José Luis Capón. After her are Ron Asheton, Jozef Čapkovič, Susanna Kaysen, Pedro Artola, Nikola Šainović, and Paquito D'Rivera. Among people deceased in 1997, Karen Wetterhahn ranks 217. Before her are Bobby Helms, Josef Pieper, Renzo Montagnani, Billy Bremner, Georges Guétary, and Eitel Cantoni. After her are Haruko Sugimura, Maria Wittek, Sotiria Bellou, Denver Pyle, Richard Jaeckel, and Cyril Toumanoff.
Others Born in 1948
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Banjō Ginga
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 451
Eddie Meduza
COMPOSER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 452
Big John Studd
WRESTLER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 453
Donald Fagen
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 454
Ernst Jean-Joseph
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 455
José Luis Capón
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 456
Karen Wetterhahn
CHEMIST
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 457
Ron Asheton
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 458
Jozef Čapkovič
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 459
Susanna Kaysen
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 460
Pedro Artola
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 461
Nikola Šainović
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 462
Paquito D'Rivera
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 463
Others Deceased in 1997
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Bobby Helms
SINGER
1933 - 1997
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 211
Josef Pieper
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 212
Renzo Montagnani
ACTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 213
Billy Bremner
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1997
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 214
Georges Guétary
ACTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 215
Eitel Cantoni
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 216
Karen Wetterhahn
CHEMIST
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 217
Haruko Sugimura
ACTOR
1909 - 1997
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 218
Maria Wittek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1997
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 219
Sotiria Bellou
SINGER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 220
Denver Pyle
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 221
Richard Jaeckel
ACTOR
1926 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 222
Cyril Toumanoff
HISTORIAN
1913 - 1997
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 223
In United States
Among people born in United States, Karen Wetterhahn ranks 7,138 out of 20,380. Before her are Gregory Chaitin (1947), William Wilson Morgan (1906), Michael Spinks (1956), Paul Lockhart (1956), Charles Fefferman (1949), and Skeeter Davis (1931). After her are Dick Savitt (1927), Leila Hyams (1905), David Gale (1921), Charles W. Misner (1932), Gram Parsons (1946), and Ben Sharpsteen (1895).
Others born in United States
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Gregory Chaitin
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,132
William Wilson Morgan
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1994
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,133
Michael Spinks
BOXER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,134
Paul Lockhart
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,135
Charles Fefferman
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,136
Skeeter Davis
SINGER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 7,137
Karen Wetterhahn
CHEMIST
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,138
Dick Savitt
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,139
Leila Hyams
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,140
David Gale
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,141
Charles W. Misner
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,142
Gram Parsons
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1973
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,143
Ben Sharpsteen
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1980
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 7,144
Among Chemists In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Karen Wetterhahn ranks 89. Before her are James Crafts (1839), John Tukey (1915), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), Donella Meadows (1941), David Baker (1962), and Allen J. Bard (1933). After her are Helen Murray Free (1923), Bruce Ames (1928), Michael Behe (1952), Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), Robert Jarvik (1946), and Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925).
James Crafts
1839 - 1917
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 83
John Tukey
1915 - 2000
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 84
Myrtle Bachelder
1908 - 1997
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 85
Donella Meadows
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 86
David Baker
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 87
Allen J. Bard
1933 - 2024
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 88
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 89
Helen Murray Free
1923 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 90
Bruce Ames
1928 - 2024
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 91
Michael Behe
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 92
Darleane C. Hoffman
1926 - 2025
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 93
Robert Jarvik
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 94
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 95
