CHEMIST
Konrad Emil Bloch
1912 - 2000
Konrad Emil Bloch
Konrad Emil Bloch (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈblɔx] ; 21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German-American biochemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Konrad Emil Bloch has received more than 100,500 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Konrad Emil Bloch is the 106th most popular chemist (down from 84th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Poland (down from 112th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Polish Chemist.
Konrad Emil Bloch was a German-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1964 for his discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
64.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
17.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Konrad Emil Bloch ranks 106 out of 602. Before him are Felix Hoffmann, William Giauque, Stanford Moore, Paul Berg, Ernest Solvay, and Robert Robinson. After him are Richard R. Ernst, Fritz Strassmann, Per Teodor Cleve, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Akira Suzuki, and Fritz Albert Lipmann.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFelix Hoffmann
1868 - 1946
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 100
William Giauque
1895 - 1982
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 101
Stanford Moore
1913 - 1982
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 102
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 103
Ernest Solvay
1838 - 1922
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 104
Robert Robinson
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 105
Konrad Emil Bloch
1912 - 2000
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 106
Richard R. Ernst
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 107
Fritz Strassmann
1902 - 1980
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 108
Per Teodor Cleve
1840 - 1905
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 109
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
1879 - 1947
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 110
Akira Suzuki
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 111
Fritz Albert Lipmann
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Konrad Emil Bloch ranks 28. Before him are Hanna Reitsch, Gene Kelly, Adolf Galland, Sergiu Celibidache, Robert Doisneau, and James Callaghan. After him are Lawrence Durrell, Karl Malden, Edward Mills Purcell, Juan Pujol García, Leonid Kantorovich, and Maria Mandl. Among people deceased in 2000, Konrad Emil Bloch ranks 18. Before him are Vittorio Gassman, Abulfaz Elchibey, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Louis Néel, Lída Baarová, and Gherman Titov. After him are Giovanna of Italy, Erich Mielke, Walter Matthau, Pierre Trudeau, Tommaso Buscetta, and Carl Barks.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsHanna Reitsch
PILOT
1912 - 1979
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 22
Gene Kelly
ACTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 23
Adolf Galland
PILOT
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 24
Sergiu Celibidache
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 25
Robert Doisneau
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 26
James Callaghan
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 27
Konrad Emil Bloch
CHEMIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 28
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 29
Karl Malden
ACTOR
1912 - 2009
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 30
Edward Mills Purcell
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1997
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 31
Juan Pujol García
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1988
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 32
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 33
Maria Mandl
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1948
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 2000
Go to all RankingsVittorio Gassman
ACTOR
1922 - 2000
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 12
Abulfaz Elchibey
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2000
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 13
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 14
Louis Néel
PHYSICIST
1904 - 2000
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 15
Lída Baarová
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 16
Gherman Titov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 17
Konrad Emil Bloch
CHEMIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 18
Giovanna of Italy
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 19
Erich Mielke
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 20
Walter Matthau
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 21
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
Tommaso Buscetta
EXTREMIST
1928 - 2000
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 23
Carl Barks
COMIC ARTIST
1901 - 2000
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 24
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Konrad Emil Bloch ranks 137 out of 1,694. Before him are Hanna Schygulla (1943), Angelus Silesius (1624), Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), Adolf Anderssen (1818), Otto Liman von Sanders (1855), and Géza I of Hungary (1040). After him are Klaus von Klitzing (1943), Władysław Gomułka (1905), Erwin von Witzleben (1881), Anna Anderson (1896), Zvi Zamir (1925), and Johann Gustav Droysen (1808).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsHanna Schygulla
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 131
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 132
Władysław I the Elbow-high
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1333
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 133
Adolf Anderssen
CHESS PLAYER
1818 - 1879
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 134
Otto Liman von Sanders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1929
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 135
Géza I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1077
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 136
Konrad Emil Bloch
CHEMIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 137
Klaus von Klitzing
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 138
Władysław Gomułka
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 139
Erwin von Witzleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 140
Anna Anderson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 141
Zvi Zamir
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 142
Johann Gustav Droysen
HISTORIAN
1808 - 1884
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 143
Among CHEMISTS In Poland
Among chemists born in Poland, Konrad Emil Bloch ranks 7. Before him are Fritz Haber (1868), Casimir Funk (1884), Walther Nernst (1864), Kurt Alder (1902), Friedrich Bergius (1884), and Tadeusz Reichstein (1897). After him are Clara Immerwahr (1870), Ignacy Mościcki (1867), Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776), Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822), Antoni Grabowski (1857), and Richard Abegg (1869).
Fritz Haber
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 1
Casimir Funk
1884 - 1967
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2
Walther Nernst
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 3
Kurt Alder
1902 - 1958
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 4
Friedrich Bergius
1884 - 1949
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 5
Tadeusz Reichstein
1897 - 1996
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
Konrad Emil Bloch
1912 - 2000
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 7
Clara Immerwahr
1870 - 1915
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 8
Ignacy Mościcki
1867 - 1946
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 9
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 10
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
1822 - 1882
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 11
Antoni Grabowski
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 12
Richard Abegg
1869 - 1910
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 13