CHEMIST
Leslie Orgel
1927 - 2007
Leslie Orgel
Leslie Eleazer Orgel FRS (12 January 1927 – 27 October 2007) was a British chemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Orgel has received more than 92,057 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Leslie Orgel is the 528th most popular chemist, the 4,310th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 67th most popular British Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
92k
Page Views (PV)
45.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Leslie Orgel ranks 528 out of 602. Before him are Karen Wetterhahn, Alexey Favorsky, Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, Eugen Baumann, Robin Hill, and Hans von Pechmann. After him are Sabir Yunusov, Peter Armbruster, Neil Bartlett, Robert Jarvik, John Mayow, and Wallace Smith Broecker.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKaren Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 522
Alexey Favorsky
1860 - 1945
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 523
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
1835 - 1910
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 524
Eugen Baumann
1846 - 1896
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 525
Robin Hill
1899 - 1991
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 526
Hans von Pechmann
1850 - 1902
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 527
Leslie Orgel
1927 - 2007
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 528
Sabir Yunusov
1909 - 1995
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 529
Peter Armbruster
1931 - 2024
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 530
Neil Bartlett
1932 - 2008
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 531
Robert Jarvik
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 532
John Mayow
1640 - 1679
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 533
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 534
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Leslie Orgel ranks 375. Before him are Lorenza Mazzetti, José Azcona del Hoyo, Emil Pažický, Dell Hymes, Sirkka Polkunen, and Lars Hall. After him are Igor Dmitriev, Viola Myers, John Buscema, James Broderick, Jim Elliot, and Pat Carroll. Among people deceased in 2007, Leslie Orgel ranks 321. Before him are Grace Paley, Pief Panofsky, Madeleine L'Engle, Srđan Mrkušić, Laraine Day, and Atilio Cremaschi. After him are Noël Milarew Odingar, John Gardner, Bohdan Paczyński, Jerry Falwell, Eugen Walaschek, and Heinz Schiller.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsLorenza Mazzetti
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 369
José Azcona del Hoyo
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 370
Emil Pažický
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 371
Dell Hymes
LINGUIST
1927 - 2009
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 372
Sirkka Polkunen
ATHLETE
1927 - 2014
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 373
Lars Hall
ATHLETE
1927 - 1991
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 374
Leslie Orgel
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 375
Igor Dmitriev
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 376
Viola Myers
ATHLETE
1927 - 1993
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 377
John Buscema
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 378
James Broderick
ACTOR
1927 - 1982
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 379
Jim Elliot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 1956
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 380
Pat Carroll
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 381
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsGrace Paley
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 315
Pief Panofsky
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 316
Madeleine L'Engle
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 317
Srđan Mrkušić
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2007
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 318
Laraine Day
ACTOR
1920 - 2007
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 319
Atilio Cremaschi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 320
Leslie Orgel
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 321
Noël Milarew Odingar
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 322
John Gardner
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 323
Bohdan Paczyński
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 324
Jerry Falwell
WRITER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 325
Eugen Walaschek
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 326
Heinz Schiller
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2007
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 327
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Leslie Orgel ranks 4,310 out of 8,785. Before him are John Rupert Firth (1890), Robert Del Naja (1966), Brian Aherne (1902), Barbara Thompson (1944), John Ireland (1879), and Mark Haddon (1962). After him are Jon Amiel (1948), David Cox (1783), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), and Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Rupert Firth
LINGUIST
1890 - 1960
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 4,304
Robert Del Naja
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 4,305
Brian Aherne
ACTOR
1902 - 1986
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 4,306
Barbara Thompson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2022
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 4,307
John Ireland
COMPOSER
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 4,308
Mark Haddon
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 4,309
Leslie Orgel
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,310
Jon Amiel
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,311
David Cox
PAINTER
1783 - 1859
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,312
Malcolm Muggeridge
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,313
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1176
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,314
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,315
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1985
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,316
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Leslie Orgel ranks 67. Before him are Charles Blagden (1748), David MacMillan (1968), William Hallowes Miller (1801), Edward Charles Howard (1774), Christopher Kelk Ingold (1893), and Robin Hill (1899). After him are Neil Bartlett (1932), John Mayow (1640), John Roebuck (1718), Henry Roscoe (1833), Martyn Poliakoff (1947), and John George Children (1777).
Charles Blagden
1748 - 1820
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 61
David MacMillan
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 62
William Hallowes Miller
1801 - 1880
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 63
Edward Charles Howard
1774 - 1816
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 64
Christopher Kelk Ingold
1893 - 1970
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 65
Robin Hill
1899 - 1991
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 66
Leslie Orgel
1927 - 2007
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 67
Neil Bartlett
1932 - 2008
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 68
John Mayow
1640 - 1679
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 69
John Roebuck
1718 - 1794
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 70
Henry Roscoe
1833 - 1915
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 71
Martyn Poliakoff
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 72
John George Children
1777 - 1852
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 73