ARCHAEOLOGIST
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
Louis Leakey
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (7 August 1903 – 1 October 1972) was a Kenyan-British palaeoanthropologist and archaeologist whose work was important in demonstrating that humans evolved in Africa, particularly through discoveries made at Olduvai Gorge with his wife, fellow palaeoanthropologist Mary Leakey. Having established a programme of palaeoanthropological inquiry in eastern Africa, he also motivated many future generations to continue this scholarly work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Leakey has received more than 950,672 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Leakey is the 21st most popular archaeologist (down from 15th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Kenyan Archaeologist.
Louis Leakey is most famous for his discovery of the Zinjanthropus skull in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. He also discovered the Homo Habilis skull in 1960.
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4.75
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Louis Leakey ranks 21 out of 104. Before him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Oscar Montelius, Aurel Stein, Flinders Petrie, and Karl Richard Lepsius. After him are Austen Henry Layard, Khaemweset, Leo Frobenius, Bogdan Filov, Alcide d'Orbigny, and Paul Pelliot.
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Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
1391 - 1452
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 15
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 16
Oscar Montelius
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 17
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 18
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 19
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 20
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 21
Austen Henry Layard
1817 - 1894
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 22
Khaemweset
1281 BC - 1225 BC
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 23
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 24
Bogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 25
Alcide d'Orbigny
1802 - 1857
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 26
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Louis Leakey ranks 70. Before him are Maud Lewis, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Abul A'la Maududi, Ernest Walton, Fritz Bauer, and Alonzo Church. After him are Bob Hope, Mikhail Kalatozov, Werner Ostendorff, Vladimir Bartol, Lou Gehrig, and Johannes Heesters. Among people deceased in 1972, Louis Leakey ranks 41. Before him are Karl Silberbauer, Natalie Clifford Barney, Fredric Brown, Lale Andersen, Bronislava Nijinska, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. After him are S. R. Ranganathan, Said bin Taimur, Hans Scharoun, Antonio Segni, Hugo Steinhaus, and Mahalia Jackson.
Others Born in 1903
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Maud Lewis
1903 - 1970
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 64
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
1903 - 1997
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 65
Abul A'la Maududi
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 66
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 67
Fritz Bauer
1903 - 1968
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 68
Alonzo Church
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 69
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 70
Bob Hope
1903 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 71
Mikhail Kalatozov
1903 - 1973
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 72
Werner Ostendorff
1903 - 1945
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 73
Vladimir Bartol
1903 - 1967
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 74
Lou Gehrig
1903 - 1941
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 75
Johannes Heesters
1903 - 2011
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1972
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Karl Silberbauer
1911 - 1972
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 35
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876 - 1972
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 36
Fredric Brown
1906 - 1972
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 37
Lale Andersen
1905 - 1972
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 38
Bronislava Nijinska
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 39
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
1894 - 1972
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 40
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 41
S. R. Ranganathan
1892 - 1972
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 42
Said bin Taimur
1910 - 1972
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 43
Hans Scharoun
1893 - 1972
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 44
Antonio Segni
1891 - 1972
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 45
Hugo Steinhaus
1887 - 1972
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 46
Mahalia Jackson
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 47
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Louis Leakey ranks 5 out of 140. Before him are Richard Dawkins (1941), Wangari Maathai (1940), Barack Obama Sr. (1936), and Jomo Kenyatta (1893). After him are Richard Leakey (1944), Roger Whittaker (1936), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Deep Roy (1949), Mwai Kibaki (1931), and Eliud Kipchoge (1984).
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Richard Dawkins
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 1
Wangari Maathai
1940 - 2011
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 2
Barack Obama Sr.
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 3
Jomo Kenyatta
1893 - 1978
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 5
Richard Leakey
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6
Roger Whittaker
1936 - 2023
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 7
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 8
Daniel arap Moi
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 9
Deep Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 10
Mwai Kibaki
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 11
Eliud Kipchoge
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 12
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Kenya
Among archaeologists born in Kenya, Louis Leakey ranks 1.
