Chemist
Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
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Louis Pasteur
His biography is available in 164 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 156 in 2024). Louis Pasteur is the most popular chemist (up from 2nd in 2024), the 9th most popular biography from France (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular French Chemist.
Louis Pasteur is most famous for his work in the field of microbiology. He is credited with discovering the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Louis Pasteur ranks 1 out of 602. After him are Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev, Antoine Lavoisier, John Dalton, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Irène Joliot-Curie, Amedeo Avogadro, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Robert Boyle, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, and Emil Fischer.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 1
Alfred Nobel
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 2
Dmitri Mendeleev
1834 - 1907
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 3
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 - 1794
HPI: 86.04
Rank: 4
John Dalton
1766 - 1844
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 5
Jabir ibn Hayyan
721 - 815
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 6
Irène Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 7
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 - 1856
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 8
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 9
Robert Boyle
1627 - 1691
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 10
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 11
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1822, Louis Pasteur ranks 1. After him are Ulysses S. Grant, Gregor Mendel, Heinrich Schliemann, Frédéric Passy, Rudolf Clausius, César Franck, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Francis Galton, Rutherford B. Hayes, Alexander Mackenzie, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. Among people deceased in 1895, Louis Pasteur ranks 1. After him are Friedrich Engels, Alexandre Dumas fils, Berthe Morisot, Thomas Henry Huxley, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, José Martí, Franz von Suppé, Empress Myeongseong, Isma'il Pasha, Julius Lothar Meyer, and Adam Opel.
Others Born in 1822
Go to all RankingsLouis Pasteur
CHEMIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 1
Ulysses S. Grant
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1885
HPI: 89.19
Rank: 2
Gregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 3
Heinrich Schliemann
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1822 - 1890
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 4
Frédéric Passy
ECONOMIST
1822 - 1912
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 5
Rudolf Clausius
PHYSICIST
1822 - 1888
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 6
César Franck
COMPOSER
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 7
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
ASTRONOMER
1822 - 1875
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 8
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 9
Rutherford B. Hayes
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1893
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 10
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 11
Prince Napoléon Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1891
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1895
Go to all RankingsLouis Pasteur
CHEMIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 1
Friedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 2
Alexandre Dumas fils
WRITER
1824 - 1895
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 3
Berthe Morisot
PAINTER
1841 - 1895
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 4
Thomas Henry Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 5
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
WRITER
1836 - 1895
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 6
José Martí
WRITER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 7
Franz von Suppé
COMPOSER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 8
Empress Myeongseong
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1895
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 9
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 10
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 11
Adam Opel
INVENTOR
1837 - 1895
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Louis Pasteur ranks 9 out of NaN. Before him are René Descartes (1596), Blaise Pascal (1623), Joan of Arc (1412), Louis XVI of France (1754), Victor Hugo (1802), and Voltaire (1694). After him are Claude Monet (1840), Jules Verne (1828), Molière (1622), Montesquieu (1689), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905).
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René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 3
Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 91.04
Rank: 4
Joan of Arc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1412 - 1431
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 5
Louis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 90.50
Rank: 6
Victor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 7
Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Rank: 8
Louis Pasteur
CHEMIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 9
Claude Monet
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 88.69
Rank: 10
Jules Verne
WRITER
1828 - 1905
HPI: 88.32
Rank: 11
Molière
WRITER
1622 - 1673
HPI: 87.83
Rank: 12
Montesquieu
PHILOSOPHER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 13
Maximilien Robespierre
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1794
HPI: 87.37
Rank: 14
Jean-Paul Sartre
WRITER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 87.31
Rank: 15
Among Chemists In France
Among chemists born in France, Louis Pasteur ranks 1. After him are Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Irène Joliot-Curie (1897), Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), Henri Moissan (1852), Alfred Werner (1866), Victor Grignard (1871), Henry Louis Le Chatelier (1850), Jean-Pierre Sauvage (1944), Paul Sabatier (1854), Joseph Black (1728), and Jacques Monod (1910).
Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 1
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 - 1794
HPI: 86.04
Rank: 2
Irène Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 3
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 4
Henri Moissan
1852 - 1907
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 5
Alfred Werner
1866 - 1919
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 6
Victor Grignard
1871 - 1935
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 7
Henry Louis Le Chatelier
1850 - 1936
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 8
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
1944 - Present
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 9
Paul Sabatier
1854 - 1941
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 10
Joseph Black
1728 - 1799
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 11
Jacques Monod
1910 - 1976
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 12
