GEOLOGIST
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
Mary Anning
Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset, Southwest England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Anning has received more than 3,518,412 page views. Her biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Mary Anning is the 8th most popular geologist (down from 5th in 2019), the 525th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 459th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Geologist.
Mary Anning was a fossil hunter and paleontologist. She became famous for her discoveries of ichthyosaurus and plesiosaurus fossils.
Memorability Metrics
3.5M
Page Views (PV)
64.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
57
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
4.77
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Mary Anning ranks 8 out of 90. Before her are Milutin Milanković, Charles Francis Richter, Nicolas Steno, Charles Lyell, Inge Lehmann, and Andrija Mohorovičić. After her are James Hutton, Eduard Suess, Friedrich Mohs, Francis Beaufort, Vasily Dokuchaev, and Abraham Gottlob Werner.
Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilutin Milanković
1879 - 1958
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 2
Charles Francis Richter
1900 - 1985
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 3
Nicolas Steno
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 4
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 5
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 6
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 7
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 8
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 9
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 10
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 11
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 12
Vasily Dokuchaev
1846 - 1903
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 13
Abraham Gottlob Werner
1749 - 1817
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1799, Mary Anning ranks 5. Before her are Honoré de Balzac, Alexander Pushkin, Oscar I of Sweden, and Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron. After her are William Lassell, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, Karl Bryullov, Charles II, Duke of Parma, Fromental Halévy, and Anna Atkins. Among people deceased in 1847, Mary Anning ranks 6. Before her are Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Felix Mendelssohn, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy. After her are Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, Jules de Polignac, Marie Duplessis, John Franklin, Adélaïde d'Orléans, and Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville.
Others Born in 1799
Go to all RankingsHonoré de Balzac
WRITER
1799 - 1850
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 1
Alexander Pushkin
WRITER
1799 - 1837
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 2
Oscar I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1859
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 3
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
PHYSICIST
1799 - 1864
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 4
Mary Anning
GEOLOGIST
1799 - 1847
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 5
William Lassell
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1880
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 6
Gustav, Prince of Vasa
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1877
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 7
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1875
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 8
Karl Bryullov
PAINTER
1799 - 1852
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 9
Charles II, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1883
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 10
Fromental Halévy
COMPOSER
1799 - 1862
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 11
Anna Atkins
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1847
Go to all RankingsMarie Louise, Duchess of Parma
COMPANION
1791 - 1847
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 1
Felix Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1809 - 1847
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 2
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
NOBLEMAN
1771 - 1847
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
Fanny Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1805 - 1847
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 4
Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1766 - 1847
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 5
Mary Anning
GEOLOGIST
1799 - 1847
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 6
Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 7
Jules de Polignac
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1847
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 8
Marie Duplessis
CELEBRITY
1824 - 1847
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 9
John Franklin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1847
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 10
Adélaïde d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1847
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 11
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
PAINTER
1803 - 1847
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Anning ranks 525 out of 8,785. Before her are Raymond Cattell (1905), Mike Oldfield (1953), John Hicks (1904), Richard Griffiths (1947), William Kidd (1645), and Robert Edwards (1925). After her are Gerard Butler (1969), Albert Finney (1936), Ronnie Wood (1947), Stanley Baldwin (1867), William Lassell (1799), and Eadweard Muybridge (1830).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRaymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 519
Mike Oldfield
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 520
John Hicks
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 521
Richard Griffiths
ACTOR
1947 - 2013
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 522
William Kidd
PIRATE
1645 - 1701
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 523
Robert Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 524
Mary Anning
GEOLOGIST
1799 - 1847
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 525
Gerard Butler
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 526
Albert Finney
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 527
Ronnie Wood
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 528
Stanley Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 529
William Lassell
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1880
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 530
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 531
Among GEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among geologists born in United Kingdom, Mary Anning ranks 2. Before her are Charles Lyell (1797). After her are James Hutton (1726), Eduard Suess (1831), William Smith (1769), Gideon Mantell (1790), William Buckland (1784), Adam Sedgwick (1785), Arthur Holmes (1890), John Phillips (1800), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), and Joseph Thomson (1858).
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 3
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 4
William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 5
Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 6
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 7
Adam Sedgwick
1785 - 1873
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8
Arthur Holmes
1890 - 1965
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 9
John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 10
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 11
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 12