BIOLOGIST
Mary F. Lyon
1925 - 2014
Mary F. Lyon
Mary Frances Lyon (15 May 1925 – 25 December 2014) was an English geneticist best known for her discovery of X-chromosome inactivation, an important biological phenomenon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary F. Lyon has received more than 91,775 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mary F. Lyon is the 751st most popular biologist (down from 719th in 2019), the 3,636th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,603rd in 2019) and the 101st most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
92k
Page Views (PV)
47.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
5.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Mary F. Lyons by language
Over the past year Mary F. Lyon has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 9,176 views, followed by Chinese (3,563), and Spanish (1,856). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (82.46%), Czech (81.75%), and Chinese (33.10%)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Mary F. Lyon ranks 751 out of 1,097. Before her are Auguste Duméril, Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, David Ho, Louis Fraser, Neil Campbell, and George Romanes. After her are Charles Wyville Thomson, August W. Eichler, Pál Kitaibel, Michele Tenore, John Gerard, and Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAuguste Duméril
1812 - 1870
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 745
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
1766 - 1849
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 746
David Ho
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 747
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 748
Neil Campbell
1946 - 2004
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 749
George Romanes
1848 - 1894
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 750
Mary F. Lyon
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 751
Charles Wyville Thomson
1830 - 1882
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 752
August W. Eichler
1839 - 1887
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 753
Pál Kitaibel
1757 - 1817
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 754
Michele Tenore
1780 - 1861
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 755
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 756
Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein
1768 - 1826
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 757
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Mary F. Lyon ranks 363. Before her are Toma Caragiu, Olga Aroseva, Irina Arkhipova, Pasieguito, Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, and Borislav Stanković. After her are Elisabeth Domitien, Alki Zei, John Fiedler, Tony Benn, Roque Olsen, and Alfred Kelbassa. Among people deceased in 2014, Mary F. Lyon ranks 323. Before her are Nadya Nozharova, Suchitra Sen, Casey Kasem, Régine Deforges, Joe Sample, and Jimmy Ellis. After her are Hal Finney, Bengt Eriksson, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Frans van der Lugt, Dorothy Tyler-Odam, and Dietmar Schönherr.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsToma Caragiu
CELEBRITY
1925 - 1977
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 357
Olga Aroseva
ACTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 358
Irina Arkhipova
SINGER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 359
Pasieguito
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2002
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 360
Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2019
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 361
Borislav Stanković
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 362
Mary F. Lyon
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 363
Elisabeth Domitien
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 364
Alki Zei
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 365
John Fiedler
ACTOR
1925 - 2005
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 366
Tony Benn
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 367
Roque Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1992
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 368
Alfred Kelbassa
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 369
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsNadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 317
Suchitra Sen
ACTOR
1931 - 2014
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 318
Casey Kasem
PRESENTER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 319
Régine Deforges
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 320
Joe Sample
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2014
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 321
Jimmy Ellis
BOXER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 322
Mary F. Lyon
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 323
Hal Finney
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - 2014
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 324
Bengt Eriksson
ATHLETE
1931 - 2014
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 325
Anatoly Kuznetsov
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 326
Frans van der Lugt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 327
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
ATHLETE
1920 - 2014
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 328
Dietmar Schönherr
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 329
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary F. Lyon ranks 3,636 out of 8,785. Before her are Richard Hughes (1900), Ron Geesin (1943), A. E. Housman (1859), Gerry Anderson (1929), Eddie Colman (1936), and Christopher O'Neill (1974). After her are John Smith (1938), Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), Sydney Greenstreet (1879), Roger Dean (1944), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), and David Dunbar Buick (1854).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Hughes
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 3,630
Ron Geesin
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 3,631
A. E. Housman
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 3,632
Gerry Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,633
Eddie Colman
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1958
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,634
Christopher O'Neill
BUSINESSPERSON
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,635
Mary F. Lyon
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,636
John Smith
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1994
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,637
Charles Wyville Thomson
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1882
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,638
Sydney Greenstreet
ACTOR
1879 - 1954
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,639
Roger Dean
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 3,640
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1697 - 1762
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 3,641
David Dunbar Buick
INVENTOR
1854 - 1929
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 3,642
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Mary F. Lyon ranks 101. Before her are John Belchier (1706), John Richardson (1787), Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), Miriam Rothschild (1908), John Anderson (1833), and Louis Fraser (1810). After her are Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), John Gerard (1545), Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), James Sowerby (1757), William Thomas Blanford (1832), and Henry Baker (1698).
John Belchier
1706 - 1785
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 95
John Richardson
1787 - 1865
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 96
Marmaduke Tunstall
1743 - 1790
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 97
Miriam Rothschild
1908 - 2005
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 98
John Anderson
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 99
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 100
Mary F. Lyon
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 101
Charles Wyville Thomson
1830 - 1882
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 102
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 103
Albert Bruce Jackson
1876 - 1947
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 104
James Sowerby
1757 - 1822
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 105
William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 106
Henry Baker
1698 - 1774
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 107