BIOLOGIST

Matt Ridley

1958 - Today

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Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, (born 7 February 1958), is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Ridley has received more than 917,900 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Matt Ridley is the 1,082nd most popular biologist (down from 959th in 2019), the 6,523rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,156th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Biologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 920k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Matt Ridley ranks 1,082 out of 1,097. Before him are E. B. Ford, Jerry Coyne, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Margaret Morse Nice, Jill Bolte Taylor, and Angelika Amon. After him are Pamela C. Rasmussen, David Bellamy, Christian Drosten, Peter Piot, Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, and Ben Barres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Matt Ridley ranks 707. Before him are Samir Shaker, Josh Pais, Tapio Sipilä, Douglas McGrath, Lena Ek, and Laurie Bartram. After him are Hiroshi Abe, Doris Kareva, Phil Scott, Rick Mahorn, José Manuel Soria, and Celso Güity.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Ridley ranks 6,523 out of 8,785. Before him are Leslie Ward (1851), Tamer Hassan (1968), Cal Crutchlow (1985), Linda Bassett (1950), Tom Heaton (1986), and Michael Gove (1967). After him are Willie Ormond (1927), Ken Downing (1917), David Gyasi (1980), Jamie Waylett (1989), Heston Blumenthal (1966), and Panjabi MC (1973).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Matt Ridley ranks 188. Before him are Frederic Moore (1830), Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856), Frederick DuCane Godman (1834), Steve Jones (1944), Jenny Clack (1947), and E. B. Ford (1901). After him are David Bellamy (1933), and Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (1950).

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