BIOLOGIST
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
Max Theiler
Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever in 1937, becoming the first African-born Nobel laureate. Born in Pretoria, Theiler was educated in South Africa through completion of his degree in medical school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Theiler has received more than 199,550 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Max Theiler is the 73rd most popular biologist (down from 65th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular South African Biologist.
Max Theiler was a virologist who developed a vaccine for yellow fever.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
64.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
13.06
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Max Theiler ranks 73 out of 1,097. Before him are August Weismann, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Alexander Oparin, Robert Edwards, Ferdinand Cohn, and Herman Boerhaave. After him are Ernst Mayr, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Svante Pääbo, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Bernard Katz, and Philip Miller.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAugust Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 67
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 68
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 69
Robert Edwards
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 70
Ferdinand Cohn
1828 - 1898
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 71
Herman Boerhaave
1668 - 1738
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 72
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 73
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 74
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 75
Svante Pääbo
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 76
Dmitri Ivanovsky
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 77
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 78
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 79
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Max Theiler ranks 30. Before him are George Cukor, Paul-Henri Spaak, Gustav Heinemann, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Cevdet Sunay, and Bertil Ohlin. After him are Alfred Schütz, Gloria Swanson, Charles Laughton, Ferhat Abbas, Jean Moulin, and Georg von Békésy. Among people deceased in 1972, Max Theiler ranks 27. Before him are Maurice Chevalier, Dino Buzzati, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Andrei Tupolev, Paul-Henri Spaak, and Heinrich Lübke. After him are Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Ghassan Kanafani, Georg von Békésy, Emil Maurice, Henri Coandă, and Margaret Rutherford.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsGeorge Cukor
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 24
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 25
Gustav Heinemann
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1976
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 26
Fritz Albert Lipmann
CHEMIST
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 27
Cevdet Sunay
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 28
Bertil Ohlin
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1979
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 29
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 30
Alfred Schütz
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1959
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 31
Gloria Swanson
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 32
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 33
Ferhat Abbas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 34
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 35
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsMaurice Chevalier
ACTOR
1888 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 21
Dino Buzzati
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 22
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1972
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 23
Andrei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 24
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 25
Heinrich Lübke
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 26
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 27
Athenagoras I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1886 - 1972
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 28
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 29
Georg von Békésy
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 30
Emil Maurice
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 31
Henri Coandă
INVENTOR
1886 - 1972
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 32
Margaret Rutherford
ACTOR
1892 - 1972
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 33
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Max Theiler ranks 13 out of 454. Before him are F. W. de Klerk (1936), Nadine Gordimer (1923), Shaka (1787), Desmond Tutu (1931), Christiaan Barnard (1922), and Cyril Ramaphosa (1952). After him are Charlize Theron (1975), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), Jacob Zuma (1942), Thabo Mbeki (1942), Paul Kruger (1825), and P. W. Botha (1916).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsF. W. de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 7
Nadine Gordimer
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 8
Shaka
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1828
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 9
Desmond Tutu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 10
Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
Cyril Ramaphosa
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 12
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
Charlize Theron
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 14
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 15
Jacob Zuma
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 16
Thabo Mbeki
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 17
Paul Kruger
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 18
P. W. Botha
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 19
Among BIOLOGISTS In South Africa
Among biologists born in South Africa, Max Theiler ranks 1. After him are Sydney Brenner (1927), Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Louisa Bolus (1877), and Austin Stevens (1950).
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 1
Sydney Brenner
1927 - 2019
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
1907 - 2004
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 4
Louisa Bolus
1877 - 1970
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 5
Austin Stevens
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 6