Biologist
Michael Houghton
virologist
1949 - today
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Michael Houghton
His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Michael Houghton is the 76th most popular biologist (up from 230th in 2024), the 501st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,333rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Biologist.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Michael Houghton climbed 14,079 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #20,584 to #6,510.
#28 / 1,035
Michael Houghton ranks #28 among 1,035 notable people born in London, United Kingdom, inside the top 3% by HPI.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Michael Houghton ranks 76 out of 1,121. Before him are Adelbert von Chamisso, Günter Blobel, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Elizabeth Blackburn, Georg Forster, and Alexander Oparin. After him are Max Theiler, Richard Owen, Ralph M. Steinman, Archibald Hill, René Lesson, and Werner Arber.
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Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 70
Günter Blobel
1936 - 2018
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 71
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 - 1836
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 72
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 73
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 74
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 75
Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 76
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 77
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 78
Ralph M. Steinman
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 79
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 80
René Lesson
1794 - 1849
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 81
Werner Arber
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Michael Houghton ranks 43. Before him are Thomas Sankara, Arif Alvi, George Foreman, Bobby Farrell, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Carlos the Jackal. After him are Hugh David Politzer, Horst Ludwig Störmer, Patrick Süskind, Amin Maalouf, Steve Perry, and Linda Lovelace.
Others Born in 1949
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Thomas Sankara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1987
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 37
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 38
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - 2025
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 39
Bobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 40
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 41
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 42
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 43
Hugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 44
Horst Ludwig Störmer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 45
Patrick Süskind
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 46
Amin Maalouf
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 47
Steve Perry
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 48
Linda Lovelace
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1949 - 2002
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 49
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Houghton ranks 501 out of 9,870. Before him are Tony Scott (1944), Ralph Fiennes (1962), Angela Lansbury (1925), George Reid (1845), Malcolm McDowell (1943), and Billy Wright (1924). After him are Anthony Burgess (1917), James Hilton (1900), Jackie Stewart (1939), Richard Wright (1943), Arthur Eddington (1882), and Andrew Irvine (1902).
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Tony Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 495
Ralph Fiennes
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 496
Angela Lansbury
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 497
George Reid
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 498
Malcolm McDowell
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 499
Billy Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 500
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 501
Anthony Burgess
WRITER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 502
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 503
Jackie Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 504
Richard Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2008
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 505
Arthur Eddington
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 506
Andrew Irvine
MOUNTAINEER
1902 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 507
Among Biologists In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Michael Houghton ranks 16. Before him are Francis Crick (1916), John Edward Gray (1800), Christian de Duve (1917), Richard Henderson (1945), Gregory Winter (1951), and George Shaw (1751). After him are Richard Owen (1804), Archibald Hill (1886), Philip Sclater (1829), Philip Miller (1691), William John Swainson (1789), and James Edward Smith (1759).
Francis Crick
1916 - 2004
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 10
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 11
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 12
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 13
Gregory Winter
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 14
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 15
Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 16
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 17
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 18
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 19
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 20
William John Swainson
1789 - 1855
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 21
James Edward Smith
1759 - 1828
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 22
