CHEMIST
Michael Levitt
1947 - Today
Michael Levitt
Michael Levitt, (Hebrew: מיכאל לויט; born 9 May 1947) is a South African-born biophysicist and a professor of structural biology at Stanford University, a position he has held since 1987. Levitt received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Martin Karplus and Arieh Warshel, for "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Levitt has received more than 471,778 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Michael Levitt is the 298th most popular chemist (down from 196th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular South African Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
58.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
8.08
Effective Languages (L*)
4.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Michael Levitt ranks 298 out of 602. Before him are Carl Gustaf Mosander, Richard R. Schrock, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, André-Louis Debierne, Anselme Payen, and Smithson Tennant. After him are Antoine Baumé, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Tapputi, Martin Lowry, Leopold Gmelin, and Kristian Birkeland.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarl Gustaf Mosander
1797 - 1858
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 292
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 293
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
1817 - 1890
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 294
André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 295
Anselme Payen
1795 - 1871
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 296
Smithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 297
Michael Levitt
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 298
Antoine Baumé
1728 - 1804
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 299
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 300
Tapputi
1200 BC - 1150 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 301
Martin Lowry
1874 - 1936
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 302
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 303
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 304
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Michael Levitt ranks 129. Before him are Marc Bolan, Florian Schneider, Noritaka Hidaka, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Nancy Fraser, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. After him are Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Roger De Vlaeminck, Glenn Tipton, Marion Ramsey, Nina Matviienko, and Ry Cooder.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsMarc Bolan
SINGER
1947 - 1977
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 123
Florian Schneider
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 124
Noritaka Hidaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 125
Miguel Ángel González Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 126
Nancy Fraser
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 127
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 128
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 129
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 130
Roger De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 131
Glenn Tipton
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 132
Marion Ramsey
ACTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 133
Nina Matviienko
SINGER
1947 - 2023
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 134
Ry Cooder
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 135
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Michael Levitt ranks 33 out of 454. Before him are D. F. Malan (1874), Basil Rathbone (1892), Seymour Papert (1928), Jan Smuts (1870), Abba Eban (1915), and Kgalema Motlanthe (1949). After him are Peter Abrahams (1919), Arnold Vosloo (1962), André Brink (1935), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Kevin Carter (1960), and Andries Pretorius (1798).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsD. F. Malan
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 27
Basil Rathbone
ACTOR
1892 - 1967
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 28
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 29
Jan Smuts
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1950
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 30
Abba Eban
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 31
Kgalema Motlanthe
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 32
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 33
Peter Abrahams
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 34
Arnold Vosloo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 35
André Brink
WRITER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 36
Cetshwayo kaMpande
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 37
Kevin Carter
JOURNALIST
1960 - 1994
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 38
Andries Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 39
Among CHEMISTS In South Africa
Among chemists born in South Africa, Michael Levitt ranks 1. After him are J. L. B. Smith (1897).