1949 - Today
Michael Warren Young (born March 28, 1949) is an American biologist and geneticist. He has dedicated over three decades to research studying genetically controlled patterns of sleep and wakefulness within Drosophila melanogaster.At Rockefeller University, his lab has made significant contributions in the field of chronobiology by identifying key genes associated with regulation of the internal clock responsible for circadian rhythms. He was able to elucidate the function of the period gene, which is necessary for the fly to exhibit normal sleep cycles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael W. Young has received more than 215,841 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Michael W. Young is the 276th most popular biologist (up from 287th in 2019), the 2,763rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,560th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Biologist.
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Among biologists, Michael W. Young ranks 276 out of 844. Before him are Carl Correns, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, Wilhelm Peters, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, Pieter Boddaert, and George Smith. After him are Josias Braun-Blanquet, Fritz Müller, Ian Wilmut, Morten Thrane Brünnich, Josif Pančić, and Ernst Schäfer.
1864 - 1933
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 270
1735 - 1805
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 271
1815 - 1883
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 272
1784 - 1838
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 273
1730 - 1795
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 274
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 275
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 276
1884 - 1980
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 277
1822 - 1897
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 278
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 279
1737 - 1827
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 280
1814 - 1888
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 281
1910 - 1992
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 282
Among people born in 1949, Michael W. Young ranks 136. Before him are Rick Wakeman, Alexander Godunov, Lindsay Wagner, Steve Perry, Walid Jumblatt, and Paul Rodgers. After him are John Savage, Phil Lynott, David Foster, Alan Menken, Christopher Hitchens, and Georges Leekens.
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 130
1949 - 1995
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 131
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 132
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 133
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 134
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 135
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 136
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 137
1949 - 1986
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 138
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 139
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 140
1949 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 141
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 142
Among people born in United States, Michael W. Young ranks 2,763 out of 15,968. Before him are Robert B. Laughlin (1950), David Eddings (1931), Johnny Carson (1925), Ronald Evans (1933), Ace Frehley (1951), and Georgia Hale (1900). After him are Sam Wood (1883), Jack Lord (1920), Paul Schrader (1946), Kaʻahumanu (1768), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), and George Segal (1924).
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,757
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,758
1925 - 2005
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,759
1933 - 1990
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,760
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,761
1900 - 1985
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,762
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,763
1883 - 1949
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,764
1920 - 1998
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,765
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,766
1768 - 1832
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,767
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,768
1924 - 2000
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,769
Among biologists born in United States, Michael W. Young ranks 44. Before him are Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), Wilbur Scoville (1865), Craig Venter (1946), Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903), Wilder Penfield (1891), and George Smith (1941). After him are Martha Chase (1927), Martin Chalfie (1947), Michael Rosbash (1944), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Bruce Beutler (1957), and Eric F. Wieschaus (1947).
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 38
1865 - 1942
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 39
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 40
1903 - 1967
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 41
1891 - 1976
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 42
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 43
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 44
1927 - 2003
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 45
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 46
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 47
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 48
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 49
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 50