BIOLOGIST
Motoo Kimura
1924 - 1994
Motoo Kimura
Motoo Kimura (木村 資生, Kimura Motō) (November 13, 1924 – November 13, 1994) was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 1968. He became one of the most influential theoretical population geneticists. He is remembered in genetics for his innovative use of diffusion equations to calculate the probability of fixation of beneficial, deleterious, or neutral alleles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Motoo Kimura has received more than 155,092 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Motoo Kimura is the 333rd most popular biologist (down from 300th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from Japan (down from 696th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
54.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Motoo Kimura ranks 333 out of 1,097. Before him are Philibert Commerson, Auguste Chevalier, Alexander von Nordmann, Leizu, George Ord, and Hermann Burmeister. After him are Craig Venter, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Esther Lederberg, Jacob Christian Schäffer, David Bruce, and Carl Sigismund Kunth.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilibert Commerson
1727 - 1773
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 327
Auguste Chevalier
1873 - 1956
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 328
Alexander von Nordmann
1803 - 1866
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 329
Leizu
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 330
George Ord
1781 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 331
Hermann Burmeister
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 332
Motoo Kimura
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 333
Craig Venter
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 334
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 335
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 336
Jacob Christian Schäffer
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 337
David Bruce
1855 - 1931
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 338
Carl Sigismund Kunth
1788 - 1850
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Motoo Kimura ranks 151. Before him are William Auld, Grégoire Kayibanda, Shintaro Abe, S. N. Goenka, M. Karunanidhi, and Luigi Musso. After him are Daniel Inouye, Zizi Jeanmaire, Franco Cristaldi, Claude Lefort, Walter Gotell, and Eduardo Fajardo. Among people deceased in 1994, Motoo Kimura ranks 124. Before him are Woody Strode, Giovanni Spadolini, Manfred Wörner, Claude Akins, Derek Jarman, and Zail Singh. After him are Stephen Cole Kleene, Dean Rusk, John Edward Williams, Frederick Copleston, Billy Wright, and Joe Pass.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsWilliam Auld
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 145
Grégoire Kayibanda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1976
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 146
Shintaro Abe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 147
S. N. Goenka
WRITER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 148
M. Karunanidhi
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 149
Luigi Musso
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1958
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 150
Motoo Kimura
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 151
Daniel Inouye
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 152
Zizi Jeanmaire
DANCER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 153
Franco Cristaldi
PRODUCER
1924 - 1992
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 154
Claude Lefort
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 155
Walter Gotell
ACTOR
1924 - 1997
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 156
Eduardo Fajardo
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsWoody Strode
ACTOR
1914 - 1994
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 118
Giovanni Spadolini
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1994
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 119
Manfred Wörner
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1994
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 120
Claude Akins
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 121
Derek Jarman
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 122
Zail Singh
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1994
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 123
Motoo Kimura
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 124
Stephen Cole Kleene
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 125
Dean Rusk
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 126
John Edward Williams
WRITER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 127
Frederick Copleston
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 128
Billy Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 129
Joe Pass
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 130
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Motoo Kimura ranks 726 out of 6,245. Before him are Yamamoto Kansuke (1493), Isamu Chō (1895), Shigeo Shingo (1909), Masami Kurumada (1953), Fukusaburo Harada (null), and Ikki Kita (1883). After him are Takao Nishiyama (1942), Masabumi Hosono (1870), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), and Donald Tsang (1944).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYamamoto Kansuke
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1561
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 720
Isamu Chō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 721
Shigeo Shingo
INVENTOR
1909 - 1990
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 722
Masami Kurumada
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 723
Fukusaburo Harada
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 724
Ikki Kita
WRITER
1883 - 1937
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 725
Motoo Kimura
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 726
Takao Nishiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 727
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 728
Taisen Deshimaru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1982
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 729
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 730
Tanzan Ishibashi
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 731
Donald Tsang
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 732
Among BIOLOGISTS In Japan
Among biologists born in Japan, Motoo Kimura ranks 5. Before him are Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Tomitaro Makino (1862), and Hideyo Noguchi (1876). After him are Katsuko Saruhashi (1920), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Akira Miyawaki (1928), Tsuneko Okazaki (1933), Jinzō Matsumura (1856), Akira Endo (1933), and Bunzō Hayata (1874).
Yoshinori Ohsumi
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1
Susumu Tonegawa
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 2
Tomitaro Makino
1862 - 1957
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3
Hideyo Noguchi
1876 - 1928
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 4
Motoo Kimura
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 5
Katsuko Saruhashi
1920 - 2007
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 6
Takenoshin Nakai
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 7
Akira Miyawaki
1928 - 2021
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 8
Tsuneko Okazaki
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 9
Jinzō Matsumura
1856 - 1928
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 10
Akira Endo
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 11
Bunzō Hayata
1874 - 1934
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 12