Chemist
Mária Telkes
Hungarian–American scientist and inventor
1900 - 1995
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Mária Telkes
Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Mária Telkes is the 256th most popular chemist (down from 240th in 2024), the 134th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 138th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Chemist.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Mária Telkes ranks 256 out of 602. Before her are Emil Abderhalden, Jacques Dubochet, Ryōji Noyori, Johan August Arfwedson, Richard Smalley, and Carolyn R. Bertozzi. After her are Ida Noddack, Alfred G. Gilman, Vladimir Markovnikov, Stephanie Kwolek, John Polanyi, and Fritz Strassmann.
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Emil Abderhalden
1877 - 1950
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 250
Jacques Dubochet
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 251
Ryōji Noyori
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 252
Johan August Arfwedson
1792 - 1841
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 253
Richard Smalley
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 254
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 255
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 256
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 257
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 258
Vladimir Markovnikov
1838 - 1904
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 259
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 260
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 261
Fritz Strassmann
1902 - 1980
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Mária Telkes ranks 57. Before her are Pridi Banomyong, Pedro Cea, Thomas Wolfe, Howard H. Aiken, Jean Negulesco, and Raphael Lemkin. After her are Charley Paddock, Maurice Thorez, W. Edwards Deming, Herberts Cukurs, Yves Tanguy, and Aaron Copland. Among people deceased in 1995, Mária Telkes ranks 56. Before her are Miklós Rózsa, Ștefan Kovács, Ko Takamoro, César Rodríguez Álvarez, James Meade, and Roger Zelazny. After her are Rory Gallagher, John Vincent Atanasoff, Ernest Gellner, Krešimir Ćosić, Carlos Monzón, and Günter Guillaume.
Others Born in 1900
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Pridi Banomyong
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 51
Pedro Cea
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 52
Thomas Wolfe
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 53
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 54
Jean Negulesco
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 55
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 56
Mária Telkes
CHEMIST
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 57
Charley Paddock
ATHLETE
1900 - 1943
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 58
Maurice Thorez
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 59
W. Edwards Deming
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 60
Herberts Cukurs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1965
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 61
Yves Tanguy
PAINTER
1900 - 1955
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 62
Aaron Copland
COMPOSER
1900 - 1990
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 63
Others Deceased in 1995
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Miklós Rózsa
COMPOSER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 50
Ștefan Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 51
Ko Takamoro
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 52
César Rodríguez Álvarez
COACH
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 53
James Meade
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 54
Roger Zelazny
WRITER
1937 - 1995
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 55
Mária Telkes
CHEMIST
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 56
Rory Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 57
John Vincent Atanasoff
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 58
Ernest Gellner
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 59
Krešimir Ćosić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 60
Carlos Monzón
BOXER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 61
Günter Guillaume
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 1995
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 62
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Mária Telkes ranks 134 out of NaN. Before her are Ignác Goldziher (1850), Arthur Nikisch (1855), George I Rákóczi (1593), Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Gyula Grosics (1926), and George II Rákóczi (1621). After her are Gyula Horn (1932), Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Gusztáv Jány (1883), Prince Álmos (1070), Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045), and Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872).
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Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 128
Arthur Nikisch
MUSICIAN
1855 - 1922
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 129
George I Rákóczi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1593 - 1648
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 130
Princess Maria Antonia Koháry
COMPOSER
1797 - 1862
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 131
Gyula Grosics
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 132
George II Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1660
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 133
Mária Telkes
CHEMIST
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 134
Gyula Horn
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 135
Saint Emeric of Hungary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1031
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 136
Gusztáv Jány
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1947
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 137
Prince Álmos
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1127
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 138
Saint Margaret of Scotland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1045 - 1093
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 139
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1962
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 140
Among Chemists In Hungary
Among chemists born in Hungary, Mária Telkes ranks 5. Before her are George de Hevesy (1885), Avram Hershko (1937), George Andrew Olah (1927), and Katalin Karikó (1955). After her are Michael Polanyi (1891), and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein (1904).
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 1
Avram Hershko
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 2
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 3
Katalin Karikó
1955 - Present
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 4
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 5
Michael Polanyi
1891 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 6
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
1904 - 1995
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 7
