BIOLOGIST
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
Nikolai Vavilov
Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Вави́лов, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf] ; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1887 – 26 January 1943) was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants. He devoted his life to the study and improvement of wheat, maize and other cereal crops that sustain the global population. Vavilov became the youngest member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolai Vavilov has received more than 853,418 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Nikolai Vavilov is the 60th most popular biologist (down from 51st in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Russia (down from 194th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Biologist.
Nikolai Vavilov is most famous for his theory of the centers of origin of cultivated plants.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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4.99
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Nikolai Vavilov ranks 60 out of 1,097. Before him are François Jacob, Sylvia Earle, Hugo de Vries, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Daniel Bovet, and John Edward Gray. After him are George Beadle, Adelbert von Chamisso, Trofim Lysenko, Irwin Rose, Linda B. Buck, and André Michel Lwoff.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Jacob
1920 - 2013
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 54
Sylvia Earle
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 55
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 56
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 57
Daniel Bovet
1907 - 1992
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 58
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 59
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 60
George Beadle
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 61
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 62
Trofim Lysenko
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 63
Irwin Rose
1926 - 2015
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 64
Linda B. Buck
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 65
André Michel Lwoff
1902 - 1994
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 66
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Nikolai Vavilov ranks 31. Before him are Henry Moseley, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ruth Benedict, Leopold Ružička, Nadia Boulanger, and Wolfgang Köhler. After him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz, Lothar Rendulic, August Macke, Erich Mendelsohn, Kurt Schwitters, and John Reed. Among people deceased in 1943, Nikolai Vavilov ranks 18. Before him are Sophie Scholl, Henri La Fontaine, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Chaim Soutine, Władysław Sikorski, and Alexandre Millerand. After him are Max Wertheimer, Alexandre Yersin, Maurice Denis, Julius Fučík, Beatrix Potter, and Gustav Vigeland.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsHenry Moseley
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 25
Georgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 26
Ruth Benedict
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 27
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 28
Nadia Boulanger
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 29
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 30
Nikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 31
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 32
Lothar Rendulic
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1971
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 33
August Macke
PAINTER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 34
Erich Mendelsohn
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1953
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 35
Kurt Schwitters
ARTIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 36
John Reed
JOURNALIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsSophie Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 12
Henri La Fontaine
LAWYER
1854 - 1943
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 13
Yakov Dzhugashvili
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1943
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 14
Chaim Soutine
PAINTER
1893 - 1943
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 15
Władysław Sikorski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1943
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 16
Alexandre Millerand
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 17
Nikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 18
Max Wertheimer
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1943
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 19
Alexandre Yersin
PHYSICIAN
1863 - 1943
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 20
Maurice Denis
WRITER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 21
Julius Fučík
WRITER
1903 - 1943
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 22
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 23
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 24
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Vavilov ranks 205 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690), Christian Goldbach (1690), Anna Netrebko (1971), Vasily II of Moscow (1415), Nikolay Chernyshevsky (1828), and Vasily Stalin (1921). After him are Mikhail Suslov (1902), Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851), Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853), Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (1928), Gherman Titov (1935), and Igor Tamm (1895).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1718
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 199
Christian Goldbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 200
Anna Netrebko
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 201
Vasily II of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1462
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 202
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
WRITER
1828 - 1889
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 203
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 204
Nikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 205
Mikhail Suslov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1982
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 206
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
COMPANION
1851 - 1926
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 207
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1853 - 1920
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 208
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 209
Gherman Titov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 210
Igor Tamm
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1971
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 211
Among BIOLOGISTS In Russia
Among biologists born in Russia, Nikolai Vavilov ranks 3. Before him are Ivan Pavlov (1849), and Vladimir Vernadsky (1863). After him are Alexander Oparin (1894), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (1855), Nikolay Pirogov (1810), Vladimir Demikhov (1916), Nikolai Severtzov (1827), Alexander von Middendorff (1815), Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870), and Kliment Timiryazev (1843).
Ivan Pavlov
1849 - 1936
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 1
Vladimir Vernadsky
1863 - 1945
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 3
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 4
Dmitri Ivanovsky
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 5
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
1855 - 1935
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 7
Vladimir Demikhov
1916 - 1998
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 8
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 9
Alexander von Middendorff
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 10
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 11
Kliment Timiryazev
1843 - 1920
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 12