CHEMIST
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
Nikolay Semyonov
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov , sometimes Semenov, Semionov or Semenoff (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов; 15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1896 – 25 September 1986) was a Soviet physicist and chemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolay Semyonov has received more than 140,969 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Nikolay Semyonov is the 204th most popular chemist (up from 230th in 2019), the 384th most popular biography from Russia (up from 449th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Chemist.
Nikolay Semyonov is most famous for his development of the first Soviet nuclear bomb.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
61.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
4.95
Effective Languages (L*)
5.23
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Nikolay Semyonov ranks 204 out of 602. Before him are Max Perutz, John Vane, Hermann Kolbe, Osamu Shimomura, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, and Mario J. Molina. After him are Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Kenichi Fukui, John Fenn, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, Gerhard Herzberg, and Wallace Carothers.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Perutz
1914 - 2002
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 198
John Vane
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 199
Hermann Kolbe
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 200
Osamu Shimomura
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 201
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
1822 - 1882
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 202
Mario J. Molina
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 203
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 204
Charles Adolphe Wurtz
1817 - 1884
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 205
Kenichi Fukui
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 206
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 207
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
1745 - 1818
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 208
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 209
Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 210
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Nikolay Semyonov ranks 49. Before him are Tina Modotti, Herbert Backe, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Gottlob Berger, Robert S. Mulliken, and Mamie Eisenhower. After him are André Masson, Wallace Carothers, Paulino Alcántara, Friedrich Hund, Léon Theremin, and Kenji Miyazawa. Among people deceased in 1986, Nikolay Semyonov ranks 44. Before him are Dean Reed, Coluche, James Cagney, Ye Jianying, Robert S. Mulliken, and Erik Bruhn. After him are Raimundo Orsi, Altiero Spinelli, Ray Milland, Adolfo Celi, Vincente Minnelli, and Juan Rulfo.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsTina Modotti
MODEL
1896 - 1942
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 43
Herbert Backe
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1947
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 44
Dimitri Mitropoulos
CONDUCTOR
1896 - 1960
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 45
Gottlob Berger
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 46
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 47
Mamie Eisenhower
COMPANION
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 48
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 49
André Masson
PAINTER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 50
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 51
Paulino Alcántara
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 52
Friedrich Hund
PHYSICIST
1896 - 1997
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 53
Léon Theremin
INVENTOR
1896 - 1993
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 54
Kenji Miyazawa
WRITER
1896 - 1933
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsDean Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1986
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 38
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 39
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 40
Ye Jianying
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 41
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 42
Erik Bruhn
ACTOR
1928 - 1986
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 43
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 44
Raimundo Orsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 45
Altiero Spinelli
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 46
Ray Milland
ACTOR
1907 - 1986
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 47
Adolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 48
Vincente Minnelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1986
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 49
Juan Rulfo
WRITER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 50
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Semyonov ranks 384 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksandr Karelin (1967), Nikolai Leskov (1831), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822), Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), and Nathalie Sarraute (1900). After him are Viktor Tsoi (1962), Leonid Andreyev (1871), Andrei Bely (1880), George Ostrogorsky (1902), Velimir Khlebnikov (1885), and Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Karelin
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 378
Nikolai Leskov
WRITER
1831 - 1895
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 379
Basil Fool for Christ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 380
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 381
Vladimir Kryuchkov
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 382
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 383
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 384
Viktor Tsoi
SINGER
1962 - 1990
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 385
Leonid Andreyev
WRITER
1871 - 1919
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 386
Andrei Bely
WRITER
1880 - 1934
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 387
George Ostrogorsky
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1976
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 388
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 389
Catherine Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1819
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 390
Among CHEMISTS In Russia
Among chemists born in Russia, Nikolay Semyonov ranks 8. Before him are Paul Karrer (1889), Otto Wallach (1847), Ilya Prigogine (1917), Valery Legasov (1936), Fritz Albert Lipmann (1899), and Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863). After him are Vladimir Markovnikov (1838), Alexander Butlerov (1828), Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev (1841), Julia Lermontova (1847), Friedrich Konrad Beilstein (1838), and Constantin Fahlberg (1850).
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 2
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 3
Ilya Prigogine
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Valery Legasov
1936 - 1988
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 5
Fritz Albert Lipmann
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 6
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
1863 - 1944
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 7
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 8
Vladimir Markovnikov
1838 - 1904
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 9
Alexander Butlerov
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 10
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
1841 - 1910
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 11
Julia Lermontova
1847 - 1919
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 12
Friedrich Konrad Beilstein
1838 - 1906
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 13
Constantin Fahlberg
1850 - 1910
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 14