Biologist

Norman Borlaug

agronomist and biologist

1914 - 2009

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Norman Borlaug

His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Borlaug is the 172nd most popular biologist (down from 156th in 2024), the 1,488th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,381st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Biologist.

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Norman Borlaug is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Cresco, Iowa, United States.

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Norman Borlaug's biography appears in 76 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 98% of all Biologists.

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Norman Borlaug shares a March 25 birthday with Aretha Franklin, Béla Bartók, and Catherine of Siena.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Norman Borlaug ranks 172 out of 1,097. Before him are Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Leland H. Hartwell, William Bateson, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Joseph Dalton Hooker, and John Ray. After him are Adolf Engler, George Robert Gray, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Alexander Agassiz, Adam Afzelius, and Antoine-Augustin Parmentier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Norman Borlaug ranks 45. Before him are Vincent J. McMahon, Etty Hillesum, Jonas Salk, Renato Dulbecco, Agostino Casaroli, and Robert Wise. After him are Max Manus, James Van Allen, Vjekoslav Luburić, Norman Lloyd, Desmond Llewelyn, and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark. Among people deceased in 2009, Norman Borlaug ranks 40. Before him are Tomohiko Ikoma, Bobby Robson, Jennifer Jones, John Updike, Gaafar Nimeiry, and Leszek Kołakowski. After him are Natasha Richardson, Ralf Dahrendorf, Tavo Burat, Ephraim Katzir, Günther Rall, and Edwin G. Krebs.

Others Born in 1914

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Vincent J. McMahon
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 39
Etty Hillesum
WRITER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 40
Jonas Salk
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 41
Renato Dulbecco
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2012
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 42
Agostino Casaroli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1998
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 43
Robert Wise
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 44
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 45
Max Manus
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 46
James Van Allen
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 47
Vjekoslav Luburić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1969
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 48
Norman Lloyd
ACTOR
1914 - 2021
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 49
Desmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 50
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
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Rank: 51