BIOLOGIST
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
Norman Borlaug
Norman Ernest Borlaug (; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards. Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and PhD in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Borlaug has received more than 3,510,660 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Norman Borlaug is the 156th most popular biologist (down from 119th in 2019), the 1,381st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,234th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Biologist.
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3.5M
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76
Languages Editions (L)
3.76
Effective Languages (L*)
6.49
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Norman Borlaug ranks 156 out of 1,097. Before him are Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Julius Richard Petri, Adolf Engler, Martin Evans, George Davis Snell, and Leland H. Hartwell. After him are Salvador Luria, Olaus Rudbeck, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Michel Adanson, Charles Bonnet, and Joshua Lederberg.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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1741 - 1783
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 150
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 151
Adolf Engler
1844 - 1930
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 152
Martin Evans
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HPI: 60.65
Rank: 153
George Davis Snell
1903 - 1996
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 154
Leland H. Hartwell
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 155
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 156
Salvador Luria
1912 - 1991
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 157
Olaus Rudbeck
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HPI: 60.44
Rank: 158
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
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HPI: 60.43
Rank: 159
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 160
Charles Bonnet
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HPI: 60.34
Rank: 161
Joshua Lederberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Norman Borlaug ranks 49. Before him are Asger Jorn, María Félix, Jean Tatlock, Boris Christoff, Peter Townsend, and Pavle, Serbian Patriarch. After him are Adolfo Bioy Casares, William Westmoreland, Robert Wise, Alan Hodgkin, Renato Dulbecco, and Shapour Bakhtiar. Among people deceased in 2009, Norman Borlaug ranks 43. Before him are Ephraim Katzir, Marek Edelman, Hussein-Ali Montazeri, John Updike, Amin al-Hafiz, and Pavle, Serbian Patriarch. After him are Ertuğrul Osman, Qian Xuesen, Rafael Caldera, Albert Barillé, Patrick McGoohan, and Natasha Richardson.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsAsger Jorn
PAINTER
1914 - 1973
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 43
María Félix
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 44
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 45
Boris Christoff
SINGER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 46
Peter Townsend
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 47
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 48
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 49
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 50
William Westmoreland
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 51
Robert Wise
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 52
Alan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 53
Renato Dulbecco
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 54
Shapour Bakhtiar
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsEphraim Katzir
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 37
Marek Edelman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 38
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 39
John Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 40
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 41
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 42
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 43
Ertuğrul Osman
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2009
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 44
Qian Xuesen
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2009
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 45
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 46
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 47
Patrick McGoohan
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 48
Natasha Richardson
ACTOR
1963 - 2009
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 49
In United States
Among people born in United States, Norman Borlaug ranks 1,381 out of 20,380. Before him are Leland H. Hartwell (1939), E. Howard Hunt (1918), Kelly Lynch (1959), Max Wright (1943), Bob Kane (1915), and Scott Wilson (1942). After him are Jim Lovell (1928), George Strait (1952), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), John Zorn (1953), Annette Bening (1958), and Henry Gantt (1861).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLeland H. Hartwell
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,375
E. Howard Hunt
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,376
Kelly Lynch
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,377
Max Wright
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,378
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 1,379
Scott Wilson
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 1,380
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,381
Jim Lovell
ASTRONAUT
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,382
George Strait
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 1,383
John Jacob Astor IV
WRITER
1864 - 1912
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 1,384
John Zorn
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 1,385
Annette Bening
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,386
Henry Gantt
ENGINEER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1,387
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Norman Borlaug ranks 27. Before him are E. O. Wilson (1929), Gerald Edelman (1929), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), J. Michael Bishop (1936), George Davis Snell (1903), and Leland H. Hartwell (1939). After him are Joshua Lederberg (1925), Robert Whittaker (1920), Paul Greengard (1925), George Wald (1906), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), and Jeffrey C. Hall (1945).
E. O. Wilson
1929 - 2021
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 21
Gerald Edelman
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 22
Hamilton O. Smith
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 23
J. Michael Bishop
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 24
George Davis Snell
1903 - 1996
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 25
Leland H. Hartwell
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 26
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 27
Joshua Lederberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 28
Robert Whittaker
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 29
Paul Greengard
1925 - 2019
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 30
George Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 31
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 32
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 33