BIOLOGIST
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oldfield Thomas has received more than 88,100 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Oldfield Thomas is the 202nd most popular biologist (up from 362nd in 2019), the 1,153rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,082nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
88k
Page Views (PV)
64.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
11.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Oldfield Thomas ranks 202 out of 1,097. Before him are Temple Grandin, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, John James Audubon, Charles Bell, and Hugo Gunckel Lüer. After him are Adam Afzelius, Waldemar Haffkine, J. B. S. Haldane, Pierre Belon, Mikhail Tsvet, and Friedrich Parrot.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTemple Grandin
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 196
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
1765 - 1812
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 197
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 198
John James Audubon
1785 - 1851
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 199
Charles Bell
1774 - 1842
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 200
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
1901 - 1997
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 201
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 202
Adam Afzelius
1750 - 1837
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 203
Waldemar Haffkine
1860 - 1930
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 204
J. B. S. Haldane
1892 - 1964
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 205
Pierre Belon
1517 - 1564
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 206
Mikhail Tsvet
1872 - 1919
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 207
Friedrich Parrot
1791 - 1841
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Oldfield Thomas ranks 48. Before him are Remy de Gourmont, Alois Riegl, Wolfgang Kapp, Fernand Khnopff, Carl Auer von Welsbach, and Bonar Law. After him are Albrecht Penck, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Mélanie Bonis, Caran d'Ache, Roland Bonaparte, and Ethel Smyth. Among people deceased in 1929, Oldfield Thomas ranks 37. Before him are Stepa Stepanović, Asa Griggs Candler, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Liang Qichao, Tanaka Giichi, and Carl Auer von Welsbach. After him are La Goulue, Rainis, Maurice Sarrail, Aletta Jacobs, Manuel Gomes da Costa, and Enrico Ferri.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsRemy de Gourmont
WRITER
1858 - 1915
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 42
Alois Riegl
HISTORIAN
1858 - 1905
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 43
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 44
Fernand Khnopff
PAINTER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 45
Carl Auer von Welsbach
CHEMIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 46
Bonar Law
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1923
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 47
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 48
Albrecht Penck
GEOGRAPHER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 49
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
ACTOR
1858 - 1940
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 50
Mélanie Bonis
COMPOSER
1858 - 1937
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 51
Caran d'Ache
COMIC ARTIST
1858 - 1909
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 52
Roland Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 53
Ethel Smyth
COMPOSER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1929
Go to all RankingsStepa Stepanović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 31
Asa Griggs Candler
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1929
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 32
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
LINGUIST
1845 - 1929
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 33
Liang Qichao
WRITER
1873 - 1929
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 34
Tanaka Giichi
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1929
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 35
Carl Auer von Welsbach
CHEMIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 36
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 37
La Goulue
DANCER
1866 - 1929
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 38
Rainis
WRITER
1865 - 1929
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 39
Maurice Sarrail
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 40
Aletta Jacobs
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1929
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 41
Manuel Gomes da Costa
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1929
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 42
Enrico Ferri
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 43
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Oldfield Thomas ranks 1,153 out of 8,785. Before him are Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Evelyn Waugh (1903), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Keira Knightley (1985), and Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836). After him are Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689), Steven Gerrard (1980), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Alan Watts (1915), Robert Recorde (1512), and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLord Alfred Douglas
WRITER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,147
Evelyn Waugh
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,148
Jeremy Clarkson
JOURNALIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,149
Kiefer Sutherland
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,150
Keira Knightley
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1,151
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1908
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,152
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,153
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
NOBLEMAN
1689 - 1700
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1,154
Steven Gerrard
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,155
Daniel Radcliffe
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 1,156
Alan Watts
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 1973
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 1,157
Robert Recorde
MATHEMATICIAN
1512 - 1558
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 1,158
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1552
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 1,159
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Oldfield Thomas ranks 31. Before him are Anna Atkins (1799), George Robert Gray (1808), Ian Wilmut (1944), Henry Walter Bates (1825), George Shaw (1751), and Charles Bell (1774). After him are J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Thomas Browne (1605), Joseph Banks (1743), Desmond Morris (1928), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), and Michael Houghton (1949).
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 25
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 26
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 27
Henry Walter Bates
1825 - 1892
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 28
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 29
Charles Bell
1774 - 1842
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 30
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 31
J. B. S. Haldane
1892 - 1964
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 32
Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 33
Joseph Banks
1743 - 1820
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 34
Desmond Morris
1928 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 35
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
1942 - 2021
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 36
Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 37