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PZ Myers

1957 - Today

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Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the Pharyngula science blog. He is associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) where he works in the field of developmental biology. He is a critic of intelligent design and the creationist movement and other pseudoscientific concepts.In 2006 the journal Nature listed Myers's Pharyngula as the top-ranked blog by a scientist based on popularity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of PZ Myers has received more than 381,390 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. PZ Myers is the 961st most popular biologist (down from 839th in 2019), the 14,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,419th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Biologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, PZ Myers ranks 961 out of 841. Before him are William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, David Bellamy, Jill Bolte Taylor, Magnus Manske, Angelika Amon, and Matt Ridley. After him are Maria Van Kerkhove, Sunetra Gupta, Feng Zhang, and Rana Dajani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, PZ Myers ranks 648. Before him are Mark Lawrenson, Mark Johnson, Marc Platt, Duane G. Carey, Hilda Solis, and Harvey Glance. After him are Jacky Rosen, Chris Lewis, Richard M. Linnehan, Elizabeth Hand, Éva Tardos, and Jan Hooks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, PZ Myers ranks 14,951 out of 18,182. Before him are Jill Scott (1972), Nargis Fakhri (1979), Alimi Ballard (1977), Anthony Bowie (1963), Harvey Glance (1957), and Reince Priebus (1972). After him are Skylar Astin (1987), Tom Bergeron (1955), Avery Bradley (1990), Simone Missick (1982), Austin O'Brien (1981), and Anthony Ervin (1981).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, PZ Myers ranks 160. Before him are Jerry Coyne (1949), Susan Lindquist (1949), Stephen Schneider (1945), Joanne Chory (1955), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), and Jill Bolte Taylor (1959). After him are Maria Van Kerkhove (1977).

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