CHEMIST
Paul Lauterbur
1929 - 2007
Paul Lauterbur
Paul Christian Lauterbur (May 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007) was an American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) possible. Lauterbur was a professor at Stony Brook University from 1963 until 1985, where he conducted his research for the development of the MRI. In 1985 he became a professor along with his wife Joan at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 22 years until his death in Urbana. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Lauterbur has received more than 0 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Paul Lauterbur is the 246th most popular chemist (down from 150th in 2019), the 1,519th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,060th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Chemist.
Paul Lauterbur was a physician, chemist, and physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 for his work in developing the MRI.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Paul Lauterbur ranks 246 out of 602. Before him are Mária Telkes, William Hyde Wollaston, Elias James Corey, Thomas Graham, Ryōji Noyori, and William C. Campbell. After him are Ida Noddack, Sidney Altman, Thomas A. Steitz, Joseph L. Goldstein, Bernard Courtois, and Walter Gilbert.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 240
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 241
Elias James Corey
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 242
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 243
Ryōji Noyori
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 244
William C. Campbell
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 245
Paul Lauterbur
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 246
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 247
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 248
Thomas A. Steitz
1940 - 2018
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 249
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 250
Bernard Courtois
1777 - 1838
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 251
Walter Gilbert
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 252
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Paul Lauterbur ranks 100. Before him are Fernanda Montenegro, Lorenzo Buffon, Stirling Moss, Michael Atiyah, Chespirito, and David Kelly. After him are Věra Chytilová, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, José Santamaría, Alasdair MacIntyre, Bob Denard, and Georgi Markov. Among people deceased in 2007, Paul Lauterbur ranks 49. Before him are Paul Watzlawick, Norman Mailer, Gaston Thorn, John Backus, E. Howard Hunt, and Taha Yassin Ramadan. After him are Petar Stambolić, Michel Serrault, Bob Denard, Rudolf Arnheim, Robert Adler, and Ian Smith.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsFernanda Montenegro
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 94
Lorenzo Buffon
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 95
Stirling Moss
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 96
Michael Atiyah
MATHEMATICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 97
Chespirito
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 98
David Kelly
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 99
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 100
Věra Chytilová
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 101
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 102
José Santamaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 103
Alasdair MacIntyre
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 104
Bob Denard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 105
Georgi Markov
WRITER
1929 - 1978
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsPaul Watzlawick
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 43
Norman Mailer
WRITER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 44
Gaston Thorn
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 45
John Backus
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 2007
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 46
E. Howard Hunt
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 47
Taha Yassin Ramadan
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 48
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 49
Petar Stambolić
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 50
Michel Serrault
ACTOR
1928 - 2007
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 51
Bob Denard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 52
Rudolf Arnheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 2007
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 53
Robert Adler
INVENTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 54
Ian Smith
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 55
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paul Lauterbur ranks 1,519 out of 20,380. Before him are Phil Jackson (1945), Henry Norris Russell (1877), Nicholas Ray (1911), Debbie Harry (1945), Phil Knight (1938), and Creighton Abrams (1914). After him are James Brendan Connolly (1868), Viola Davis (1965), Lionel Stander (1908), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Matthew Broderick (1962), and River Phoenix (1970).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPhil Jackson
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,513
Henry Norris Russell
ASTRONOMER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,514
Nicholas Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,515
Debbie Harry
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,516
Phil Knight
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,517
Creighton Abrams
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1974
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,518
Paul Lauterbur
CHEMIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,519
James Brendan Connolly
WRITER
1868 - 1957
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,520
Viola Davis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,521
Lionel Stander
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,522
Grace Zabriskie
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,523
Matthew Broderick
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,524
River Phoenix
ACTOR
1970 - 1993
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 1,525
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Paul Lauterbur ranks 50. Before him are Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), William Lipscomb (1919), Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921), Roger D. Kornberg (1947), and Elias James Corey (1928). After him are Thomas A. Steitz (1940), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), Walter Gilbert (1932), Dudley R. Herschbach (1932), Richard Smalley (1943), and Edward W. Morley (1838).
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 44
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 45
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 46
Robert Bruce Merrifield
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 47
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 48
Elias James Corey
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 49
Paul Lauterbur
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 50
Thomas A. Steitz
1940 - 2018
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 51
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 52
Walter Gilbert
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 53
Dudley R. Herschbach
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 54
Richard Smalley
1943 - 2005
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 55
Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 56