CHEMIST
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
Percy Lavon Julian
Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. He was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine and was a pioneer in the industrial large-scale chemical synthesis of the human hormones progesterone and testosterone from plant sterols such as stigmasterol and sitosterol. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Percy Lavon Julian has received more than 972,366 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Percy Lavon Julian is the 539th most popular chemist (down from 502nd in 2019), the 11,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,355th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Percy Lavon Julian ranks 539 out of 509. Before him are Richard Zare, Susan Solomon, Martyn Poliakoff, Harry B. Gray, Donald Howard Menzel, and Omar M. Yaghi. After him are J. L. B. Smith, Sam Ruben, Darshan Ranganathan, Jacqueline Barton, Bonnie Bassler, and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim.
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Richard Zare
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 533
Susan Solomon
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 534
Martyn Poliakoff
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 535
Harry B. Gray
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 536
Donald Howard Menzel
1901 - 1976
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 537
Omar M. Yaghi
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 538
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 539
J. L. B. Smith
1897 - 1968
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 540
Sam Ruben
1913 - 1943
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 541
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 542
Jacqueline Barton
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 543
Bonnie Bassler
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 544
Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 545
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Percy Lavon Julian ranks 269. Before him are Jimmie Davis, Paul Kelly, Carlos P. Romulo, Seán Lemass, Phyllis Haver, and Dwight Frye. After him are Gertrude Berg, Randall Thompson, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Eric Linklater, Carmel Myers, and Allen Tate. Among people deceased in 1975, Percy Lavon Julian ranks 238. Before him are Frithjof Sælen, Alice Catherine Evans, Marjorie Main, Larry Parks, Robert Strauss, and Beatrix Loughran. After him are Bob Wills and Boy Charlton.
Others Born in 1899
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Jimmie Davis
1899 - 2000
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 263
Paul Kelly
1899 - 1956
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 264
Carlos P. Romulo
1899 - 1985
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 265
Seán Lemass
1899 - 1971
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 266
Phyllis Haver
1899 - 1960
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 267
Dwight Frye
1899 - 1943
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 268
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 269
Gertrude Berg
1899 - 1966
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 270
Randall Thompson
1899 - 1984
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 271
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
1899 - 1977
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 272
Eric Linklater
1899 - 1974
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 273
Carmel Myers
1899 - 1980
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 274
Allen Tate
1899 - 1979
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 275
Others Deceased in 1975
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Frithjof Sælen
1892 - 1975
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 232
Alice Catherine Evans
1881 - 1975
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 233
Marjorie Main
1890 - 1975
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 234
Larry Parks
1914 - 1975
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 235
Robert Strauss
1913 - 1975
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 236
Beatrix Loughran
1900 - 1975
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 237
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 238
Bob Wills
1905 - 1975
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 239
Boy Charlton
1907 - 1975
HPI: 34.24
Rank: 240
In United States
Among people born in United States, Percy Lavon Julian ranks 11,823 out of 18,182. Before him are Courtney Henggeler (1978), George Hincapie (1973), Wade Dominguez (1966), Lionel Shriver (1957), K. Megan McArthur (1971), and Pop Smoke (1999). After him are Mike Hagerty (1954), Nolan North (1970), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), Barbara Ferrell (1947), Frederick Sheffield (1902), and Mike Mullane (1945).
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Courtney Henggeler
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 11,817
George Hincapie
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 11,818
Wade Dominguez
1966 - 1998
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 11,819
Lionel Shriver
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 11,820
K. Megan McArthur
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 11,821
Pop Smoke
1999 - 2020
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 11,822
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,823
Mike Hagerty
1954 - 2022
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,824
Nolan North
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,825
John-David F. Bartoe
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,826
Barbara Ferrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,827
Frederick Sheffield
1902 - 1971
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,828
Mike Mullane
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 11,829
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Percy Lavon Julian ranks 105. Before him are Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Charles M. Lieber (1959), Richard Zare (1939), Susan Solomon (1956), Harry B. Gray (1935), and Donald Howard Menzel (1901). After him are Sam Ruben (1913), Jacqueline Barton (1952), Bonnie Bassler (1962), and Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966).
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 99
Charles M. Lieber
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 100
Richard Zare
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 101
Susan Solomon
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 102
Harry B. Gray
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 103
Donald Howard Menzel
1901 - 1976
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 104
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 105
Sam Ruben
1913 - 1943
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 106
Jacqueline Barton
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 107
Bonnie Bassler
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 108
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 29.32
Rank: 109
