BIOLOGIST
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
Philip Miller
Philip Miller FRS (1691 – 18 December 1771) was an English botanist and gardener of Scottish descent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Miller has received more than 163,798 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Philip Miller is the 79th most popular biologist (down from 76th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 620th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Biologist.
Philip Miller is most famous for his work on the classification of plants. He was a founding member of the Royal Society and was a professor at Oxford University.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
63.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
12.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Philip Miller ranks 79 out of 1,097. Before him are Max Theiler, Ernst Mayr, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Svante Pääbo, Dmitri Ivanovsky, and Bernard Katz. After him are Ibn al-Baitar, Elizabeth Blackburn, Archibald Hill, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, and Werner Arber.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 73
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 74
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 75
Svante Pääbo
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 76
Dmitri Ivanovsky
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 77
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 78
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 79
Ibn al-Baitar
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 80
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 81
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 82
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 83
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 84
Werner Arber
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1691, Philip Miller ranks 2. Before him is Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Giovanni Paolo Panini, Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, Mir Jafar, Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Francesco Feo, Edward Cave, Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Alessandro Galilei, and George Lillo. Among people deceased in 1771, Philip Miller ranks 3. Before him are Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, and Claude Adrien Helvétius. After him are Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Henri Pitot, Louis-Michel van Loo, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Alexei Razumovsky, John Bevis, Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Tobias Smollett.
Others Born in 1691
Go to all RankingsElisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
COMPANION
1691 - 1750
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 1
Philip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 2
Giovanni Paolo Panini
PAINTER
1691 - 1765
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3
Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1733
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 5
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1768
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6
Francesco Feo
COMPOSER
1691 - 1761
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7
Edward Cave
BUSINESSPERSON
1691 - 1754
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 8
Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
NOBLEMAN
1691 - 1743
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1741
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 10
Alessandro Galilei
MATHEMATICIAN
1691 - 1737
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 11
George Lillo
WRITER
1691 - 1739
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1771
Go to all RankingsAdolf Frederick, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1771
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 1
Claude Adrien Helvétius
PHILOSOPHER
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 2
Philip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 3
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
ARCHITECT
1700 - 1771
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 4
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
PHYSICIAN
1682 - 1771
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 5
Henri Pitot
PHYSICIST
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 6
Louis-Michel van Loo
PAINTER
1707 - 1771
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
WRITER
1704 - 1771
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 8
Alexei Razumovsky
COMPANION
1709 - 1771
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 9
John Bevis
ASTRONOMER
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1771
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 11
Tobias Smollett
WRITER
1721 - 1771
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Miller ranks 558 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Cranmer (1489), Christian Bale (1974), David II of Scotland (1324), Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), David J. Thouless (1934), and Benjamin Graham (1894). After him are Thomas Wolsey (1473), Bill Nighy (1949), Hugh Laurie (1959), James Parkinson (1755), Christopher Tolkien (1924), and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Cranmer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1489 - 1556
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 552
Christian Bale
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 553
David II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1324 - 1371
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 554
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
PILOT
1892 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 555
David J. Thouless
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 556
Benjamin Graham
ECONOMIST
1894 - 1976
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 557
Philip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 558
Thomas Wolsey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 559
Bill Nighy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 560
Hugh Laurie
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 561
James Parkinson
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 562
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 563
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
CHEMIST
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 564
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Philip Miller ranks 12. Before him are Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Robert Brown (1773), Christian de Duve (1917), Richard Owen (1804), John Edward Gray (1800), and Robert Edwards (1925). After him are Archibald Hill (1886), Erasmus Darwin (1731), Philip Sclater (1829), Oliver Smithies (1925), Julian Huxley (1887), and John Gurdon (1933).
Thomas Henry Huxley
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 6
Robert Brown
1773 - 1858
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 7
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 8
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 9
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 10
Robert Edwards
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 11
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 13
Erasmus Darwin
1731 - 1802
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 14
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 15
Oliver Smithies
1925 - 2017
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 16
Julian Huxley
1887 - 1975
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 17
John Gurdon
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 18