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Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
Raymond Davis Jr.
Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Davis Jr. has received more than 120,294 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Raymond Davis Jr. is the 187th most popular chemist (up from 189th in 2019), the 1,277th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,345th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Chemist.
Raymond Davis Jr. is most famous for the Davis Incident, in which he shot two men in Lahore, Pakistan, and was imprisoned for two years before being released in 2011.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
60.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
11.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.78
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Raymond Davis Jr. ranks 187 out of 509. Before him are Louis Jacques Thénard, Max Perutz, Joachim Frank, Ei-ichi Negishi, Walter Gilbert, and Alan J. Heeger. After him are Stanislao Cannizzaro, Germain Henri Hess, Julius Axelrod, Gerhard Herzberg, Erwin Chargaff, and Ahmed Zewail.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Louis Jacques Thénard
1777 - 1857
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 181
Max Perutz
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 182
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 183
Ei-ichi Negishi
1935 - 2021
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 184
Walter Gilbert
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 185
Alan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 186
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 187
Stanislao Cannizzaro
1826 - 1910
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 188
Germain Henri Hess
1802 - 1850
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 189
Julius Axelrod
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 190
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 191
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 192
Ahmed Zewail
1946 - 2016
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Raymond Davis Jr. ranks 42. Before him are Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Alan Hodgkin, Max Perutz, Jackie Coogan, Norman Borlaug, and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark. After him are William Vickrey, Vjekoslav Luburić, Boris Christoff, Dylan Thomas, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and Tyrone Power. Among people deceased in 2006, Raymond Davis Jr. ranks 48. Before him are Alida Valli, Telmo Zarra, P. W. Botha, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Zoia Ceaușescu, and Shohei Imamura. After him are Mariska Veres, Romano Mussolini, Shamil Basayev, Claude Jade, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Glenn Ford.
Others Born in 1914
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Richard Laurence Millington Synge
1914 - 1994
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 36
Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 37
Max Perutz
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 38
Jackie Coogan
1914 - 1984
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 39
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 40
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
1914 - 2001
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 41
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 42
William Vickrey
1914 - 1996
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 43
Vjekoslav Luburić
1914 - 1969
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 44
Boris Christoff
1914 - 1993
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 45
Dylan Thomas
1914 - 1953
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 46
Adolfo Bioy Casares
1914 - 1999
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 47
Tyrone Power
1914 - 1958
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 2006
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Alida Valli
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 42
Telmo Zarra
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 43
P. W. Botha
1916 - 2006
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 44
Robert Bruce Merrifield
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 45
Zoia Ceaușescu
1949 - 2006
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 46
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 47
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 48
Mariska Veres
1947 - 2006
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 49
Romano Mussolini
1927 - 2006
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 50
Shamil Basayev
1965 - 2006
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 51
Claude Jade
1948 - 2006
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 52
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1943 - 2006
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 53
Glenn Ford
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 54
In United States
Among people born in United States, Raymond Davis Jr. ranks 1,277 out of 18,182. Before him are Cormac McCarthy (1933), Joseph Kosuth (1945), John Brown (1800), John Foster Dulles (1888), J. J. Cale (1938), and Sam Cooke (1931). After him are Chevy Chase (1943), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Mike Shinoda (1977), Julius Axelrod (1912), and John Payne (1912).
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Cormac McCarthy
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,271
Joseph Kosuth
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,272
John Brown
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,273
John Foster Dulles
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,274
J. J. Cale
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,275
Sam Cooke
1931 - 1964
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,276
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1,277
Chevy Chase
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,278
Walter Bradford Cannon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,279
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1874 - 1960
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,280
Mike Shinoda
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,281
Julius Axelrod
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 1,282
John Payne
1912 - 1989
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,283
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Raymond Davis Jr. ranks 38. Before him are Robert S. Mulliken (1896), Wallace Carothers (1896), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Arthur Kornberg (1918), Walter Gilbert (1932), and Alan J. Heeger (1936). After him are Julius Axelrod (1912), F. Sherwood Rowland (1927), John Fenn (1917), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), William Standish Knowles (1917), and Robert Curl (1933).
Robert S. Mulliken
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 32
Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 33
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 34
Arthur Kornberg
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 35
Walter Gilbert
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 36
Alan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 37
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 38
Julius Axelrod
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 39
F. Sherwood Rowland
1927 - 2012
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 40
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 41
Robert H. Grubbs
1942 - 2021
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 42
William Standish Knowles
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 43
Robert Curl
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 44
