Biologist
Richard Dawkins
1941 - today
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Richard Dawkins
His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2024). Richard Dawkins is the 29th most popular biologist (down from 22nd in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Kenya and the most popular Kenyan Biologist.
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and writer who is most famous for his book The Selfish Gene.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Richard Dawkins ranks 29 out of 1,097. Before him are Edward Tatum, Yoshinori Ohsumi, John Boyd Orr, Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot, Thomas Henry Huxley, and John Sulston. After him are Luc Montagnier, Maria Sibylla Merian, Albrecht Kossel, Conrad Gessner, Francis Crick, and George Smith.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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Edward Tatum
1909 - 1975
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 23
Yoshinori Ohsumi
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 24
John Boyd Orr
1880 - 1971
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 25
Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
1748 - 1831
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 26
Thomas Henry Huxley
1825 - 1895
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 27
John Sulston
1942 - 2018
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 28
Richard Dawkins
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 29
Luc Montagnier
1932 - 2022
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 30
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647 - 1717
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 31
Albrecht Kossel
1853 - 1927
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 32
Conrad Gessner
1516 - 1565
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 33
Francis Crick
1916 - 2004
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 34
George Smith
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 35
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Richard Dawkins ranks 16. Before him are Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Cesária Évora, Riccardo Muti, Lee Myung-bak, Fethullah Gülen, and Robert Forster. After him are Bernie Sanders, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Bruno Ganz, George Smith, Vivienne Westwood, and Martha Argerich.
Others Born in 1941
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Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
ASTRONOMER
1941 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 10
Cesária Évora
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 11
Riccardo Muti
CONDUCTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 12
Lee Myung-bak
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 13
Fethullah Gülen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2024
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 14
Robert Forster
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 15
Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 16
Bernie Sanders
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 17
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 18
Bruno Ganz
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 19
George Smith
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 20
Vivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 21
Martha Argerich
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 22
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Richard Dawkins ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940). After him are Barack Obama Sr. (1936), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Louis Leakey (1903), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Roger Whittaker (1936), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), and Kipchoge Keino (1940).
Others born in Kenya
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Wangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 1
Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 2
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 3
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 6
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 7
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 8
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 9
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Kipchoge Keino
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 12
Among Biologists In Kenya
Among biologists born in Kenya, Richard Dawkins ranks 1.
