Biologist
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
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Richard Owen
His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2024). Richard Owen is the 78th most popular biologist (down from 47th in 2024), the 522nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 399th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Biologist.
Richard Owen was a British biologist and comparative anatomist who founded the Natural History Museum in London.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Richard Owen ranks 78 out of 1,097. Before him are Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Elizabeth Blackburn, Georg Forster, Alexander Oparin, Michael Houghton, and Max Theiler. After him are Ralph M. Steinman, Archibald Hill, René Lesson, Werner Arber, Jules A. Hoffmann, and Matthias Jakob Schleiden.
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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 - 1836
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 72
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 73
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
HPI: 72.07
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Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 72.06
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Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
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Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.00
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Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 78
Ralph M. Steinman
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 79
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 80
René Lesson
1794 - 1849
HPI: 71.65
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Werner Arber
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HPI: 71.62
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Jules A. Hoffmann
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 83
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
1804 - 1881
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 84
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1804, Richard Owen ranks 15. Before him are Emil Lenz, Allan Kardec, Marie Taglioni, Mongkut, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi. After him are Matthias Jakob Schleiden, John Deere, Eugène Sue, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Among people deceased in 1892, Richard Owen ranks 9. Before him are Walt Whitman, Werner von Siemens, Ernest Renan, John Couch Adams, Alexander Mackenzie, and Édouard Lalo. After him are Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Rudolf von Jhering, Annibale de Gasparis, Louis Vuitton, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, and Deodoro da Fonseca.
Others Born in 1804
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Emil Lenz
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 9
Allan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 10
Marie Taglioni
DANCER
1804 - 1884
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 11
Mongkut
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1868
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 12
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 13
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
MATHEMATICIAN
1804 - 1851
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 14
Richard Owen
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 15
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1881
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 16
John Deere
INVENTOR
1804 - 1886
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 17
Eugène Sue
WRITER
1804 - 1857
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 18
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
CRITIC
1804 - 1869
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 19
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1885
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 20
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
WRITER
1804 - 1877
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1892
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Walt Whitman
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 3
Werner von Siemens
INVENTOR
1816 - 1892
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 4
Ernest Renan
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 5
John Couch Adams
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 6
Alexander Mackenzie
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 7
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 8
Richard Owen
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 9
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1892
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 10
Rudolf von Jhering
LAWYER
1818 - 1892
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 11
Annibale de Gasparis
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 12
Louis Vuitton
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1892
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 13
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1827 - 1892
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 14
Deodoro da Fonseca
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1892
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Owen ranks 522 out of NaN. Before him are Christopher Hogwood (1941), John Michell (1724), Colin Firth (1960), Alan Parker (1944), Frederick Forsyth (1938), and Richard Hughes (1975). After him are John Donne (1572), Thomas Gainsborough (1727), Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), Kenny Baker (1934), Ian Holm (1931), and Theresa May (1956).
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Christopher Hogwood
COMPOSER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 516
John Michell
ASTRONOMER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 517
Colin Firth
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 518
Alan Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 519
Frederick Forsyth
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 520
Richard Hughes
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 521
Richard Owen
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 522
John Donne
WRITER
1572 - 1631
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 523
Thomas Gainsborough
PAINTER
1727 - 1788
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 524
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
NOBLEMAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 525
Kenny Baker
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 526
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 527
Theresa May
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 528
Among Biologists In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Richard Owen ranks 17. Before him are John Edward Gray (1800), Christian de Duve (1917), Richard Henderson (1945), Gregory Winter (1951), George Shaw (1751), and Michael Houghton (1949). After him are Archibald Hill (1886), Philip Sclater (1829), Philip Miller (1691), William John Swainson (1789), James Edward Smith (1759), and Erasmus Darwin (1731).
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 11
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 12
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 13
Gregory Winter
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 14
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 15
Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 16
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 17
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 18
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 19
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 20
William John Swainson
1789 - 1855
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 21
James Edward Smith
1759 - 1828
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 22
Erasmus Darwin
1731 - 1802
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 23
