CHEMIST
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
Robert Burns Woodward
Robert Burns Woodward (April 10, 1917 – July 8, 1979) was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century, having made many key contributions to the subject, especially in the synthesis of complex natural products and the determination of their molecular structure. He worked closely with Roald Hoffmann on theoretical studies of chemical reactions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Burns Woodward has received more than 423,618 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Robert Burns Woodward is the 121st most popular chemist (up from 129th in 2019), the 777th most popular biography from United States (up from 903rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Chemist.
Robert Burns Woodward (1917-1979) was an American organic chemist who was the first to synthesize the anti-malarial drug quinine in 1955.
Memorability Metrics
420k
Page Views (PV)
64.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
10.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Robert Burns Woodward ranks 121 out of 602. Before him are Harold Urey, Archer Martin, Vincent du Vigneaud, Gerhard Ertl, Ernst Otto Fischer, and Manfred Eigen. After him are Georg Wittig, Avram Hershko, Johan Gadolin, Clara Immerwahr, Dan Shechtman, and Jean-Marie Lehn.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 115
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 116
Vincent du Vigneaud
1901 - 1978
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 117
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 118
Ernst Otto Fischer
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 119
Manfred Eigen
1927 - 2019
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 120
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 121
Georg Wittig
1897 - 1987
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 122
Avram Hershko
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 123
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 124
Clara Immerwahr
1870 - 1915
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 125
Dan Shechtman
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 126
Jean-Marie Lehn
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Robert Burns Woodward ranks 28. Before him are Jean-Pierre Melville, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Robert Mitchum, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Óscar Romero, and Bourvil. After him are Nur Muhammad Taraki, Rochus Misch, Sven Hassel, Tove Ditlevsen, Dizzy Gillespie, and John B. Calhoun. Among people deceased in 1979, Robert Burns Woodward ranks 26. Before him are Hanna Reitsch, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Nadia Boulanger, Sid Vicious, Werner Forssmann, and Bertil Ohlin. After him are Nur Muhammad Taraki, Agostinho Neto, Reinhard Gehlen, Wilhelm Bittrich, Rachele Mussolini, and Mary Pickford.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Melville
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 22
Zsa Zsa Gabor
ACTOR
1917 - 2016
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 23
Robert Mitchum
ACTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 24
Algirdas Julien Greimas
LINGUIST
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 25
Óscar Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 26
Bourvil
ACTOR
1917 - 1970
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 27
Robert Burns Woodward
CHEMIST
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 28
Nur Muhammad Taraki
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 29
Rochus Misch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2013
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 30
Sven Hassel
WRITER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 31
Tove Ditlevsen
WRITER
1917 - 1976
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 32
Dizzy Gillespie
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 33
John B. Calhoun
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1995
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsHanna Reitsch
PILOT
1912 - 1979
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 20
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 21
Nadia Boulanger
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 22
Sid Vicious
MUSICIAN
1957 - 1979
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 23
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 24
Bertil Ohlin
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1979
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 25
Robert Burns Woodward
CHEMIST
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 26
Nur Muhammad Taraki
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 27
Agostinho Neto
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 28
Reinhard Gehlen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1979
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 29
Wilhelm Bittrich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1979
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 30
Rachele Mussolini
COMPANION
1890 - 1979
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 31
Mary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 32
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Burns Woodward ranks 777 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Harlow (1911), Charlie Sheen (1965), Greg Abbott (1957), Stan Kroenke (1947), James E. Webb (1906), and Jules Dassin (1911). After him are David J. Wineland (1944), Jim Jones (1931), Brandon Lee (1965), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Joe DiMaggio (1914), and Robert Hofstadter (1915).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJean Harlow
ACTOR
1911 - 1937
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 771
Charlie Sheen
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 772
Greg Abbott
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 773
Stan Kroenke
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 774
James E. Webb
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1992
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 775
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 776
Robert Burns Woodward
CHEMIST
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 777
David J. Wineland
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 778
Jim Jones
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 779
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 780
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 781
Joe DiMaggio
BASEBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 782
Robert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 783
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Robert Burns Woodward ranks 17. Before him are Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927), Stanford Moore (1913), Paul Berg (1926), Harold Urey (1893), and Vincent du Vigneaud (1901). After him are Raymond Davis Jr. (1914), Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904), William Howard Stein (1911), Glenn T. Seaborg (1912), Willard Libby (1908), and Christian B. Anfinsen (1916).
Edward Adelbert Doisy
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 11
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 12
Stanford Moore
1913 - 1982
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 13
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 14
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 15
Vincent du Vigneaud
1901 - 1978
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 16
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 17
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 18
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 19
William Howard Stein
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 20
Glenn T. Seaborg
1912 - 1999
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 21
Willard Libby
1908 - 1980
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 22
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 23