INVENTOR
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Today
Robert S. Langer
Robert Samuel Langer Jr. FREng (born August 29, 1948) is an American biotechnologist, businessman, chemical engineer, chemist, and inventor. He is one of the nine Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was formerly the Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and maintains activity in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert S. Langer has received more than 867,197 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Robert S. Langer is the 385th most popular inventor (down from 312th in 2019), the 8,921st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,435th in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
870k
Page Views (PV)
52.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.71
Effective Languages (L*)
3.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Robert S. Langer ranks 385 out of 426. Before him are Harold Eugene Edgerton, Kálmán Tihanyi, Barnes Wallis, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Mohamed M. Atalla, and Herbert E. Ives. After him are Oleg Losev, John Shepherd-Barron, Mark Rober, Norman Joseph Woodland, Robin Li, and Bill Atkinson.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarold Eugene Edgerton
1903 - 1990
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 379
Kálmán Tihanyi
1897 - 1947
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 380
Barnes Wallis
1887 - 1979
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 381
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860 - 1930
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 382
Mohamed M. Atalla
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 383
Herbert E. Ives
1882 - 1953
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 384
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 385
Oleg Losev
1903 - 1942
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 386
John Shepherd-Barron
1925 - 2010
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 387
Mark Rober
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 388
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921 - 2012
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 389
Robin Li
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 390
Bill Atkinson
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 391
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Robert S. Langer ranks 574. Before him are Ana Palacio, Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham, Javier Aguirresarobe, Charles Bradley, Joseph Bruyère, and Guido Knopp. After him are Horace Engdahl, Patricia Hill Collins, Maouhoub Ghazouani, Danuta Hübner, Birthe Kjær, and Allan Warren.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsAna Palacio
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 568
Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 569
Javier Aguirresarobe
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 570
Charles Bradley
SINGER
1948 - 2017
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 571
Joseph Bruyère
CYCLIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 572
Guido Knopp
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 573
Robert S. Langer
INVENTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 574
Horace Engdahl
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 575
Patricia Hill Collins
PHILOSOPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 576
Maouhoub Ghazouani
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 577
Danuta Hübner
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 578
Birthe Kjær
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 579
Allan Warren
PHOTOGRAPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 580
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert S. Langer ranks 8,921 out of 20,380. Before him are Priscilla Dean (1896), Aubrey Plaza (1984), James Smith (1953), James Cotton (1935), Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), and Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919). After him are Alice Marble (1913), Eddie Floyd (1937), Daniel Pearl (1963), Dick Clark (1929), Anita Bryant (1940), and Steve Wynn (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPriscilla Dean
ACTOR
1896 - 1987
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,915
Aubrey Plaza
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,916
James Smith
BOXER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,917
James Cotton
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,918
Marie Osborne Yeats
ACTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,919
Tennessee Ernie Ford
SINGER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,920
Robert S. Langer
INVENTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 8,921
Alice Marble
TENNIS PLAYER
1913 - 1990
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8,922
Eddie Floyd
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8,923
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8,924
Dick Clark
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8,925
Anita Bryant
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8,926
Steve Wynn
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 8,927
Among INVENTORS In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Robert S. Langer ranks 106. Before him are Frank Piasecki (1919), Margaret E. Knight (1838), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), and Herbert E. Ives (1882). After him are Mark Rober (1980), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Gary Fisher (1950), George Beauchamp (1899), Dean Kamen (1951), and Granville Woods (1856).
Frank Piasecki
1919 - 2008
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 100
Margaret E. Knight
1838 - 1914
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 101
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
1884 - 1961
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 102
Harold Eugene Edgerton
1903 - 1990
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 103
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
1860 - 1930
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 104
Herbert E. Ives
1882 - 1953
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 105
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 106
Mark Rober
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 107
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921 - 2012
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 108
Gary Fisher
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 109
George Beauchamp
1899 - 1941
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 110
Dean Kamen
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 111
Granville Woods
1856 - 1910
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 112