CHEMIST
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
1897 - 1978
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish FRS (9 November 1897 – 7 June 1978) was a British chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald George Wreyford Norrish has received more than 86,292 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Ronald George Wreyford Norrish is the 132nd most popular chemist (up from 212th in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 930th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Chemist.
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86k
Page Views (PV)
63.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
19.47
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ranks 132 out of 602. Before him are Dan Shechtman, Jean-Marie Lehn, Ignacy Mościcki, Raymond Davis Jr., Wendell Meredith Stanley, and Lars Onsager. After him are William Howard Stein, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Glenn T. Seaborg, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, and Joachim Frank.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDan Shechtman
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 126
Jean-Marie Lehn
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 127
Ignacy Mościcki
1867 - 1946
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 128
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 129
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 130
Lars Onsager
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 131
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 132
William Howard Stein
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 133
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
1863 - 1944
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 134
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 135
Glenn T. Seaborg
1912 - 1999
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 136
Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier
1758 - 1836
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 137
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 138
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ranks 38. Before him are Otto Strasser, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Hasso von Manteuffel, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Georg Wittig, and Karl-Otto Koch. After him are Patrick Blackett, Kirill Meretskov, Vlado Chernozemski, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Joseph Berchtold, and John Franklin Enders. Among people deceased in 1978, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ranks 28. Before him are Ronnie Peterson, Vincent du Vigneaud, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Hasso von Manteuffel, Jim Jones, and Harold Lasswell. After him are Nazli Sabri, József Bozsik, Herta Oberheuser, Ed Wood, Claude François, and Tamara Karsavina.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsOtto Strasser
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1974
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 32
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 33
Hasso von Manteuffel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1978
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 34
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1964
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 35
Georg Wittig
CHEMIST
1897 - 1987
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 36
Karl-Otto Koch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1945
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 37
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
CHEMIST
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 38
Patrick Blackett
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 39
Kirill Meretskov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 40
Vlado Chernozemski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1934
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 41
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
COMPOSER
1897 - 1957
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 42
Joseph Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1962
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 43
John Franklin Enders
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsRonnie Peterson
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1978
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 22
Vincent du Vigneaud
CHEMIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 23
Mohammed Daoud Khan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1978
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 24
Hasso von Manteuffel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1978
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 25
Jim Jones
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 26
Harold Lasswell
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1902 - 1978
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 27
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
CHEMIST
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 28
Nazli Sabri
COMPANION
1894 - 1978
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 29
József Bozsik
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1978
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 30
Herta Oberheuser
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 31
Ed Wood
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1978
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 32
Claude François
SINGER
1939 - 1978
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 33
Tamara Karsavina
DANCER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 34
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ranks 564 out of 8,785. Before him are Philip Miller (1691), Thomas Wolsey (1473), Bill Nighy (1949), Hugh Laurie (1959), James Parkinson (1755), and Christopher Tolkien (1924). After him are Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Beatrix Potter (1866), Walter Raleigh (1554), Archibald Hill (1886), Eadwig (940), and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPhilip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 558
Thomas Wolsey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 559
Bill Nighy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 560
Hugh Laurie
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 561
James Parkinson
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 562
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 563
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
CHEMIST
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 564
Catherine Zeta-Jones
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 565
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 566
Walter Raleigh
WRITER
1554 - 1618
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 567
Archibald Hill
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 568
Eadwig
POLITICIAN
940 - 959
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 569
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1851
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 570
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ranks 16. Before him are Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Robert Robinson (1886), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), and Archer Martin (1910). After him are John Newlands (1837), James Dewar (1842), George Porter (1920), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Harry Kroto (1939), and Alexander R. Todd (1907).
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 10
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
Robert Robinson
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 12
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 13
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 14
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 15
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 16
John Newlands
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
James Dewar
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 18
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 19
John Frederic Daniell
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 20
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 21
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 22