Chemist
Ryōji Noyori
Japanese chemist
1938 - today
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Ryōji Noyori
His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2024). Ryōji Noyori is the 252nd most popular chemist (down from 244th in 2024), the 255th most popular biography from Japan (up from 303rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Chemist. Learn more about Ryōji Noyori's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Ryōji Noyori ranks 252 out of 602. Before him are Henri Victor Regnault, Luis Federico Leloir, Mario J. Molina, Kary Mullis, Emil Abderhalden, and Jacques Dubochet. After him are Johan August Arfwedson, Richard Smalley, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Mária Telkes, Ida Noddack, and Alfred G. Gilman.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 246
Luis Federico Leloir
1906 - 1987
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 247
Mario J. Molina
1943 - 2020
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 248
Kary Mullis
1944 - 2019
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 249
Emil Abderhalden
1877 - 1950
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 250
Jacques Dubochet
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 251
Ryōji Noyori
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 252
Johan August Arfwedson
1792 - 1841
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 253
Richard Smalley
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 254
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 255
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 256
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 257
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 258
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Ryōji Noyori ranks 77. Before him are Terry Wogan, Georg Baselitz, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Etta James, Angelo Amato, and Ayaz Mutallibov. After him are Marcello Gandini, Murtala Mohammed, Pasquale Squitieri, Tatsuya Shiji, Leonardo Boff, and Keith O'Brien.
Others Born in 1938
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Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 71
Georg Baselitz
PAINTER
1938 - 2026
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 72
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 73
Etta James
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 74
Angelo Amato
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 75
Ayaz Mutallibov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 76
Ryōji Noyori
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 77
Marcello Gandini
ENGINEER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 78
Murtala Mohammed
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1976
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 79
Pasquale Squitieri
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 80
Tatsuya Shiji
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 81
Leonardo Boff
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 82
Keith O'Brien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2018
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 83
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ryōji Noyori ranks 255 out of NaN. Before him are Emperor Hanzei (336), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Yasukazu Tanaka (1933), and Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887). After him are Mori Ōgai (1862), Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Arata Isozaki (1931), Kiyonosuke Marutani (null), Masahiro Hamazaki (1940), and Empress Jingū (169).
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Emperor Hanzei
POLITICIAN
336 - 410
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 249
Inejiro Asanuma
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1960
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 250
Emperor Ankō
POLITICIAN
401 - 456
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 251
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1526
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 252
Yasukazu Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 253
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1990
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 254
Ryōji Noyori
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 255
Mori Ōgai
WRITER
1862 - 1922
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 256
Kitasato Shibasaburō
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 257
Arata Isozaki
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2022
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 258
Kiyonosuke Marutani
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 259
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 260
Empress Jingū
POLITICIAN
169 - 269
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 261
Among Chemists In Japan
Among chemists born in Japan, Ryōji Noyori ranks 5. Before him are Akira Suzuki (1930), Kenichi Fukui (1918), Osamu Shimomura (1928), and Hideki Shirakawa (1936). After him are Akira Yoshino (1948), Satoshi Ōmura (1935), Kikunae Ikeda (1864), Kaoru Ishikawa (1915), Koichi Tanaka (1959), Masatoshi Shima (1943), and Takamine Jōkichi (1854).
Akira Suzuki
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 1
Kenichi Fukui
1918 - 1998
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 2
Osamu Shimomura
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 3
Hideki Shirakawa
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 4
Ryōji Noyori
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 5
Akira Yoshino
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 6
Satoshi Ōmura
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 7
Kikunae Ikeda
1864 - 1936
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 8
Kaoru Ishikawa
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 9
Koichi Tanaka
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Masatoshi Shima
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 11
Takamine Jōkichi
1854 - 1922
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 12
