BIOLOGIST
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
Samuel Frederick Gray
Samuel Frederick Gray (10 December 1766 – 12 April 1828) was a British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Frederick Gray has received more than 48,475 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Samuel Frederick Gray is the 383rd most popular biologist (up from 493rd in 2019), the 2,061st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,663rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
48k
Page Views (PV)
59.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.93
Effective Languages (L*)
1.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 383 out of 1,097. Before him are Franz Xaver von Wulfen, Theodor Boveri, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Joy Adamson, Antonio José Cavanilles, and Ludwig Reichenbach. After him are Roderick Murchison, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Julius von Sachs, Robert Fortune, Ernst Schäfer, and Kliment Timiryazev.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Xaver von Wulfen
1728 - 1805
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 377
Theodor Boveri
1862 - 1915
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 378
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
1734 - 1793
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 379
Joy Adamson
1910 - 1980
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 380
Antonio José Cavanilles
1745 - 1804
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 381
Ludwig Reichenbach
1793 - 1879
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 382
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 383
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 384
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
1823 - 1889
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 385
Julius von Sachs
1832 - 1897
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 386
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 387
Ernst Schäfer
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 388
Kliment Timiryazev
1843 - 1920
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 389
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1766, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 22. Before him are Slimane of Morocco, Charles Macintosh, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, François-Xavier Fabre, Samuel Wilson, and Robert Darwin. After him are Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, Joseph Weigl, John Leslie, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, and Joseph Franz von Jacquin. Among people deceased in 1828, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 20. Before him are William Hyde Wollaston, Sineperver Sultan, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Radama I, Charlotte Buff, and Richard Parkes Bonington. After him are James Edward Smith, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Gilbert Stuart, Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles, and Lady Caroline Lamb.
Others Born in 1766
Go to all RankingsSlimane of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 16
Charles Macintosh
CHEMIST
1766 - 1843
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 17
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1841
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 18
François-Xavier Fabre
PAINTER
1766 - 1837
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 19
Samuel Wilson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1766 - 1854
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 20
Robert Darwin
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1848
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 21
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 22
Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 23
Joseph Weigl
COMPOSER
1766 - 1846
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 24
John Leslie
PHYSICIST
1766 - 1832
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 25
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1833
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 26
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1766 - 1815
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 27
Joseph Franz von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1839
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1828
Go to all RankingsWilliam Hyde Wollaston
CHEMIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 14
Sineperver Sultan
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1828
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 15
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1828
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 16
Radama I
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1828
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 17
Charlotte Buff
WRITER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 18
Richard Parkes Bonington
PAINTER
1801 - 1828
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 19
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 20
James Edward Smith
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1828
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 21
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
WRITER
1760 - 1828
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 22
Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1828
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 23
Gilbert Stuart
PAINTER
1755 - 1828
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 24
Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 25
Lady Caroline Lamb
WRITER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 26
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 2,061 out of 8,785. Before him are John Profumo (1915), William Paley (1743), Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883), Tim Hunt (1943), Rick Parfitt (1948), and Thomas Gray (1716). After him are Arthur Sullivan (1842), Ronald Speirs (1920), Thomas Kyd (1558), Samuel Smiles (1812), Joseph Butler (1692), and Tom Courtenay (1937).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Profumo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,055
William Paley
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1805
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,056
Prince Arthur of Connaught
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,057
Tim Hunt
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,058
Rick Parfitt
SINGER
1948 - 2016
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,059
Thomas Gray
WRITER
1716 - 1771
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,060
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2,061
Arthur Sullivan
COMPOSER
1842 - 1900
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 2,062
Ronald Speirs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 2,063
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,064
Samuel Smiles
WRITER
1812 - 1904
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 2,065
Joseph Butler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1692 - 1752
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 2,066
Tom Courtenay
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 2,067
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 55. Before him are Rupert Sheldrake (1942), William Jackson Hooker (1785), Arthur Tansley (1871), John Gould (1804), John Hughlings Jackson (1835), and John Stevens Henslow (1796). After him are Roderick Murchison (1792), Robert Fortune (1812), James Edward Smith (1759), Gregory Winter (1951), Marie Stopes (1880), and John Needham (1713).
Rupert Sheldrake
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 49
William Jackson Hooker
1785 - 1865
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 50
Arthur Tansley
1871 - 1955
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 51
John Gould
1804 - 1881
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 52
John Hughlings Jackson
1835 - 1911
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 53
John Stevens Henslow
1796 - 1861
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 54
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 55
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 56
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 57
James Edward Smith
1759 - 1828
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 58
Gregory Winter
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 59
Marie Stopes
1880 - 1958
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 60
John Needham
1713 - 1781
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 61