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Shyamala Gopalan
1938 - 2009
Shyamala Gopalan
Shyamala Gopalan (December 7, 1938 – February 11, 2009) was a biomedical scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, whose work in isolating and characterizing the progesterone receptor gene has stimulated advances in breast biology and oncology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shyamala Gopalan has received more than 12,779,890 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shyamala Gopalan is the 16,500th most popular politician (down from 15,251st in 2019), the 807th most popular biography from India (down from 699th in 2019) and the 225th most popular Indian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
43.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.65
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Shyamala Gopalan ranks 16,500 out of 19,576. Before her are Anand Satyanand, Mohammad Reza Aref, Abdulla Yameen, Edward Rutledge, Henri Emmanuelli, and José Ruperto Monagas. After her are Susan Collins, Ted Stevens, Mariya Gabriel, Rufus King, Shelly Yachimovich, and Adina-Ioana Vălean.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnand Satyanand
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 16,494
Mohammad Reza Aref
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 16,495
Abdulla Yameen
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 16,496
Edward Rutledge
1749 - 1800
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 16,497
Henri Emmanuelli
1945 - 2017
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 16,498
José Ruperto Monagas
1832 - 1880
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 16,499
Shyamala Gopalan
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 16,500
Susan Collins
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 16,501
Ted Stevens
1923 - 2010
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 16,502
Mariya Gabriel
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 16,503
Rufus King
1755 - 1827
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 16,504
Shelly Yachimovich
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 16,505
Adina-Ioana Vălean
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 16,506
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Shyamala Gopalan ranks 525. Before her are Saul Malatrasi, Richard Goldstone, Jan Lála, Robin Hartshorne, Alton Ellis, and Rita Achkina. After her are Les Aspin, Emilio Trivini, Luciano Federici, Phillip Griffiths, Bernard Malivoire, and Marjatta Kajosmaa. Among people deceased in 2009, Shyamala Gopalan ranks 339. Before her are George Russell, Mildred Cohn, Chris Connor, Lou Albano, Stephen Gately, and Nikolay Anikin. After her are Howard Zieff, Rolf Rüssmann, Zygmunt Chychła, Jackie Pretorius, Kálmán Markovits, and Takashi Ishimoto.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsSaul Malatrasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 519
Richard Goldstone
JUDGE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 520
Jan Lála
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 521
Robin Hartshorne
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 522
Alton Ellis
SINGER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 523
Rita Achkina
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 524
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 525
Les Aspin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1995
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 526
Emilio Trivini
ATHLETE
1938 - 2022
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 527
Luciano Federici
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 528
Phillip Griffiths
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 529
Bernard Malivoire
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 530
Marjatta Kajosmaa
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 531
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsGeorge Russell
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 333
Mildred Cohn
CHEMIST
1913 - 2009
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 334
Chris Connor
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 335
Lou Albano
WRESTLER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 336
Stephen Gately
SINGER
1976 - 2009
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 337
Nikolay Anikin
SKIER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 338
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 339
Howard Zieff
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 340
Rolf Rüssmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2009
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 341
Zygmunt Chychła
ATHLETE
1926 - 2009
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 342
Jackie Pretorius
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 343
Kálmán Markovits
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 344
Takashi Ishimoto
ATHLETE
1935 - 2009
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 345
In India
Among people born in India, Shyamala Gopalan ranks 807 out of 1,861. Before her are Shobhna Samarth (1916), Kapil Dev (1959), R. K. Laxman (1921), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), R. D. Burman (1939), and Murli Manohar Joshi (1934). After her are R. H. Tawney (1880), Karisma Kapoor (1974), Boman Irani (1959), Saroj Khan (1948), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), and Anjali Devi (1927).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsShobhna Samarth
ACTOR
1916 - 2000
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 801
Kapil Dev
CRICKETER
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 802
R. K. Laxman
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 803
Ravindra Kelekar
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 804
R. D. Burman
COMPOSER
1939 - 1994
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 805
Murli Manohar Joshi
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 806
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 807
R. H. Tawney
HISTORIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 808
Karisma Kapoor
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 809
Boman Irani
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 810
Saroj Khan
DANCER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 811
M. Balamuralikrishna
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 812
Anjali Devi
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 813
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Shyamala Gopalan ranks 225. Before her are Manohar Joshi (1937), Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896), Rabri Devi (1956), Pinarayi Vijayan (1945), Parkash Singh Badal (1927), and Murli Manohar Joshi (1934). After her are Madhavrao Scindia (1945), E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), V. K. Krishna Menon (1896), Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958), Salmaan Taseer (1944), and Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949).
Manohar Joshi
1937 - 2024
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 219
Gopal Swarup Pathak
1896 - 1982
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 220
Rabri Devi
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 221
Pinarayi Vijayan
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 222
Parkash Singh Badal
1927 - 2023
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 223
Murli Manohar Joshi
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 224
Shyamala Gopalan
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 225
Madhavrao Scindia
1945 - 2001
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 226
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
1909 - 1998
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 227
V. K. Krishna Menon
1896 - 1974
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 228
Adolf Lu Hitler Marak
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 229
Salmaan Taseer
1944 - 2011
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 230
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
1949 - 2009
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 231