1941 - 2002
Stephen Jay Gould (; September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was one of the most influential and widely read authors of popular science of his generation. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Jay Gould has received more than 2,169,206 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Stephen Jay Gould is the 174th most popular biologist (down from 134th in 2019), the 1,723rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,405th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Biologist.
Stephen Jay Gould was a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who was most famous for his theory of punctuated equilibrium. This theory states that evolution is not a gradual process, but rather a series of rapid changes followed by long periods of stability.
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Among biologists, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 174 out of 841. Before him are Louis Agassiz, Michael Houghton, Temple Grandin, John B. Calhoun, Hans Driesch, and Wilbur Scoville. After him are Edward Tatum, Leland H. Hartwell, Antoine Béchamp, J. B. S. Haldane, Rudolf Vrba, and George Wald.
1807 - 1873
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 168
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 169
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 170
1917 - 1995
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 171
1867 - 1941
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 172
1865 - 1942
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 173
1941 - 2002
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 174
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 175
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 176
1816 - 1908
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 177
1892 - 1964
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 178
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 179
1906 - 1997
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 180
Among people born in 1941, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 109. Before him are Hage Geingob, Angelo Scola, Bruce Nauman, Sergio Oliva, Karl Barry Sharpless, and Grace Zabriskie. After him are Florinda Bolkan, Liamine Zéroual, Goh Chok Tong, George Smith, Eduardo Duhalde, and Rached Ghannouchi. Among people deceased in 2002, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 50. Before him are Pim Fortuyn, César Milstein, Hildegard Knef, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Sigvard Bernadotte, and María Félix. After him are Yoshio Okada, Henri Verneuil, George Roy Hill, Chico Xavier, Ray Conniff, and Song Hye-rim.
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 103
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 104
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 105
1941 - 2012
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 106
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 107
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 108
1941 - 2002
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 109
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 110
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 111
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 112
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 113
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 114
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 115
1948 - 2002
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 44
1927 - 2002
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 45
1925 - 2002
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 46
1916 - 2002
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 47
1907 - 2002
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 48
1914 - 2002
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 49
1941 - 2002
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 50
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 51
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 52
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 53
1910 - 2002
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 54
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 55
1937 - 2002
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 56
Among people born in United States, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 1,723 out of 18,182. Before him are Edward Albee (1928), A. L. Kroeber (1876), Angela Bassett (1958), Joe Jackson (1928), Eva Mendes (1974), and Norman Mailer (1923). After him are Juliet Anderson (1938), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Patrick Dempsey (1966), Roger Ebert (1942), Count Basie (1904), and Benjamin Spock (1903).
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,717
1876 - 1960
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1,718
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,719
1928 - 2018
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,720
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,721
1923 - 2007
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,722
1941 - 2002
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,723
1938 - 2010
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,724
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,725
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,726
1942 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,727
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,728
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,729
Among biologists born in United States, Stephen Jay Gould ranks 33. Before him are Robert Whittaker (1920), J. Michael Bishop (1936), Paul Greengard (1925), Temple Grandin (1947), John B. Calhoun (1917), and Wilbur Scoville (1865). After him are Edward Tatum (1909), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), George Wald (1906), George Smith (1941), Howard Martin Temin (1934), and Jeffrey C. Hall (1945).
1920 - 1980
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 27
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 28
1925 - 2019
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 29
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 30
1917 - 1995
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 31
1865 - 1942
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 32
1941 - 2002
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 33
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 34
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 35
1906 - 1997
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 36
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 37
1934 - 1994
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 38
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 39