CHEMIST
Thomas Cech
1947 - Today
Thomas Cech
Thomas Robert Cech (born December 8, 1947) is an American chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA. Cech discovered that RNA could itself cut strands of RNA, suggesting that life might have started as RNA. He found that RNA can not only transmit instructions, but that it can act as a speed up the necessary reactions. He also studied telomeres, and his lab discovered an enzyme, TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase), which is part of the process of restoring telomeres after they are shortened during cell division. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Cech has received more than 252,344 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Thomas Cech is the 309th most popular chemist (up from 345th in 2019), the 2,126th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,028th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
57.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
8.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Thomas Cech ranks 309 out of 602. Before him are Leopold Gmelin, Kristian Birkeland, Rudolph A. Marcus, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, and Yuan T. Lee. After him are Alexander Shulgin, J. D. Bernal, Alice Ball, William Prout, Torbern Bergman, and Frederick Abel.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 303
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 304
Rudolph A. Marcus
1923 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 305
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 306
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
1807 - 1867
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 307
Yuan T. Lee
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 308
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 309
Alexander Shulgin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 310
J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 311
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 312
William Prout
1785 - 1850
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 313
Torbern Bergman
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 314
Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 315
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Thomas Cech ranks 141. Before him are Ry Cooder, Alexander Rutskoy, Oliver Dragojević, David Byron, H. Robert Horvitz, and Kevin Farrell. After him are Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Nevio Scala, Kathrine Switzer, Ted Danson, and Włodzimierz Lubański.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsRy Cooder
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 135
Alexander Rutskoy
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 136
Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 137
David Byron
SINGER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 138
H. Robert Horvitz
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 139
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 140
Thomas Cech
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 141
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 142
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 143
Nevio Scala
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 144
Kathrine Switzer
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 145
Ted Danson
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 146
Włodzimierz Lubański
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 147
In United States
Among people born in United States, Thomas Cech ranks 2,126 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Greenberg (1915), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Cochise (1805), John Young (1930), Ricky Nelson (1940), and Bill Withers (1938). After him are Jim Parsons (1973), Jennifer Beals (1963), John Cusack (1966), Walt Whitman Rostow (1916), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), and Chris Pratt (1979).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 2,120
Clair Cameron Patterson
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 1995
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 2,121
Cochise
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1874
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,122
John Young
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,123
Ricky Nelson
SINGER
1940 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,124
Bill Withers
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 2,125
Thomas Cech
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,126
Jim Parsons
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,127
Jennifer Beals
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,128
John Cusack
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 2,129
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2,130
Andrea M. Ghez
ASTRONOMER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,131
Chris Pratt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,132
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Thomas Cech ranks 63. Before him are Edwin G. Krebs (1918), Martin Rodbell (1925), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889), Richard R. Schrock (1945), and Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (1915). After him are Alexander Shulgin (1925), Alice Ball (1892), William E. Moerner (1953), Louis E. Brus (1943), Frances Arnold (1956), and Roger Y. Tsien (1952).
Edwin G. Krebs
1918 - 2009
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 57
Martin Rodbell
1925 - 1998
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 58
Robert H. Grubbs
1942 - 2021
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 59
Thomas Midgley Jr.
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 60
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 61
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 62
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 63
Alexander Shulgin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 64
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 65
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 66
Louis E. Brus
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 67
Frances Arnold
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 68
Roger Y. Tsien
1952 - 2016
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 69