CHEMIST
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham (20 December 1805 – 11 September 1869) was a Scottish chemist known for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Graham has received more than 19,529 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Thomas Graham is the 243rd most popular chemist (up from 251st in 2019), the 957th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,038th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
20k
Page Views (PV)
59.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
8.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Thomas Graham ranks 243 out of 602. Before him are Johan August Arfwedson, Henri Victor Regnault, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Mária Telkes, William Hyde Wollaston, and Elias James Corey. After him are Ryōji Noyori, William C. Campbell, Paul Lauterbur, Ida Noddack, Sidney Altman, and Thomas A. Steitz.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohan August Arfwedson
1792 - 1841
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 237
Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 238
Geoffrey Wilkinson
1921 - 1996
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 239
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 240
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 241
Elias James Corey
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 242
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 243
Ryōji Noyori
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 244
William C. Campbell
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 245
Paul Lauterbur
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 246
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 247
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 248
Thomas A. Steitz
1940 - 2018
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 249
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Thomas Graham ranks 19. Before him are Marie d'Agoult, Khachatur Abovian, Robert FitzRoy, Adalbert Stifter, Ewelina Hańska, and Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. After him are 9th Dalai Lama, August Bournonville, Shirali Muslimov, Cochise, Joseph Škoda, and Jonas Furrer. Among people deceased in 1869, Thomas Graham ranks 11. Before him are Allan Kardec, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, Hijikata Toshizō, and Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov. After him are Antoine-Henri Jomini, Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Carl Loewe, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, and Alexandrine Tinné.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsMarie d'Agoult
WRITER
1805 - 1876
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 13
Khachatur Abovian
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 14
Robert FitzRoy
EXPLORER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 15
Adalbert Stifter
WRITER
1805 - 1868
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 16
Ewelina Hańska
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1882
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 17
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
MAGICIAN
1805 - 1871
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 18
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 19
9th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1815
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 20
August Bournonville
DANCER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 21
Shirali Muslimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1973
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 22
Cochise
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1874
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 23
Joseph Škoda
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 24
Jonas Furrer
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1861
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1869
Go to all RankingsAllan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 5
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 6
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
CRITIC
1804 - 1869
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 7
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
PAINTER
1789 - 1869
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 8
Hijikata Toshizō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1869
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 9
Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1869
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 10
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 11
Antoine-Henri Jomini
WRITER
1779 - 1869
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 12
Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1869
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 13
Giovanni Battista Bugatti
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1869
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 14
Carl Loewe
COMPOSER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 15
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 16
Alexandrine Tinné
EXPLORER
1835 - 1869
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Graham ranks 957 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Richardson (1928), Lobsang Rampa (1910), Hans Sloane (1660), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), Lady Sarah Chatto (1964), and Isabella of England (1214). After him are Eric Idle (1943), Albert Pierrepoint (1905), Shane MacGowan (1957), Terry Jones (1942), Alan Moore (1953), and Joseph Chamberlain (1836).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTony Richardson
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1991
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 951
Lobsang Rampa
WRITER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 952
Hans Sloane
PHYSICIAN
1660 - 1753
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 953
William Hyde Wollaston
CHEMIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 954
Lady Sarah Chatto
NOBLEMAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 955
Isabella of England
NOBLEMAN
1214 - 1241
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 956
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 957
Eric Idle
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 958
Albert Pierrepoint
CELEBRITY
1905 - 1992
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 959
Shane MacGowan
SINGER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 960
Terry Jones
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 961
Alan Moore
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 962
Joseph Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1914
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 963
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Graham ranks 31. Before him are John Vane (1927), Derek Barton (1918), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Herbert C. Brown (1912), Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921), and William Hyde Wollaston (1766). After him are Ida Noddack (1896), Michael Smith (1932), Peter D. Mitchell (1920), William Henry Perkin (1838), William Henry (1774), and John Pople (1925).
John Vane
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 25
Derek Barton
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 26
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 27
Herbert C. Brown
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 28
Geoffrey Wilkinson
1921 - 1996
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 29
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 30
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 31
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 32
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 33
Peter D. Mitchell
1920 - 1992
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 34
William Henry Perkin
1838 - 1907
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 35
William Henry
1774 - 1836
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 36
John Pople
1925 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 37