BIOLOGIST
Thomas Say
1787 - 1834
Thomas Say
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American entomologist, conchologist, and herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Say has received more than 97,857 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Thomas Say is the 899th most popular biologist (down from 597th in 2019), the 8,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,677th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
98k
Page Views (PV)
45.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Thomas Says by language
Over the past year Thomas Say has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 11,972 views, followed by Spanish (1,709), and Russian (1,004). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (9,500.00%), Breton (54.46%), and Latin (44.40%)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Thomas Say ranks 899 out of 1,097. Before him are Peter Ascanius, Clinton Hart Merriam, Yasutomi Nishizuka, Otto Bütschli, Wilhem de Haan, and Francis Willughby. After him are Robert Morison, Thomas Hardwicke, William Yarrell, Sereno Watson, Thomas Nuttall, and Ruth Patrick.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Ascanius
1723 - 1803
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 893
Clinton Hart Merriam
1855 - 1942
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 894
Yasutomi Nishizuka
1932 - 2004
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 895
Otto Bütschli
1848 - 1920
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 896
Wilhem de Haan
1801 - 1855
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 897
Francis Willughby
1635 - 1672
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 898
Thomas Say
1787 - 1834
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 899
Robert Morison
1620 - 1683
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 900
Thomas Hardwicke
1755 - 1835
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 901
William Yarrell
1784 - 1856
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 902
Sereno Watson
1826 - 1892
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 903
Thomas Nuttall
1786 - 1859
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 904
Ruth Patrick
1907 - 2013
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 905
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1787, Thomas Say ranks 52. Before him are John Richardson, Pedro Vélez, Edward Blore, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter, José Tomás Ovalle, and Thomas Hodgskin. After him are Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Emma Willard, John J. Crittenden, and Mary Russell Mitford. Among people deceased in 1834, Thomas Say ranks 40. Before him are Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Pierre Adet, Jacques Labillardière, and William H. Crawford. After him are John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, David Douglas, and William Wirt.
Others Born in 1787
Go to all RankingsJohn Richardson
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1865
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 46
Pedro Vélez
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1848
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 47
Edward Blore
ARCHITECT
1787 - 1879
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 48
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1787 - 1860
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 49
José Tomás Ovalle
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1831
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 50
Thomas Hodgskin
ECONOMIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 51
Thomas Say
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1834
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 52
Josef Ludwig von Armansperg
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1853
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 53
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
PHILOSOPHER
1787 - 1851
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 54
Emma Willard
WRITER
1787 - 1870
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 55
John J. Crittenden
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1863
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 56
Mary Russell Mitford
WRITER
1787 - 1855
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1834
Go to all RankingsInfanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza
COMPANION
1805 - 1834
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 34
Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
NOBLEMAN
1767 - 1834
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 35
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 36
Pierre Adet
CHEMIST
1763 - 1834
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 37
Jacques Labillardière
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 38
William H. Crawford
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 39
Thomas Say
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1834
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 40
John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1834
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 41
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1834
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 42
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1834
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 43
David Douglas
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1834
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 44
William Wirt
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 45
In United States
Among people born in United States, Thomas Say ranks 8,637 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Elliot (1927), Michael Steele (1955), Forrest Tucker (1919), Jerry O'Connell (1974), Arto Lindsay (1953), and Milton H. Greene (1922). After him are Ben Burtt (1948), Alvah Meyer (1888), Rosalind Chao (1957), Tom Florie (1897), Wesley Ruggles (1889), and Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJim Elliot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 1956
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 8,631
Michael Steele
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 8,632
Forrest Tucker
ACTOR
1919 - 1986
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 8,633
Jerry O'Connell
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 8,634
Arto Lindsay
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 8,635
Milton H. Greene
PHOTOGRAPHER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,636
Thomas Say
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1834
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,637
Ben Burtt
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,638
Alvah Meyer
ATHLETE
1888 - 1939
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,639
Rosalind Chao
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,640
Tom Florie
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,641
Wesley Ruggles
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,642
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
INVENTOR
1884 - 1961
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 8,643
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Thomas Say ranks 128. Before him are Sam Harris (1967), Benjamin Smith Barton (1766), Theobald Smith (1859), Robert Weinberg (1942), Richard Evans Schultes (1915), and Clinton Hart Merriam (1855). After him are Sereno Watson (1826), Ruth Patrick (1907), G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906), Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), Osamu Hayaishi (1920), and John Hopfield (1933).
Sam Harris
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 122
Benjamin Smith Barton
1766 - 1815
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 123
Theobald Smith
1859 - 1934
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 124
Robert Weinberg
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 125
Richard Evans Schultes
1915 - 2001
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 126
Clinton Hart Merriam
1855 - 1942
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 127
Thomas Say
1787 - 1834
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 128
Sereno Watson
1826 - 1892
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 129
Ruth Patrick
1907 - 2013
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 130
G. Ledyard Stebbins
1906 - 2000
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 131
Wilfred Hudson Osgood
1875 - 1947
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 132
Osamu Hayaishi
1920 - 2015
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 133
John Hopfield
1933 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 134