1936 - 2000
William Donald Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000) was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous genetic basis for the existence of altruism, an insight that was a key part of the development of the gene-centered view of evolution. He is considered one of the forerunners of sociobiology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of W. D. Hamilton has received more than 349,958 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). W. D. Hamilton is the 463rd most popular biologist (down from 299th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 320th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Biologist.
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Among biologists, W. D. Hamilton ranks 463 out of 841. Before him are Sabiha Kasimati, Carl Borivoj Presl, Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Otto von Münchhausen, Gregory Winter, and Jacob Georg Agardh. After him are Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, Jean Victoir Audouin, Jacob Sturm, Richard Lydekker, and Alexander Kovalevsky.
1912 - 1951
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 457
1794 - 1852
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 458
1877 - 1933
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 459
1716 - 1774
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 460
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 461
1813 - 1901
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 462
1936 - 2000
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 463
1761 - 1838
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 464
1735 - 1805
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 465
1797 - 1841
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 466
1771 - 1848
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 467
1849 - 1915
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 468
1840 - 1901
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 469
Among people born in 1936, W. D. Hamilton ranks 259. Before him are Lino Banfi, Judea Pearl, Andrej Kvašňák, Jair Marinho, Troy Donahue, and Jan Němec. After him are Kim Yong-chun, Gary Hart, Ivo Brešan, Fang Lizhi, Paul Shenar, and José Policarpo. Among people deceased in 2000, W. D. Hamilton ranks 144. Before him are David Tomlinson, Teruki Miyamoto, Franco Donatoni, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Penelope Fitzgerald, and William Porter. After him are Walter Berry, Ernst Jandl, Jerzy Giedroyc, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ansumane Mané, and Carmen Martín Gaite.
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 253
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 254
1936 - 2007
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 255
1936 - 2020
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 256
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 257
1936 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 258
1936 - 2000
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 259
1936 - 2018
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 260
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 261
1936 - 2017
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 262
1936 - 2012
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 263
1936 - 1989
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 264
1936 - 2014
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 265
1917 - 2000
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 138
1940 - 2000
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 139
1927 - 2000
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 140
1919 - 2000
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 141
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 142
1926 - 2000
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 143
1936 - 2000
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 144
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 145
1925 - 2000
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 146
1906 - 2000
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 147
1909 - 2000
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 148
1940 - 2000
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 149
1925 - 2000
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 150
Among people born in Egypt, W. D. Hamilton ranks 402 out of 582. Before him are Al-Nuwayri (1279), Riccardo Freda (1909), Khenemetneferhedjet I (-1950), Hind Rostom (1929), Doria Shafik (1908), and Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (1893). After him are Pope Maximus of Alexandria (250), Guy Béart (1930), Essam El Hadary (1973), Ammonius of Alexandria (300), Ibrahim Moustafa (1904), and Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (180).
1279 - 1333
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 396
1909 - 1999
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 397
1950 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 398
1929 - 2011
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 399
1908 - 1975
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 400
1893 - 1976
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 401
1936 - 2000
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 402
250 - 282
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 403
1930 - 2015
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 404
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 405
300 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 406
1904 - 1968
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 407
180 - 248
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 408
Among biologists born in Egypt, W. D. Hamilton ranks 1.