CHEMIST
Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
Wallace Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers (; April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon. Carothers was a group leader at the DuPont Experimental Station laboratory, near Wilmington, Delaware, where most polymer research was done. Carothers was an organic chemist who, in addition to first developing nylon, also helped lay the groundwork for neoprene. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wallace Carothers has received more than 344,805 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Wallace Carothers is the 210th most popular chemist (down from 170th in 2019), the 1,310th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,189th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Chemist.
Wallace Carothers is most famous for inventing nylon.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
60.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
8.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Wallace Carothers ranks 210 out of 602. Before him are Nikolay Semyonov, Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Kenichi Fukui, John Fenn, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, and Gerhard Herzberg. After him are Friedrich Sertürner, Satoshi Ōmura, Aziz Sancar, Antoni Grabowski, Alan J. Heeger, and Charles François de Cisternay du Fay.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 204
Charles Adolphe Wurtz
1817 - 1884
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 205
Kenichi Fukui
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 206
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 207
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
1745 - 1818
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 208
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 209
Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 210
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 211
Satoshi Ōmura
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 212
Aziz Sancar
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 213
Antoni Grabowski
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 214
Alan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 215
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 216
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Wallace Carothers ranks 51. Before him are Dimitri Mitropoulos, Gottlob Berger, Robert S. Mulliken, Mamie Eisenhower, Nikolay Semyonov, and André Masson. After him are Paulino Alcántara, Friedrich Hund, Léon Theremin, Kenji Miyazawa, Soghomon Tehlirian, and David Wechsler. Among people deceased in 1937, Wallace Carothers ranks 39. Before him are Jagadish Chandra Bose, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Albert Roussel, Edith Wharton, Pavel Florensky, and Ray Ewry. After him are Walter Simons, Bessie Smith, Yeghishe Charents, Chūya Nakahara, Louis Vierne, and Hugo Meisl.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsDimitri Mitropoulos
CONDUCTOR
1896 - 1960
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 45
Gottlob Berger
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 46
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 47
Mamie Eisenhower
COMPANION
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 48
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 49
André Masson
PAINTER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 50
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 51
Paulino Alcántara
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 52
Friedrich Hund
PHYSICIST
1896 - 1997
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 53
Léon Theremin
INVENTOR
1896 - 1993
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 54
Kenji Miyazawa
WRITER
1896 - 1933
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 55
Soghomon Tehlirian
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1960
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 56
David Wechsler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1981
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsJagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 33
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
WRITER
1868 - 1937
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 34
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 35
Edith Wharton
WRITER
1862 - 1937
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 36
Pavel Florensky
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 37
Ray Ewry
ATHLETE
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 38
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 39
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 40
Bessie Smith
SINGER
1894 - 1937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 41
Yeghishe Charents
WRITER
1897 - 1937
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 42
Chūya Nakahara
WRITER
1907 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 43
Louis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 44
Hugo Meisl
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1937
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 45
In United States
Among people born in United States, Wallace Carothers ranks 1,310 out of 20,380. Before him are William Randolph Hearst (1863), Chris Columbus (1958), Owen Wilson (1968), Dionne Warwick (1940), Philip Johnson (1906), and Joseph Kosuth (1945). After him are Norman Mailer (1923), Angela Bassett (1958), Kathleen Turner (1954), Thomas Burke (1875), Gene Tierney (1920), and Sarah Jessica Parker (1965).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Randolph Hearst
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1951
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,304
Chris Columbus
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,305
Owen Wilson
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 1,306
Dionne Warwick
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 1,307
Philip Johnson
ARCHITECT
1906 - 2005
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,308
Joseph Kosuth
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,309
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,310
Norman Mailer
WRITER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,311
Angela Bassett
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,312
Kathleen Turner
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,313
Thomas Burke
ATHLETE
1875 - 1929
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,314
Gene Tierney
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,315
Sarah Jessica Parker
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,316
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Wallace Carothers ranks 41. Before him are F. Sherwood Rowland (1927), Robert S. Mulliken (1896), Paul L. Modrich (1946), Robert Curl (1933), William Standish Knowles (1917), and John Fenn (1917). After him are Alan J. Heeger (1936), Donald J. Cram (1919), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), William Lipscomb (1919), and Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921).
F. Sherwood Rowland
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 35
Robert S. Mulliken
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 36
Paul L. Modrich
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 37
Robert Curl
1933 - 2022
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 38
William Standish Knowles
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 39
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 40
Wallace Carothers
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 41
Alan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 42
Donald J. Cram
1919 - 2001
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 43
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 44
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 45
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 46
Robert Bruce Merrifield
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 47