Geologist
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
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William Buckland
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). William Buckland is the 25th most popular geologist (down from 23rd in 2024), the 2,012th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,780th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Geologist.
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Among Geologists
Among geologists, William Buckland ranks 25 out of 90. Before him are Adam Sedgwick, Jean-André Deluc, Christian Leopold von Buch, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Ignacy Domeyko, and Giuseppe Mercalli. After him are Norman L. Bowen, John Tuzo Wilson, Alexander von Keyserling, Vladimir Obruchev, Arthur Holmes, and Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann.
Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia
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Adam Sedgwick
1785 - 1873
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 19
Jean-André Deluc
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 20
Christian Leopold von Buch
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 21
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
1750 - 1801
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 22
Ignacy Domeyko
1802 - 1889
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Mercalli
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 24
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 25
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 26
John Tuzo Wilson
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 27
Alexander von Keyserling
1815 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 28
Vladimir Obruchev
1863 - 1956
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 29
Arthur Holmes
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 30
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann
1797 - 1873
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1784, William Buckland ranks 31. Before him are Fructuoso Rivera, Moses Montefiore, Louise Lehzen, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Thomas Robert Bugeaud, and Friedrich Graf von Wrangel. After him are George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, François-Joseph Fétis, Duke George of Oldenburg, Archduke Louis of Austria, Juan Antonio Lavalleja, and George Onslow. Among people deceased in 1856, William Buckland ranks 30. Before him are Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, Julie Guicciardi, Augustin Thierry, Pyotr Chaadayev, and Georgios Sinas. After him are Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, Emil Aarestrup, Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Vicente López y Planes, and Lev Perovski.
Others Born in 1784
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Fructuoso Rivera
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 25
Moses Montefiore
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1784 - 1885
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 26
Louise Lehzen
COMPANION
1784 - 1870
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 27
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
LINGUIST
1784 - 1842
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 28
Thomas Robert Bugeaud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1784 - 1849
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 29
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 30
William Buckland
GEOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 31
George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 32
François-Joseph Fétis
COMPOSER
1784 - 1871
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 33
Duke George of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1812
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 34
Archduke Louis of Austria
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1864
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 35
Juan Antonio Lavalleja
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1853
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 36
George Onslow
COMPOSER
1784 - 1853
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1856
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Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
COMPOSER
1789 - 1856
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 24
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1856
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 25
Julie Guicciardi
MUSICIAN
1782 - 1856
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 26
Augustin Thierry
HISTORIAN
1795 - 1856
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 27
Pyotr Chaadayev
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1856
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 28
Georgios Sinas
BUSINESSPERSON
1783 - 1856
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 29
William Buckland
GEOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 30
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1856
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 31
Emil Aarestrup
PHYSICIAN
1800 - 1856
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 32
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
CHEMIST
1816 - 1856
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 33
Johann Kaspar Mertz
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1856
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 34
Vicente López y Planes
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 35
Lev Perovski
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1856
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 36
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Buckland ranks 2,012 out of NaN. Before him are Gerry Adams (1948), Paul Gallagher (1954), William Smith (1813), Michael Anderson (1920), Rachel Ward (1957), and William Elford Leach (1791). After him are Sister Nivedita (1867), Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886), Alan Walker (1997), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Wallace Hartley (1878), and Herbert Pitman (1877).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Gerry Adams
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,006
Paul Gallagher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,007
William Smith
WRITER
1813 - 1893
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,008
Michael Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2018
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 2,009
Rachel Ward
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 2,010
William Elford Leach
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1836
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 2,011
William Buckland
GEOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 2,012
Sister Nivedita
WRITER
1867 - 1911
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 2,013
Princess Patricia of Connaught
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 2,014
Alan Walker
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 2,015
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
OCCULTIST
1854 - 1918
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,016
Wallace Hartley
MUSICIAN
1878 - 1912
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,017
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,018
Among Geologists In United Kingdom
Among geologists born in United Kingdom, William Buckland ranks 8. Before him are James Hutton (1726), Mary Anning (1799), Eduard Suess (1831), Gideon Mantell (1790), William Smith (1769), and Adam Sedgwick (1785). After him are Arthur Holmes (1890), William Nicol (1770), John Phillips (1800), Archibald Geikie (1835), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), and Charles Lapworth (1842).
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 2
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 3
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 4
Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 5
William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 6
Adam Sedgwick
1785 - 1873
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 7
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 8
Arthur Holmes
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 9
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 10
John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 11
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 12
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 13
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 14
