Biologist

William Henry Harvey

Irish botanist

1811 - 1866

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William Henry Harvey

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Harvey is the 1,036th most popular biologist (down from 924th in 2024), the 340th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 274th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Biologist.

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William Henry Harvey's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 51.40.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, William Henry Harvey ranks 1,036 out of 1,121. Before him are Alexander Wendt, Karl Shuker, Ruth Patrick, Richard Meinertzhagen, John Lawrence LeConte, and Stanislas Dehaene. After him are George R. Price, Philippa Marrack, Elmer McCollum, Aristid Lindenmayer, Mary-Dell Chilton, and Ethelwynn Trewavas.

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HPI: 51.80
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HPI: 51.78
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HPI: 51.76
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John Lawrence LeConte
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Stanislas Dehaene
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.46
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William Henry Harvey
1811 - 1866
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 1,036
George R. Price
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HPI: 51.35
Rank: 1,037
Philippa Marrack
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,038
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HPI: 50.98
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1939 - 2026
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 1,041
Ethelwynn Trewavas
1900 - 1993
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 1,042

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, William Henry Harvey ranks 78. Before him are Juan Bautista Ceballos, Francisco Javier Zaldúa, George Caleb Bingham, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, William Bell Scott, and Thomas C. Jerdon. After him are John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, John Kilian, John Bright, and Wendell Phillips. Among people deceased in 1866, William Henry Harvey ranks 52. Before him are Henryk Rzewuski, Louis Meijer, Thomas Love Peacock, Matvey Gusev, Lewis Cass, and Manuel Felipe de Tovar. After him are Edward Hincks, John Keble, Robert F. Stockton, and Clement Comer Clay.

Others Born in 1811

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Juan Bautista Ceballos
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1859
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 72
Francisco Javier Zaldúa
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 73
George Caleb Bingham
PAINTER
1811 - 1879
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 74
Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1871
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 75
William Bell Scott
WRITER
1811 - 1890
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 76
Thomas C. Jerdon
PHYSICIAN
1811 - 1872
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 77
William Henry Harvey
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1866
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 78
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1879
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 79
John Kilian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1884
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 80
John Bright
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1889
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 81
Wendell Phillips
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1811 - 1884
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 82

Others Deceased in 1866

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Henryk Rzewuski
WRITER
1791 - 1866
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 46
Louis Meijer
PAINTER
1809 - 1866
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 47
Thomas Love Peacock
WRITER
1785 - 1866
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 48
Matvey Gusev
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 49
Lewis Cass
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 50
Manuel Felipe de Tovar
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1866
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 51
William Henry Harvey
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1866
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 52
Edward Hincks
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1792 - 1866
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 53
John Keble
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1866
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 54
Robert F. Stockton
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1866
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 55
Clement Comer Clay
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1866
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 56

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William Henry Harvey ranks 340 out of 639. Before him are Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), James Cecil Parke (1881), Roddy Doyle (1958), George Brent (1904), Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516), and Siobhan Fahey (1958). After him are Katie McGrath (1983), Michael O'Leary (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Patricia Collinge (1892), and Richard Mulcahy (1886).

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Maria Doyle Kennedy
SINGER
1964 - Present
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James Cecil Parke
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1946
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Rank: 335
Roddy Doyle
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 336
George Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 337
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
516 - 546
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 338
Siobhan Fahey
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 339
William Henry Harvey
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1866
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 340
Katie McGrath
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 341
Michael O'Leary
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 342
Paddy Moloney
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 51.28
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Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
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HPI: 51.25
Rank: 344
Patricia Collinge
ACTOR
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HPI: 51.19
Rank: 345
Richard Mulcahy
POLITICIAN
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HPI: 51.18
Rank: 346