1911 - 1980
William Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Howard Stein has received more than 53,456 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. William Howard Stein is the 149th most popular chemist (down from 103rd in 2019), the 1,143rd most popular biography from United States (down from 712th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Chemist.
William Howard Stein is most famous for his work in the field of computer science. He is credited with inventing the first compiler, which converts a program written in a high-level language into a form that can be understood by a computer.
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Among chemists, William Howard Stein ranks 149 out of 510. Before him are Edward Adelbert Doisy, Akira Suzuki, John Newlands, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Stanley Miller, and Robert S. Mulliken. After him are Georg Wittig, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Joachim Frank, Robert F. Furchgott, Leo Baekeland, and William C. Campbell.
1893 - 1986
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 143
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 144
1837 - 1898
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 145
1897 - 1967
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 146
1930 - 2007
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 147
1896 - 1986
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 148
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 149
1897 - 1987
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 150
1818 - 1892
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 151
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 152
1916 - 2009
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 153
1863 - 1944
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 154
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 155
Among people born in 1911, William Howard Stein ranks 50. Before him are Trygve Haavelmo, Henri Troyat, Akira Yoshizawa, Bernard Herrmann, Ernesto Sabato, and Gustav Wagner. After him are Bruno Kreisky, Robert Taylor, Stanisława Walasiewicz, Klaus Fuchs, Sergey Sokolov, and Karl Silberbauer. Among people deceased in 1980, William Howard Stein ranks 45. Before him are Alexander Oparin, Willard Libby, Fritz Strassmann, Vinicius de Moraes, Lewis Milestone, and Gustav Wagner. After him are Mae West, Ian Curtis, Stanisława Walasiewicz, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Walter Dornberger, and Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse.
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 44
1911 - 2007
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 45
1911 - 2005
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 46
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 47
1911 - 2011
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 48
1911 - 1980
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 49
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 50
1911 - 1990
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 51
1911 - 1969
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 52
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 53
1911 - 1988
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 54
1911 - 2012
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 55
1911 - 1972
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 56
1894 - 1980
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 39
1908 - 1980
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 40
1902 - 1980
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 41
1913 - 1980
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 42
1895 - 1980
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 43
1911 - 1980
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 44
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 45
1893 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 46
1956 - 1980
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 47
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 48
1899 - 1980
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 49
1895 - 1980
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 50
1896 - 1980
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 51
Among people born in United States, William Howard Stein ranks 1,143 out of 15,968. Before him are Robert Englund (1947), Geena Davis (1956), Mark Felt (1913), Hiram Maxim (1840), Kelly Preston (1962), and Sonny Liston (1932). After him are Mae West (1893), Susan Hayward (1917), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Billie Jean King (1943), Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), and George Stinney (1929).
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 1,137
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 1,138
1913 - 2008
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 1,139
1840 - 1916
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 1,140
1962 - 2020
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 1,141
1932 - 1970
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 1,142
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 1,143
1893 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 1,144
1917 - 1975
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 1,145
1874 - 1965
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 1,146
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 1,147
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 1,148
1929 - 1944
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 1,149
Among chemists born in United States, William Howard Stein ranks 25. Before him are Vincent du Vigneaud (1901), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), Stanley Miller (1930), and Robert S. Mulliken (1896). After him are Robert F. Furchgott (1916), Paul Lauterbur (1929), Jerome Karle (1918), Stanford Moore (1913), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), and Alan J. Heeger (1936).
1901 - 1978
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 19
1916 - 1995
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 20
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 21
1893 - 1986
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 22
1930 - 2007
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 23
1896 - 1986
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 24
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 25
1916 - 2009
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 26
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 27
1918 - 2013
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 28
1913 - 1982
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 29
1923 - 2014
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 30
1936 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 31