CHEMIST
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
William Lipscomb
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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Lipscomb has received more than 136,877 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). William Lipscomb is the 229th most popular chemist (up from 277th in 2019), the 1,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,952nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
59.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
11.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, William Lipscomb ranks 229 out of 509. Before him are Alfred G. Gilman, Herbert C. Brown, Franz Karl Achard, John Cornforth, Charles J. Pedersen, and Friedrich Sertürner. After him are Nikolay Semyonov, William Hyde Wollaston, Mária Telkes, John E. Walker, Sidney Altman, and Richard F. Heck.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 223
Herbert C. Brown
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 224
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 225
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 226
Charles J. Pedersen
1904 - 1989
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 227
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 228
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 229
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 230
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 231
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 232
John E. Walker
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 233
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 234
Richard F. Heck
1931 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 235
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, William Lipscomb ranks 51. Before him are Chavela Vargas, James Lovelock, Georges Duby, Lauri Törni, Martin Balsam, and Art Blakey. After him are Donald J. Cram, Teruo Nakamura, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Ian Smith, Mohamed Boudiaf, and Glafcos Clerides. Among people deceased in 2011, William Lipscomb ranks 67. Before him are Pete Postlethwaite, Linda Christian, Richard Winters, Dev Anand, Ante Marković, and Aristides Pereira. After him are Cy Twombly, Gunter Sachs, Itamar Franco, Johannes Heesters, Tom Gehrels, and Sergei Bagapsh.
Others Born in 1919
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Chavela Vargas
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 45
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 46
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 47
Lauri Törni
1919 - 1965
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 48
Martin Balsam
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 49
Art Blakey
1919 - 1990
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 50
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 51
Donald J. Cram
1919 - 2001
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 52
Teruo Nakamura
1919 - 1979
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 53
Ryszard Kaczorowski
1919 - 2010
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 54
Ian Smith
1919 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 55
Mohamed Boudiaf
1919 - 1992
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 56
Glafcos Clerides
1919 - 2013
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 2011
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Pete Postlethwaite
1946 - 2011
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 61
Linda Christian
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 62
Richard Winters
1918 - 2011
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 63
Dev Anand
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 64
Ante Marković
1924 - 2011
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 65
Aristides Pereira
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 66
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 67
Cy Twombly
1928 - 2011
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 68
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 69
Itamar Franco
1930 - 2011
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 70
Johannes Heesters
1903 - 2011
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 71
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 72
Sergei Bagapsh
1949 - 2011
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 73
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Lipscomb ranks 1,523 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard Fleischer (1916), Stephen Lang (1952), James Avery (1945), Conrad Hilton (1887), David Gross (1941), and James Irwin (1930). After him are John Zorn (1953), Marvin Minsky (1927), William Westmoreland (1914), Steve Ditko (1927), Peter Weller (1947), and Fats Domino (1928).
Others born in United States
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Richard Fleischer
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,517
Stephen Lang
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,518
James Avery
1945 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,519
Conrad Hilton
1887 - 1979
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,520
David Gross
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,521
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,522
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,523
John Zorn
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,524
Marvin Minsky
1927 - 2016
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,525
William Westmoreland
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,526
Steve Ditko
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,527
Peter Weller
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,528
Fats Domino
1928 - 2017
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,529
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, William Lipscomb ranks 46. Before him are John Fenn (1917), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), William Standish Knowles (1917), Robert Curl (1933), Elias James Corey (1928), and Alfred G. Gilman (1941). After him are Richard F. Heck (1931), Paul L. Modrich (1946), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), Edward W. Morley (1838), Donald J. Cram (1919), and Vincent du Vigneaud (1901).
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 40
Robert H. Grubbs
1942 - 2021
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 41
William Standish Knowles
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 42
Robert Curl
1933 - 2022
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 43
Elias James Corey
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 44
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 45
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 46
Richard F. Heck
1931 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 47
Paul L. Modrich
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 48
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49
Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 50
Donald J. Cram
1919 - 2001
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 51
Vincent du Vigneaud
1901 - 1978
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 52
