BIOLOGIST
William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
William Thomas Blanford
William Thomas Blanford (7 October 1832 – 23 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Thomas Blanford has received more than 44,765 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William Thomas Blanford is the 772nd most popular biologist (down from 704th in 2019), the 3,732nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,546th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Biologist.
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45k
Page Views (PV)
47.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.65
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Thomas Blanford ranks 772 out of 1,097. Before him are Bunzō Hayata, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Kristine Bonnevie, Ángel Cabrera, Giacomo Bresadola, and Jules Verreaux. After him are Alfred G. Knudson, Hipólito Ruiz López, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Charlotte Auerbach, Joseph Banks Rhine, and Louisa Bolus.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBunzō Hayata
1874 - 1934
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 766
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823 - 1887
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 767
Kristine Bonnevie
1872 - 1948
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 768
Ángel Cabrera
1879 - 1960
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 769
Giacomo Bresadola
1847 - 1929
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 770
Jules Verreaux
1807 - 1873
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 771
William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 772
Alfred G. Knudson
1922 - 2016
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 773
Hipólito Ruiz López
1754 - 1816
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 774
Nathaniel Lord Britton
1859 - 1934
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 775
Charlotte Auerbach
1899 - 1994
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 776
Joseph Banks Rhine
1895 - 1980
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 777
Louisa Bolus
1877 - 1970
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 778
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, William Thomas Blanford ranks 84. Before him are Heinrich Gerber, Zsófia Torma, Boston Corbett, Adalbert Krueger, Horatio Alger, and Léon Gautier. After him are Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, Gyula Szapáry, Mary Everest Boole, Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Edward Newton. Among people deceased in 1905, William Thomas Blanford ranks 79. Before him are Simeon Solomon, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Émile Oustalet, Francisco Silvela, Harold Mahony, and Theodore Thomas. After him are Victor Borisov-Musatov, George Williams, Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, Étienne Desmarteau, Lev Lagorio, and Gyula Szapáry.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Gerber
INVENTOR
1832 - 1912
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 78
Zsófia Torma
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1832 - 1899
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 79
Boston Corbett
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 80
Adalbert Krueger
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1896
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 81
Horatio Alger
WRITER
1832 - 1899
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 82
Léon Gautier
HISTORIAN
1832 - 1897
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 83
William Thomas Blanford
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 84
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1915
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 85
Gyula Szapáry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 86
Mary Everest Boole
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1916
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 87
Kolos Ferenc Vaszary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1832 - 1915
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 88
Edward Wilmot Blyden
WRITER
1832 - 1912
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 89
Edward Newton
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1897
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1905
Go to all RankingsSimeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 73
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1827 - 1905
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 74
Émile Oustalet
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1905
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 75
Francisco Silvela
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1905
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 76
Harold Mahony
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 77
Theodore Thomas
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 78
William Thomas Blanford
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 79
Victor Borisov-Musatov
PAINTER
1870 - 1905
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 80
George Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1905
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 81
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 82
Étienne Desmarteau
ATHLETE
1873 - 1905
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 83
Lev Lagorio
PAINTER
1827 - 1905
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 84
Gyula Szapáry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 85
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Thomas Blanford ranks 3,732 out of 8,785. Before him are Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), James Steuart (1712), Barbara Windsor (1937), Winifred McNair (1877), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), and Joseph Thomson (1858). After him are Eliza Acton (1799), Captain Tom (1920), George Finlay (1799), Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), Angela Mortimer (1932), and Jeremy Wade (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1862
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 3,726
James Steuart
ECONOMIST
1712 - 1780
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 3,727
Barbara Windsor
ACTOR
1937 - 2020
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 3,728
Winifred McNair
TENNIS PLAYER
1877 - 1954
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 3,729
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
ENGINEER
1810 - 1900
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 3,730
Joseph Thomson
GEOLOGIST
1858 - 1895
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 3,731
William Thomas Blanford
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 3,732
Eliza Acton
WRITER
1799 - 1859
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 3,733
Captain Tom
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2021
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3,734
George Finlay
HISTORIAN
1799 - 1875
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3,735
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1595
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3,736
Angela Mortimer
TENNIS PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3,737
Jeremy Wade
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 3,738
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Thomas Blanford ranks 106. Before him are Louis Fraser (1810), Mary F. Lyon (1925), Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), John Gerard (1545), Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), and James Sowerby (1757). After him are Henry Baker (1698), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818), William Townsend Aiton (1766), Alec Jeffreys (1950), and Thomas Thomson (1817).
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 100
Mary F. Lyon
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 101
Charles Wyville Thomson
1830 - 1882
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 102
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 103
Albert Bruce Jackson
1876 - 1947
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 104
James Sowerby
1757 - 1822
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 105
William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 106
Henry Baker
1698 - 1774
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 107
Thomas Andrew Knight
1759 - 1838
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 108
Mary Elizabeth Barber
1818 - 1899
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 109
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 110
Alec Jeffreys
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 111
Thomas Thomson
1817 - 1878
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 112