Biologist
Zhores Medvedev
Soviet dissident, biologist and writer
1925 - 2018
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Zhores Medvedev
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Zhores Medvedev is the 489th most popular biologist (down from 444th in 2024), the 112th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 125th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Biologist.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Zhores Medvedev ranks 489 out of 1,097. Before him are Benedykt Dybowski, Lorenz Heister, Carl Chun, Johannes Thiele, Wilder Penfield, and Jan Svatopluk Presl. After him are David Starr Jordan, Vladimir Demikhov, Giuseppe Acerbi, Gabriel Bibron, Emil Christian Hansen, and Martin Rathke.
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Zhores Medvedev
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 489
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HPI: 60.44
Rank: 490
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HPI: 60.40
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Emil Christian Hansen
1842 - 1909
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 494
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1793 - 1860
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 495
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Zhores Medvedev ranks 204. Before him are Solomon Perel, Peter Hirsch, Alexei Tupolev, Maureen Stapleton, Nina Lobkovskaya, and Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo. After him are Sergei Salnikov, David Warren, Arlene Dahl, Nonna Mordyukova, Justo Gallego Martínez, and Robert Mulligan. Among people deceased in 2018, Zhores Medvedev ranks 174. Before him are Morgan Tsvangirai, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Ahron Daum, Luigi Taveri, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, and Robert Indiana. After him are Moshé Mizrahi, Károly Palotai, Choi Eun-hee, Tessa Jowell, Walter Mischel, and Henri Namphy.
Others Born in 1925
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Solomon Perel
WRITER
1925 - 2023
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 198
Peter Hirsch
ENGINEER
1925 - 2025
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 199
Alexei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 200
Maureen Stapleton
ACTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 201
Nina Lobkovskaya
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 202
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2017
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 203
Zhores Medvedev
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 204
Sergei Salnikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1984
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 205
David Warren
CHEMIST
1925 - 2010
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 206
Arlene Dahl
ACTOR
1925 - 2021
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 207
Nonna Mordyukova
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 208
Justo Gallego Martínez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2021
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 209
Robert Mulligan
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 210
Others Deceased in 2018
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Morgan Tsvangirai
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2018
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 168
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
HISTORIAN
1927 - 2018
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 169
Ahron Daum
WRITER
1951 - 2018
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 170
Luigi Taveri
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 171
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 172
Robert Indiana
ARTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 173
Zhores Medvedev
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 174
Moshé Mizrahi
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 175
Károly Palotai
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 176
Choi Eun-hee
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 177
Tessa Jowell
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 178
Walter Mischel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 179
Henri Namphy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 180
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Zhores Medvedev ranks 112 out of NaN. Before him are Nana Alexandria (1949), Lusine Zakaryan (1937), Roy Medvedev (1925), Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675), Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia (1875), and Grigory Neujmin (1886). After him are Alex Metreveli (1944), Grigol Abashidze (1914), Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893), Zurab Zhvania (1963), Maia Chiburdanidze (1961), and Pharasmanes I of Iberia (-50).
Others born in Georgia
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Nana Alexandria
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 106
Lusine Zakaryan
SINGER
1937 - 1992
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 107
Roy Medvedev
WRITER
1925 - 2026
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 108
Vakhtang VI of Kartli
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1737
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 109
Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1895
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 110
Grigory Neujmin
ASTRONOMER
1886 - 1946
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 111
Zhores Medvedev
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 112
Alex Metreveli
TENNIS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 113
Grigol Abashidze
WRITER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 114
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
WRITER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 115
Zurab Zhvania
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2005
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 116
Maia Chiburdanidze
CHESS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 117
Pharasmanes I of Iberia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 58
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 118
Among Biologists In Georgia
Among biologists born in Georgia, Zhores Medvedev ranks 1.
