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Ragnar Granit
1900 - 1991
Ragnar Granit
Ragnar Arthur Granit (Riihimäki, 30 oktober 1900 – Stockholm, 12 maart 1991) was een Fins-Zweedse wetenschapper en Nobelprijswinnaar. In 1967 won hij samen met Haldan Keffer Hartline en George Wald de Nobelprijs voor Fysiologie of Geneeskunde voor het beschrijven van de verschillende typen van lichtgevoelige cellen in het oog, en hoe het licht op die cellen inwerkt. Lees meer op Wikipedia
Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 56 verschillende talen op Wikipedia (toegenomen van 54 in 2024). Ragnar Granit staat op plaats 87 onder de meest populaire arts (gestegen van plaats 123 in 2024), plaats 16 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Finland (gestegen van plaats 26 in 2019) en op plaats 2 onder de populairste arts uit Finland.
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Among Arts
Among arts, Ragnar Granit ranks 87 out of 726. Before him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Cyril of Jerusalem, Walter Rudolf Hess, Hua Tuo, and Karl Brandt. After him are Herophilos, Jacques Rogge, Theodor Morell, Corneille Heymans, Harvey Cushing, and Bernardino of Siena.
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
1926 - 2004
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 81
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
1857 - 1940
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 82
Cyril of Jerusalem
313 - 386
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 83
Walter Rudolf Hess
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 84
Hua Tuo
200 - 208
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 85
Karl Brandt
1904 - 1948
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 86
Ragnar Granit
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 87
Herophilos
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 88
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 89
Theodor Morell
1886 - 1948
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 90
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 91
Harvey Cushing
1869 - 1939
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 92
Bernardino of Siena
1380 - 1444
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Ragnar Granit ranks 30. Before him are Urho Kekkonen, Adolf Dassler, Jacques Prévert, Maria of Yugoslavia, Sándor Márai, and Richard Kuhn. After him are Alfred Newman, Hans Fritzsche, James Hilton, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Jan Oort, and Kurt Weill. Among people deceased in 1991, Ragnar Granit ranks 21. Before him are Graham Greene, John Bardeen, Miles Davis, Frank Capra, Marcel Lefebvre, and Lazar Kaganovich. After him are Soichiro Honda, Oona O'Neill, Margot Fonteyn, David Lean, Max Frisch, and Arno Breker.
Others Born in 1900
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Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 24
Adolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1900 - 1978
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 25
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 26
Maria of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1961
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 27
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 28
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 29
Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 30
Alfred Newman
COMPOSER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 31
Hans Fritzsche
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 32
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 33
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 34
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 35
Kurt Weill
COMPOSER
1900 - 1950
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1991
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Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 15
John Bardeen
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1991
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 16
Miles Davis
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1991
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 17
Frank Capra
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1991
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 18
Marcel Lefebvre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1991
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 19
Lazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 20
Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 21
Soichiro Honda
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 22
Oona O'Neill
ACTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 23
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 24
David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 25
Max Frisch
WRITER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 26
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 27
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Ragnar Granit ranks 16 out of NaN. Before him are Urho Kekkonen (1900), Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895), Sauli Niinistö (1948), Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), and Mika Waltari (1908). After him are Johan Gadolin (1760), Risto Ryti (1889), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), and Mikael Agricola (1510).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsUrho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 10
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 11
Sauli Niinistö
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 12
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1956
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 13
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 14
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 15
Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 16
Johan Gadolin
CHEMIST
1760 - 1852
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 17
Risto Ryti
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1956
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 18
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1944
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 19
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
PAINTER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 20
Aki Kaurismäki
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 21
Mikael Agricola
WRITER
1510 - 1557
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 22
Among Arts In Finland
Among arts born in Finland, Ragnar Granit ranks 2. Before him are Elias Lönnrot (1802). After him are Anders Chydenius (1729), Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870), Arvo Ylppö (1887), Aarne Pohjonen (1886), and Silja Lehtinen (1985).
Elias Lönnrot
1802 - 1884
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 1
Ragnar Granit
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 2
Anders Chydenius
1729 - 1803
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
1870 - 1949
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 4
Arvo Ylppö
1887 - 1992
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 5
Aarne Pohjonen
1886 - 1938
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 6
Silja Lehtinen
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 7
