Chemists from Hungary

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Hungarians Chemists of all time. This list of famous Hungarians Chemists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. George de Hevesy (1885 - 1966)

With an HPI of 73.47, George de Hevesy is the most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 62 different languages on wikipedia.

2. Avram Hershko (b. 1937)

With an HPI of 73.09, Avram Hershko is the 2nd most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 56 different languages.

3. George Andrew Olah (1927 - 2017)

With an HPI of 72.47, George Andrew Olah is the 3rd most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 57 different languages.

4. Katalin Karikó (b. 1955)

With an HPI of 71.31, Katalin Karikó is the 4th most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 59 different languages.

5. Mária Telkes (1900 - 1995)

With an HPI of 67.44, Mária Telkes is the 5th most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 41 different languages.

6. Michael Polanyi (1891 - 1976)

With an HPI of 65.89, Michael Polanyi is the 6th most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

7. Elizabeth Roboz Einstein (1904 - 1995)

With an HPI of 56.99, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein is the 7th most famous Hungarians Chemist.   biography has been translated into 17 different languages.