BIOLOGIST
Alfred Romer
1894 - 1973

Alfred Romer
Alfred Sherwood Romer (December 28, 1894 – November 5, 1973) was an American paleontologist and biologist and a specialist in vertebrate evolution. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Romer is the 687th most popular biologist (up from 793rd in 2019), the 5,923rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,423rd in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Alfred Romer ranks 687 out of 1,097. Before him are John Sims, Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, John Isaac Briquet, Gustav Radde, Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer, and Albert Charles Smith. After him are Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, Basilius Besler, Alfred Sturtevant, Josef August Schultes, Jean-Étienne Guettard, and Anton Reichenow.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Sims
1749 - 1831
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 681
Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal
1794 - 1866
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 682
John Isaac Briquet
1870 - 1931
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 683
Gustav Radde
1831 - 1903
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 684
Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer
1829 - 1927
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 685
Albert Charles Smith
1906 - 1999
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 686
Alfred Romer
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 687
Heinrich Moritz Willkomm
1821 - 1895
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 688
Basilius Besler
1561 - 1629
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 689
Alfred Sturtevant
1891 - 1970
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 690
Josef August Schultes
1773 - 1831
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 691
Jean-Étienne Guettard
1715 - 1786
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 692
Anton Reichenow
1847 - 1941
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 693
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Alfred Romer ranks 168. Before him are Edwin Linkomies, Heinz Hopf, Marietta Blau, Magda Julin, Robert Menzies, and Yakov Frenkel. After him are Francis Hunter, Olive Thomas, Jack Benny, James Thurber, Wilhelm Hasse, and Esfir Shub. Among people deceased in 1973, Alfred Romer ranks 168. Before him are Winthrop Rockefeller, Rafael Franco, Frances Marion, Gösta Dunker, Erich Srbek, and Lauri Lehtinen. After him are José Alfredo Jiménez, Charles Daniels, Harold Hotelling, Armas Toivonen, John Cranko, and Alexander Rou.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsEdwin Linkomies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1963
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 162
Heinz Hopf
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 163
Marietta Blau
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1970
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 164
Magda Julin
SKATER
1894 - 1990
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 165
Robert Menzies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 166
Yakov Frenkel
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 167
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 168
Francis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 169
Olive Thomas
ACTOR
1894 - 1920
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 170
Jack Benny
ACTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 171
James Thurber
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 172
Wilhelm Hasse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 173
Esfir Shub
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1959
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 174
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsWinthrop Rockefeller
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1973
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 162
Rafael Franco
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1973
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 163
Frances Marion
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1973
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 164
Gösta Dunker
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 165
Erich Srbek
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 166
Lauri Lehtinen
ATHLETE
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 167
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 168
José Alfredo Jiménez
SINGER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 169
Charles Daniels
SWIMMER
1885 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 170
Harold Hotelling
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 171
Armas Toivonen
ATHLETE
1899 - 1973
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 172
John Cranko
DANCER
1927 - 1973
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 173
Alexander Rou
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 174
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alfred Romer ranks 5,923 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucretia Garfield (1832), Robert Ford (1862), Ed Heinemann (1908), Barry Dennen (1938), Albert Charles Smith (1906), and Julie Kavner (1950). After him are Dan Ariely (1967), Joan Osborne (1962), Donald Lippincott (1893), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Aileen Riggin (1906), and Pharoah Sanders (1940).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLucretia Garfield
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1918
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,917
Robert Ford
EXTREMIST
1862 - 1892
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,918
Ed Heinemann
ENGINEER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,919
Barry Dennen
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,920
Albert Charles Smith
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,921
Julie Kavner
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,922
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,923
Dan Ariely
PSYCHOLOGIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,924
Joan Osborne
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,925
Donald Lippincott
ATHLETE
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,926
Mary Whiton Calkins
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1930
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,927
Aileen Riggin
SWIMMER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,928
Pharoah Sanders
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,929
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Alfred Romer ranks 94. Before him are Aldo Leopold (1887), Charles David Keeling (1928), Charles Horton Peck (1833), Eugene Odum (1913), Walter Sutton (1877), and Albert Charles Smith (1906). After him are Alfred Sturtevant (1891), Alexander Wetmore (1886), Alice Hamilton (1869), Thomas Say (1787), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), and Charles Conrad Abbott (1843).
Aldo Leopold
1887 - 1948
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 88
Charles David Keeling
1928 - 2005
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 89
Charles Horton Peck
1833 - 1917
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 90
Eugene Odum
1913 - 2002
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 91
Walter Sutton
1877 - 1916
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 92
Albert Charles Smith
1906 - 1999
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 93
Alfred Romer
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 94
Alfred Sturtevant
1891 - 1970
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 95
Alexander Wetmore
1886 - 1978
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 96
Alice Hamilton
1869 - 1970
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 97
Thomas Say
1787 - 1834
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 98
Edmund Beecher Wilson
1856 - 1939
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 99
Charles Conrad Abbott
1843 - 1919
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 100