BIOLOGIST
Angelika Amon
1967 - 2020

Angelika Amon
Angelika Amon (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, and the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Amon's research centered on how chromosomes are regulated, duplicated, and partitioned in the cell cycle. Amon was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Angelika Amon is the 1,055th most popular biologist (up from 1,081st in 2019), the 1,102nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,172nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Austrian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Angelika Amon ranks 1,055 out of 1,097. Before her are Henry Weed Fowler, Philip J. Currie, Christof Koch, Carrie Derick, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, and Francis Maitland Balfour. After her are Edward Donovan, Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, and William Bartram.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry Weed Fowler
1878 - 1965
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 1,049
Philip J. Currie
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 1,050
Christof Koch
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 1,051
Carrie Derick
1862 - 1941
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 1,052
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
1937 - 2003
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 1,053
Francis Maitland Balfour
1851 - 1882
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 1,054
Angelika Amon
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 1,055
Edward Donovan
1768 - 1837
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 1,056
Roger Revelle
1909 - 1991
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,057
Jessica Meir
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,058
Amos Eaton
1776 - 1842
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,059
Austin Stevens
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 1,060
William Bartram
1739 - 1823
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,061
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Angelika Amon ranks 452. Before her are Shuzo Matsuoka, Brían F. O'Byrne, Neil Gorsuch, Anita Wachter, Kajsa Ollongren, and Xavier Beauvois. After her are Anderson Cooper, Olivier Dahan, Andrew Dominik, Reid Hoffman, Renhō, and James McTeigue. Among people deceased in 2020, Angelika Amon ranks 752. Before her are Doris de Agostini, Tamás Wichmann, Sergey Belyayev, Grant Imahara, Alan Merrill, and Azimzhan Askarov. After her are Eugene Wright, Liang Wudong, Alan Minter, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bernard Bailyn, and Arnold Wolfendale.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsShuzo Matsuoka
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 446
Brían F. O'Byrne
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 447
Neil Gorsuch
JUDGE
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 448
Anita Wachter
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 449
Kajsa Ollongren
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 450
Xavier Beauvois
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 451
Angelika Amon
BIOLOGIST
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 452
Anderson Cooper
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 453
Olivier Dahan
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 454
Andrew Dominik
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 455
Reid Hoffman
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 456
Renhō
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 457
James McTeigue
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 458
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsDoris de Agostini
SKIER
1958 - 2020
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 746
Tamás Wichmann
ATHLETE
1948 - 2020
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 747
Sergey Belyayev
ATHLETE
1960 - 2020
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 748
Grant Imahara
ACTOR
1970 - 2020
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 749
Alan Merrill
SINGER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 750
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 751
Angelika Amon
BIOLOGIST
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 752
Eugene Wright
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 753
Liang Wudong
PHYSICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 754
Alan Minter
BOXER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 755
Bucky Pizzarelli
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 756
Bernard Bailyn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 757
Arnold Wolfendale
ASTRONOMER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 758
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Angelika Amon ranks 1,102 out of 1,424. Before her are Ursula Plassnik (1956), Gregor Schlierenzauer (1990), Simon Eder (1983), Armin Kogler (1959), Olga Neuwirth (1968), and Anita Wachter (1967). After her are Peter Pacult (1959), Konrad Laimer (1997), Wilfried (1950), Thomas Morgenstern (1986), Boris Kodjoe (1973), and Patrick Friesacher (1980).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsUrsula Plassnik
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 1,096
Gregor Schlierenzauer
SKIER
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 1,097
Simon Eder
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 1,098
Armin Kogler
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 1,099
Olga Neuwirth
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 1,100
Anita Wachter
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 1,101
Angelika Amon
BIOLOGIST
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 1,102
Peter Pacult
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 1,103
Konrad Laimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 1,104
Wilfried
SINGER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 1,105
Thomas Morgenstern
SKIER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,106
Boris Kodjoe
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,107
Patrick Friesacher
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,108
Among BIOLOGISTS In Austria
Among biologists born in Austria, Angelika Amon ranks 21. Before her are Pál Kitaibel (1757), Josef August Schultes (1773), Richard Wettstein (1863), Johann Natterer (1787), Franz Unger (1800), and Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878).
Pál Kitaibel
1757 - 1817
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 15
Josef August Schultes
1773 - 1831
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 16
Richard Wettstein
1863 - 1931
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 17
Johann Natterer
1787 - 1843
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 18
Franz Unger
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 19
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 20
Angelika Amon
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 21