CHEMIST

Darshan Ranganathan

1941 - 2001

Darshan Ranganathan

Darshan Ranganathan (4 June 1941 – 4 June 2001) was an organic chemist from India who was known for her work in bio-organic chemistry, including "pioneering work in protein folding." She was also recognized for her work in "supramolecular assemblies, molecular design, chemical simulation of key biological processes, synthesis of functional hybrid peptides and synthesis of nanotubes." Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Darshan Ranganathan is the 599th most popular chemist (down from 598th in 2019), the 1,186th most popular biography from India (up from 1,217th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 599 out of 602. Before her are Percy Lavon Julian, Omar M. Yaghi, Charles M. Lieber, Harry B. Gray, George M. Whitesides, and Bonnie Bassler. After her are Shahram Amiri, and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 593
Omar M. Yaghi
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 594
Charles M. Lieber
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 595
Harry B. Gray
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 596
George M. Whitesides
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 597
Bonnie Bassler
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 598
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 599
Shahram Amiri
1978 - 2016
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 600
Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 601

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 645. Before her are Christine Truman, Martha Reeves, Lucious Jackson, Martin Carthy, Paul Tsongas, and Eddie Rabbitt. After her are Lonnie Mack, Ted Strickland, Joe Caldwell, George Will, Brian Holland, and Lucille Roybal-Allard. Among people deceased in 2001, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 359. Before her are Madhavrao Scindia, Duke Nalon, Richard Chelimo, Wail al-Shehri, Frankie Carle, and Jim Baxter. After her are Stuart Adamson, Serhiy Perkhun, Charlotte Coleman, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Toby Wing, and Satam al-Suqami.

Others Born in 1941

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Christine Truman
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 639
Martha Reeves
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 640
Lucious Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 641
Martin Carthy
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 642
Paul Tsongas
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1997
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 643
Eddie Rabbitt
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1998
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 644
Darshan Ranganathan
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 645
Lonnie Mack
SINGER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 646
Ted Strickland
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 647
Joe Caldwell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 648
George Will
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 649
Brian Holland
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 650
Lucille Roybal-Allard
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 651

Others Deceased in 2001

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Madhavrao Scindia
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 353
Duke Nalon
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 354
Richard Chelimo
ATHLETE
1972 - 2001
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 355
Wail al-Shehri
EXTREMIST
1973 - 2001
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 356
Frankie Carle
MUSICIAN
1903 - 2001
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 357
Jim Baxter
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 358
Darshan Ranganathan
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 359
Stuart Adamson
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2001
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 360
Serhiy Perkhun
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2001
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 361
Charlotte Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2001
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 362
Hamza al-Ghamdi
EXTREMIST
1980 - 2001
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 363
Toby Wing
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 364
Satam al-Suqami
EXTREMIST
1976 - 2001
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 365

In India

Among people born in India, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 1,186 out of 1,861. Before her are Ameesha Patel (1975), Leela Chitnis (1909), Nushrat Bharucha (1985), Padma Lakshmi (1970), Parmanand Jha (1944), and Seema Rao (1970). After her are Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), Poonam Dhillon (1962), Durga Khote (1905), Vijay Deverakonda (1989), Vidit Gujrathi (1994), and Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1920).

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Ameesha Patel
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 1,180
Leela Chitnis
ACTOR
1909 - 2003
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 1,181
Nushrat Bharucha
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 1,182
Padma Lakshmi
MODEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 1,183
Parmanand Jha
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 1,184
Seema Rao
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 1,185
Darshan Ranganathan
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 1,186
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 1,187
Poonam Dhillon
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 1,188
Durga Khote
ACTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 1,189
Vijay Deverakonda
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 1,190
Vidit Gujrathi
CHESS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 1,191
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 1,192