BIOLOGIST
George Davis Snell
1903 - 1996

George Davis Snell
George Davis Snell NAS (December 19, 1903 – June 6, 1996) was an American mouse geneticist and basic transplant immunologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Davis Snell is the 162nd most popular biologist (down from 154th in 2019), the 1,391st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,369th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Davis Snell ranks 162 out of 1,097. Before him are Martin Chalfie, Jakob von Uexküll, Susumu Tonegawa, Nettie Stevens, Georg Wilhelm Steller, and Salvador Luria. After him are Renato Dulbecco, Mario Capecchi, Henry Walter Bates, Louis Agassiz, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, and Leland H. Hartwell.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Chalfie
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 156
Jakob von Uexküll
1864 - 1944
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 157
Susumu Tonegawa
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 158
Nettie Stevens
1861 - 1912
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 159
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 160
Salvador Luria
1912 - 1991
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 161
George Davis Snell
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 162
Renato Dulbecco
1914 - 2012
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 163
Mario Capecchi
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 164
Henry Walter Bates
1825 - 1892
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 165
Louis Agassiz
1807 - 1873
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 166
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 167
Leland H. Hartwell
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 168
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, George Davis Snell ranks 56. Before him are Giulio Natta, Bruno Bettelheim, Andrei Grechko, Claudio Arrau, Kenneth Clark, and Georg Elser. After him are Ernest Walton, Alonzo Church, Yisrael Kristal, Raymond Radiguet, Empress Kōjun, and Uichiro Hatta. Among people deceased in 1996, George Davis Snell ranks 44. Before him are Geoffrey Wilkinson, Fujiko Fujio, Masaki Kobayashi, Marcel Carné, António de Spínola, and Helmut Schön. After him are Alain Poher, Martin Balsam, Marianne Bachmeier, J. R. Jayewardene, Max Manus, and Ernesto Geisel.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsGiulio Natta
CHEMIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 50
Bruno Bettelheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 51
Andrei Grechko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1976
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 52
Claudio Arrau
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 53
Kenneth Clark
HISTORIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 54
Georg Elser
DESIGNER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 55
George Davis Snell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 56
Ernest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 57
Alonzo Church
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 58
Yisrael Kristal
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2017
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 59
Raymond Radiguet
WRITER
1903 - 1923
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 60
Empress Kōjun
COMPANION
1903 - 2000
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 61
Uichiro Hatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsGeoffrey Wilkinson
CHEMIST
1921 - 1996
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 38
Fujiko Fujio
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 39
Masaki Kobayashi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1996
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 40
Marcel Carné
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1996
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 41
António de Spínola
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1996
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 42
Helmut Schön
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1996
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 43
George Davis Snell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 44
Alain Poher
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1996
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 45
Martin Balsam
ACTOR
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 46
Marianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 47
J. R. Jayewardene
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1996
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 48
Max Manus
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 49
Ernesto Geisel
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 50
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Davis Snell ranks 1,391 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Munger (1924), Edward Norton Lorenz (1917), Sherwood Anderson (1876), Paul Bremer (1941), Thomas Wolfe (1900), and Butch Cassidy (1866). After him are Ash Carter (1954), Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967), Edna Purviance (1895), Leo Fender (1909), Burgess Meredith (1907), and Walter Brennan (1894).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharlie Munger
BUSINESSPERSON
1924 - 2023
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1,385
Edward Norton Lorenz
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 1,386
Sherwood Anderson
WRITER
1876 - 1941
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,387
Paul Bremer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,388
Thomas Wolfe
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 1,389
Butch Cassidy
EXTREMIST
1866 - 1908
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 1,390
George Davis Snell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,391
Ash Carter
PHYSICIST
1954 - 2022
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,392
Philip Seymour Hoffman
ACTOR
1967 - 2014
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,393
Edna Purviance
ACTOR
1895 - 1958
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,394
Leo Fender
INVENTOR
1909 - 1991
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 1,395
Burgess Meredith
ACTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 1,396
Walter Brennan
ACTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1,397
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, George Davis Snell ranks 32. Before him are E. O. Wilson (1929), Howard Martin Temin (1934), Joshua Lederberg (1925), Thomas Huckle Weller (1915), Martin Chalfie (1947), and Nettie Stevens (1861). After him are Leland H. Hartwell (1939), Norman Borlaug (1914), Carl Woese (1928), Paul Greengard (1925), Bruce Beutler (1957), and Jack Horner (1946).
E. O. Wilson
1929 - 2021
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 26
Howard Martin Temin
1934 - 1994
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 27
Joshua Lederberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 28
Thomas Huckle Weller
1915 - 2008
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 29
Martin Chalfie
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 30
Nettie Stevens
1861 - 1912
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 31
George Davis Snell
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 32
Leland H. Hartwell
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 33
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 34
Carl Woese
1928 - 2012
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 35
Paul Greengard
1925 - 2019
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 36
Bruce Beutler
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 37
Jack Horner
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 38