ARCHAEOLOGIST
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984

George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson (June 16, 1902 – October 6, 1984) was an American paleontologist. Simpson was perhaps the most influential paleontologist of the twentieth century, and a major participant in the modern synthesis, contributing Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944), The Meaning of Evolution (1949) and The Major Features of Evolution (1953). He was an expert on extinct mammals and their intercontinental migrations. Simpson was extraordinarily knowledgeable about Mesozoic fossil mammals and fossil mammals of North and South America. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Gaylord Simpson is the 32nd most popular archaeologist (down from 23rd in 2019), the 2,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,749th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, George Gaylord Simpson ranks 32 out of 151. Before him are Austen Henry Layard, Flinders Petrie, Othniel Charles Marsh, Leo Frobenius, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, and Paul Pelliot. After him are Bogdan Filov, Robert Ballard, André Leroi-Gourhan, Ernst Curtius, Ami Boué, and Wilhelm Dörpfeld.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAusten Henry Layard
1817 - 1894
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 26
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 27
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 28
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 29
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 30
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 31
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 32
Bogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 33
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 34
André Leroi-Gourhan
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 35
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 36
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 37
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, George Gaylord Simpson ranks 86. Before him are William Walton, Demchugdongrub, Norma Shearer, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Therese Brandl, and Abraham Wald. After him are Wifredo Lam, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, Lyubov Orlova, Josef Krips, Giuseppe Pella, and Darryl F. Zanuck. Among people deceased in 1984, George Gaylord Simpson ranks 66. Before him are Pierre Gemayel, Chaïm Perelman, Count Basie, Mark W. Clark, Raoul Salan, and Joseph Losey. After him are Marcel Janco, Fikret Amirov, Martin Luther King Sr., He Zizhen, Eduardo De Filippo, and Branko Ćopić.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsWilliam Walton
COMPOSER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 80
Demchugdongrub
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1966
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 81
Norma Shearer
ACTOR
1902 - 1983
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 82
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
NOBLEMAN
1902 - 1962
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 83
Therese Brandl
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1948
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 84
Abraham Wald
MATHEMATICIAN
1902 - 1950
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 85
George Gaylord Simpson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 86
Wifredo Lam
PAINTER
1902 - 1982
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 87
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1999
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 88
Lyubov Orlova
ACTOR
1902 - 1975
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 89
Josef Krips
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 90
Giuseppe Pella
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1981
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 91
Darryl F. Zanuck
PRODUCER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 1984
Go to all RankingsPierre Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1984
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 60
Chaïm Perelman
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 61
Count Basie
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1984
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 62
Mark W. Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 63
Raoul Salan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1984
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 64
Joseph Losey
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 65
George Gaylord Simpson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 66
Marcel Janco
ARTIST
1895 - 1984
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 67
Fikret Amirov
COMPOSER
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 68
Martin Luther King Sr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1984
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 69
He Zizhen
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1984
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 70
Eduardo De Filippo
ACTOR
1900 - 1984
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 71
Branko Ćopić
WRITER
1915 - 1984
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 72
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Gaylord Simpson ranks 2,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Ornette Coleman (1930), Edward Witten (1951), Rick Riordan (1964), Marvin Harris (1927), Mimi Rogers (1956), and Edie Sedgwick (1943). After him are Lorraine Bracco (1954), Casey Affleck (1975), George William Hill (1838), Bob Woodward (1943), Rosie Perez (1964), and William Labov (1927).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsOrnette Coleman
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,552
Edward Witten
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,553
Rick Riordan
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 2,554
Marvin Harris
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2,555
Mimi Rogers
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2,556
Edie Sedgwick
CELEBRITY
1943 - 1971
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2,557
George Gaylord Simpson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2,558
Lorraine Bracco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 2,559
Casey Affleck
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 2,560
George William Hill
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 2,561
Bob Woodward
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 2,562
Rosie Perez
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 2,563
William Labov
LINGUIST
1927 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 2,564
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States
Among archaeologists born in United States, George Gaylord Simpson ranks 3. Before him are Edward Drinker Cope (1840), and Othniel Charles Marsh (1831). After him are Robert Ballard (1942), James Henry Breasted (1865), Donald Johanson (1943), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Edward Robinson (1794), Robert T. Bakker (1945), Stith Thompson (1885), and Lewis Binford (1932).
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 1
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 3
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 4
James Henry Breasted
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
Donald Johanson
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 6
Sylvanus Morley
1883 - 1948
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 7
Charles W. Gilmore
1874 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 8
Edward Robinson
1794 - 1863
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 9
Robert T. Bakker
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 10
Stith Thompson
1885 - 1976
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 11
Lewis Binford
1932 - 2011
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 12