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George M. Whitesides

1939 - Today

George M. Whitesides

George McClelland Whitesides (born August 3, 1939) is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He is best known for his work in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology. A prolific author and patent holder who has received many awards, he received the highest Hirsch index rating of all living chemists in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George M. Whitesides is the 597th most popular chemist (down from 567th in 2019), the 14,332nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,314th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Chemist. Learn more about George M. Whitesides's academic impact at Rankless.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, George M. Whitesides ranks 597 out of 602. Before him are Sam Ruben, Jacqueline Barton, Percy Lavon Julian, Omar M. Yaghi, Charles M. Lieber, and Harry B. Gray. After him are Bonnie Bassler, Darshan Ranganathan, Shahram Amiri, and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Sam Ruben
1913 - 1943
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 591
Jacqueline Barton
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 592
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 1939, George M. Whitesides ranks 625. Before him are BarBara Luna, José Fernández, Ernie Davis, Lino Brocka, Leon Brittan, and Tom Harkin. After him are Peter Radford, John A. Russo, John H. Sununu, D. C. Fontana, Bob Armstrong, and Bill Toomey.

Others Born in 1939

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BarBara Luna
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 619
José Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 620
Ernie Davis
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1939 - 1963
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 621
Lino Brocka
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 1991
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 622
Leon Brittan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2015
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 623
Tom Harkin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 624
George M. Whitesides
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 625
Peter Radford
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 626
John A. Russo
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 627
John H. Sununu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 628
D. C. Fontana
WRITER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 629
Bob Armstrong
WRESTLER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 630
Bill Toomey
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 631

In United States

Among people born in United States, George M. Whitesides ranks 14,336 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Barry (1938), Stan Bush (1953), Tika Sumpter (1980), Mike Braun (1954), Lydia Hearst (1984), and Christian Laettner (1969). After him are Barbara Billingsley (1915), Hans Reiser (1963), Timothy Creamer (1959), Maira (null), Patrick G. Forrester (1957), and Ted Knight (1923).

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Jeff Barry
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 14,330
Stan Bush
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 14,331
Tika Sumpter
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,332
Mike Braun
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,333
Lydia Hearst
MODEL
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,334
Christian Laettner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,335
George M. Whitesides
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,336
Barbara Billingsley
ACTOR
1915 - 2010
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,337
Hans Reiser
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,338
Timothy Creamer
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,339
Maira
ATHLETE
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,340
Patrick G. Forrester
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,341
Ted Knight
ACTOR
1923 - 1986
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 14,342