BIOLOGIST
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
1903 - 1967

Gregory Goodwin Pincus
Gregory Goodwin Pincus (April 9, 1903 – August 22, 1967) was an American biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Goodwin Pincus is the 211th most popular biologist (up from 317th in 2019), the 1,824th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,985th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Gregory Goodwin Pincus ranks 211 out of 1,097. Before him are George C. Williams, Hans Driesch, George Wald, William Carey, Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart, and Olaus Rudbeck. After him are Nikolay Pirogov, Stephan Endlicher, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, J. Michael Bishop, Mikhail Tsvet, and Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge C. Williams
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 205
Hans Driesch
1867 - 1941
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 206
George Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 207
William Carey
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 208
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
1742 - 1795
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 209
Olaus Rudbeck
1630 - 1702
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 210
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 211
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 212
Stephan Endlicher
1804 - 1849
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 213
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 214
J. Michael Bishop
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 215
Mikhail Tsvet
1872 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 216
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 217
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Gregory Goodwin Pincus ranks 72. Before him are John Vincent Atanasoff, Vladimir Bartol, Irving Stone, Maria Reiche, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, and Louis Leakey. After him are Misao Tamai, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Johannes Heesters, Waldemar Hoven, Werner Best, and Erskine Caldwell. Among people deceased in 1967, Gregory Goodwin Pincus ranks 57. Before him are Violeta Parra, G. W. Pabst, Vladimir Bartol, Luigi Tenco, Otis Redding, and Anthony Mann. After him are Hugo Gernsback, Abdel Hakim Amer, Lorenzo Bandini, Carson McCullers, Julien Duvivier, and Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsJohn Vincent Atanasoff
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 66
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 67
Irving Stone
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 68
Maria Reiche
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1998
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 69
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 70
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 71
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 72
Misao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 73
Yevgeny Mravinsky
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1988
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 74
Johannes Heesters
ACTOR
1903 - 2011
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 75
Waldemar Hoven
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 76
Werner Best
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 77
Erskine Caldwell
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsVioleta Parra
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1967
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 51
G. W. Pabst
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 52
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 53
Luigi Tenco
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1967
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 54
Otis Redding
SINGER
1941 - 1967
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 55
Anthony Mann
ACTOR
1906 - 1967
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 56
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 57
Hugo Gernsback
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 58
Abdel Hakim Amer
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 59
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 60
Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 61
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 62
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1967
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 63
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gregory Goodwin Pincus ranks 1,824 out of 20,380. Before him are Angie Dickinson (1931), Pat Brown (1905), Tom Skerritt (1933), Clara Bow (1905), Cliff Robertson (1923), and Richard Serra (1939). After him are Kevin McHale (1957), Jim Lovell (1928), Douglas McGregor (1906), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Minoru Yamasaki (1912), and Teri Hatcher (1964).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAngie Dickinson
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 1,818
Pat Brown
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 1,819
Tom Skerritt
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 1,820
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 1,821
Cliff Robertson
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 1,822
Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,823
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,824
Kevin McHale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,825
Jim Lovell
ASTRONAUT
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,826
Douglas McGregor
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1964
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,827
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,828
Minoru Yamasaki
ARCHITECT
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,829
Teri Hatcher
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1,830
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Gregory Goodwin Pincus ranks 41. Before him are Carl Woese (1928), Paul Greengard (1925), Bruce Beutler (1957), Jack Horner (1946), George C. Williams (1926), and George Wald (1906). After him are J. Michael Bishop (1936), James Dwight Dana (1813), Eric F. Wieschaus (1947), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), Temple Grandin (1947), and Stephen Jay Gould (1941).
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
George C. Williams
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 39
George Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 40
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 41
J. Michael Bishop
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 42
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 43
Eric F. Wieschaus
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 44
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 45
Temple Grandin
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 46
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 47