Chemist
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
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Harold Urey
His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2024). Harold Urey is the 135th most popular chemist (down from 115th in 2024), the 690th most popular biography from United States (up from 705th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Chemist.
Harold Urey was a chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for his discovery of deuterium, a heavy isotope of hydrogen.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Harold Urey ranks 135 out of 602. Before him are Christian B. Anfinsen, William E. Moerner, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Richard R. Ernst, Joseph Proust, and John Cornforth. After him are Wilfrid Voynich, Gerhard Ertl, Robert Burns Woodward, Paul Flory, Jean-Marie Lehn, and Johan Gadolin.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 129
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 130
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 131
Richard R. Ernst
1933 - 2021
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 132
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 133
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 134
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 135
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 136
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 137
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 138
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 139
Jean-Marie Lehn
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 140
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Harold Urey ranks 23. Before him are Draža Mihailović, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Lazar Kaganovich, Roland Freisler, Chaim Soutine, and Harold Lloyd. After him are Karl Mannheim, Paramahansa Yogananda, Palmiro Togliatti, Walter Baade, Prajadhipok, and George Grosz. Among people deceased in 1981, Harold Urey ranks 15. Before him are Claude Auchinleck, Soong Ching-ling, Max Euwe, Odd Hassel, Hideki Yukawa, and William Wyler. After him are Béla Guttmann, William Holden, Marcel Breuer, Max Delbrück, Karl Böhm, and Natalie Wood.
Others Born in 1893
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Draža Mihailović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 17
Albert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 18
Lazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 19
Roland Freisler
JUDGE
1893 - 1945
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 20
Chaim Soutine
PAINTER
1893 - 1943
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 21
Harold Lloyd
ACTOR
1893 - 1971
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 22
Harold Urey
CHEMIST
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 23
Karl Mannheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1893 - 1947
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 24
Paramahansa Yogananda
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 25
Palmiro Togliatti
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1964
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 26
Walter Baade
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 27
Prajadhipok
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1941
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 28
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1981
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Claude Auchinleck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1981
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 9
Soong Ching-ling
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 10
Max Euwe
CHESS PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 11
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 12
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 13
William Wyler
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1981
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 14
Harold Urey
CHEMIST
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 15
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 16
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 17
Marcel Breuer
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1981
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 18
Max Delbrück
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1981
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 19
Karl Böhm
CONDUCTOR
1894 - 1981
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 20
Natalie Wood
ACTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 21
In United States
Among people born in United States, Harold Urey ranks 690 out of NaN. Before him are Chris Pratt (1979), John Waters (1946), Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930), Sally Field (1946), Janet Leigh (1927), and Machine Gun Kelly (1895). After him are Alfred Newman (1900), Scottie Pippen (1965), Montgomery Clift (1920), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), James Coburn (1928), and Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944).
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Chris Pratt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 684
John Waters
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 685
Jerome Isaac Friedman
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 686
Sally Field
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 687
Janet Leigh
ACTOR
1927 - 2004
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 688
Machine Gun Kelly
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1954
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 689
Harold Urey
CHEMIST
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 690
Alfred Newman
COMPOSER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 691
Scottie Pippen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 692
Montgomery Clift
ACTOR
1920 - 1966
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 693
Robert A. Heinlein
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 694
James Coburn
ACTOR
1928 - 2002
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 695
Frank Sinatra Jr.
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 696
Among Chemists In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Harold Urey ranks 28. Before him are Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), Edward W. Morley (1838), William Lipscomb (1919), Paul Berg (1926), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), and William E. Moerner (1953). After him are Robert Burns Woodward (1917), Paul Flory (1910), Roger D. Kornberg (1947), Jerome Karle (1918), Glenn T. Seaborg (1912), and Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927).
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875 - 1946
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 22
Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 23
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 24
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 26
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 27
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 28
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 29
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 30
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 31
Jerome Karle
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 32
Glenn T. Seaborg
1912 - 1999
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 33
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
1927 - 2010
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 34
