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Jack Horner

1946 - Today

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John Robert Horner (born June 15, 1946) is an American paleontologist most famous for describing Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. In addition to his paleontological discoveries, Horner served as the technical advisor for the first five Jurassic Park films, had a cameo appearance in Jurassic World, and served as a partial inspiration for one of the lead characters of the franchise, Dr. Alan Grant. Horner studied at the University of Montana, although he did not complete his degree due to undiagnosed dyslexia, and was awarded a Doctorate in Science honoris causa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Horner is the 195th most popular biologist (up from 601st in 2019), the 1,657th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,400th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jack Horner ranks 195 out of 1,097. Before him are Julius Richard Petri, Julian Huxley, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Alexander Georg von Bunge, Carl Linnaeus the Younger, and Bruce Beutler. After him are Walther Flemming, Michel Adanson, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Hermann Schlegel, Joseph Banks, and Har Gobind Khorana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Jack Horner ranks 125. Before him are Eugene Levy, Edita Gruberová, Roméo Dallaire, Kabir Bedi, Ivan Reitman, and Fernando Filoni. After him are Queen Saleha of Brunei, Keith Moon, Ed O'Neill, Karim Findi, Jan Kodeš, and Richard Axel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Horner ranks 1,657 out of 20,380. Before him are Murray Bookchin (1921), Irving Stone (1903), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), Danielle Steel (1947), Timothy Leary (1920), and Bruce Beutler (1957). After him are Bob Kane (1915), Edwin G. Krebs (1918), Steven Chu (1948), Jeff Bennett (1962), Aaron Burr (1756), and George Akerlof (1940).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Jack Horner ranks 38. Before him are George Davis Snell (1903), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), Norman Borlaug (1914), Carl Woese (1928), Paul Greengard (1925), and Bruce Beutler (1957). After him are George C. Williams (1926), George Wald (1906), Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903), J. Michael Bishop (1936), James Dwight Dana (1813), and Eric F. Wieschaus (1947).

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