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Jerry Coyne

1949 - Today

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Jerry Allen Coyne (born December 30, 1949) is an American biologist and skeptic known for his work on speciation and his commentary on intelligent design. A professor emeritus at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, he has published numerous papers on the theory of evolution. His concentration is speciation and ecological and evolutionary genetics, particularly as they involve the fruit fly, Drosophila. In 2023 he became a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Coyne is the 1,076th most popular biologist (up from 1,077th in 2019), the 14,551st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,424th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Jerry Coyne ranks 1,076 out of 1,097. Before him are Pamela C. Rasmussen, Fanny Hesse, Maurice Kottelat, Susan Lindquist, Suzanne Cory, and Steve Jones. After him are Joan A. Steitz, Gita Ramjee, Peter Dodson, Xu Xing, Huda Zoghbi, and Jill Bolte Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jerry Coyne ranks 774. Before him are Bruce E. Melnick, Dan Barker, Amama Mbabazi, Mike Boit, Sue Hendrickson, and Claudia Jennings. After him are A. C. Grayling, Pat Fraley, Paul Collier, Kenneth D. Cameron, Sherman Howard, and Lou Macari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Coyne ranks 14,555 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Letscher (1970), Teena Marie (1956), John Paulson (1955), Nan Grey (1918), Daniel Clowes (1961), and John Paxson (1960). After him are Jay Arnette (1938), C. Everett Koop (1916), Margaret Bailes (1951), Albert Brewer (1928), Rex Ingram (1895), and Federico Peña (1947).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Jerry Coyne ranks 183. Before him are Irene Pepperberg (1949), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Eugenie Clark (1922), Fanny Hesse (1850), and Susan Lindquist (1949). After him are Joan A. Steitz (1941), Peter Dodson (1946), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), Ben Barres (1954), Neil Shubin (1960), and PZ Myers (1957).

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