CHEMIST
John Macleod
1876 - 1935

John Macleod
John James Rickard Macleod, (6 September 1876 – 16 March 1935), was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. Awarding the prize to Macleod was controversial at the time, because according to Banting's version of events, Macleod's role in the discovery was negligible. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Macleod is the 23rd most popular chemist (up from 175th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 745th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Chemist.
John Macleod is most famous for his work in the field of endocrinology, specifically the discovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, John Macleod ranks 23 out of 602. Before him are Raymond Davis Jr., August Kekulé, William Ramsay, Adolf Windaus, Ernst Chain, and Eduard Buchner. After him are George Washington Carver, Fritz Haber, John Fenn, Friedrich Wöhler, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 17
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 18
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 19
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 20
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 21
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 22
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 23
George Washington Carver
1864 - 1943
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 24
Fritz Haber
1868 - 1934
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 25
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 26
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 27
Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 - 1932
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 28
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, John Macleod ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius XII, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mata Hari, Konrad Adenauer, Jack London, and Adolf Windaus. After him are Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, Otto Diels, Wilhelm Pieck, and Constantin Brâncuși. Among people deceased in 1935, John Macleod ranks 4. Before him are Kazimir Malevich, Józef Piłsudski, and Arthur Henderson. After him are Fernando Pessoa, Alfred Dreyfus, T. E. Lawrence, Paul Signac, Victor Grignard, Emmy Noether, Alban Berg, and Auguste Escoffier.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsPope Pius XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 1
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 2
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 3
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 4
Jack London
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 5
Adolf Windaus
CHEMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 6
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 7
Róbert Bárány
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 8
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 9
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 10
Otto Diels
CHEMIST
1876 - 1954
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 12
Constantin Brâncuși
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1957
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsKazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 1
Józef Piłsudski
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 3
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 4
Fernando Pessoa
WRITER
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 5
Alfred Dreyfus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1935
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 6
T. E. Lawrence
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1935
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 7
Paul Signac
PAINTER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 8
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 9
Emmy Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1935
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 10
Alban Berg
COMPOSER
1885 - 1935
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 11
Auguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Macleod ranks 162 out of 8,785. Before him are Liam Neeson (1952), Anna Wintour (1949), Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), John Milton (1608), Charlotte Brontë (1816), and Arthur Henderson (1863). After him are William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), Brian Johnson (1947), Ridley Scott (1937), Jane Seymour (1508), and Roger Bacon (1220).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLiam Neeson
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 156
Anna Wintour
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 157
Andrew Lloyd Webber
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 158
John Milton
WRITER
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 159
Charlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 160
Arthur Henderson
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 161
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 162
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1778
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 163
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
ARCHITECT
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 164
Brian Johnson
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 165
Ridley Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 166
Jane Seymour
COMPANION
1508 - 1537
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 167
Roger Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1220 - 1292
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 168
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, John Macleod ranks 3. Before him are John Dalton (1766), and William Ramsay (1852). After him are Alexander R. Todd (1907), Robert Robinson (1886), Humphry Davy (1778), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), Arthur Harden (1865), Archer Martin (1910), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Frederick Soddy (1877), and Francis William Aston (1877).
John Dalton
1766 - 1844
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 1
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 2
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 3
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 4
Robert Robinson
1886 - 1975
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 5
Humphry Davy
1778 - 1829
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 6
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
1897 - 1967
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 7
Arthur Harden
1865 - 1940
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 8
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 9
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 10
Frederick Soddy
1877 - 1956
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 11
Francis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 12