CHEMIST

John Walker

1781 - 1859

John Walker

John Walker (29 May 1781 – 1 May 1859) was an English inventor who invented the friction match. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Walker is the 503rd most popular chemist (down from 410th in 2019), the 3,696th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,334th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, John Walker ranks 503 out of 602. Before him are Albert Kluyver, Karol Olszewski, Robert Havemann, Ludwig Mond, Pierre Adet, and Johannes Thiele. After him are Julius Wilbrand, Karen Wetterhahn, Ludwig Knorr, Jan Szczepanik, Helen Murray Free, and Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Albert Kluyver
1888 - 1956
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 497
Karol Olszewski
1846 - 1915
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 498
Robert Havemann
1910 - 1982
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 499
Ludwig Mond
1839 - 1909
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 500
Pierre Adet
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 501
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 502
John Walker
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 503
Julius Wilbrand
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 504
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 505
Ludwig Knorr
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 506
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 507
Helen Murray Free
1923 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 508
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
1835 - 1910
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 509

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1781, John Walker ranks 39. Before him are José de Madrazo y Agudo, William John Burchell, Joseph Johann von Littrow, Friedrich von Berchtold, Joaquín Suárez, and Andrés Narvarte. After him are Charles Joseph Minard, George Ord, Alexander Vostokov, Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela, Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and Charlotte von Ahlefeld. Among people deceased in 1859, John Walker ranks 52. Before him are José de Madrazo y Agudo, Thomas Nuttall, Eliza Acton, Ye Mingchen, Petrus Borel, and Heinrich Zollinger. After him are Prince William of Baden, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Sydney, Lady Morgan, José Miguel de Velasco Franco, and Mountstuart Elphinstone.

Others Born in 1781

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José de Madrazo y Agudo
PAINTER
1781 - 1859
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 33
William John Burchell
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1863
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 34
Joseph Johann von Littrow
ASTRONOMER
1781 - 1840
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 35
Friedrich von Berchtold
PHYSICIAN
1781 - 1876
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 36
Joaquín Suárez
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1868
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 37
Andrés Narvarte
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1853
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 38
John Walker
CHEMIST
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 39
Charles Joseph Minard
ENGINEER
1781 - 1870
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 40
George Ord
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1866
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 41
Alexander Vostokov
WRITER
1781 - 1864
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 42
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1850
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 43
Francis Leggatt Chantrey
SCULPTOR
1781 - 1841
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 44
Charlotte von Ahlefeld
WRITER
1781 - 1849
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 45

Others Deceased in 1859

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José de Madrazo y Agudo
PAINTER
1781 - 1859
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 46
Thomas Nuttall
BIOLOGIST
1786 - 1859
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 47
Eliza Acton
WRITER
1799 - 1859
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 48
Ye Mingchen
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 49
Petrus Borel
WRITER
1809 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 50
Heinrich Zollinger
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1859
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 51
John Walker
CHEMIST
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 52
Prince William of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1859
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 53
Thaddeus Bulgarin
WRITER
1789 - 1859
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 54
Mirabeau B. Lamar
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1859
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 55
Sydney, Lady Morgan
WRITER
1776 - 1859
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 56
José Miguel de Velasco Franco
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1859
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 57
Mountstuart Elphinstone
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 58

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Walker ranks 3,697 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Morgan (1981), Lambert Simnel (1477), Richard Pococke (1704), Paige (1992), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), and Reynold A. Nicholson (1868). After him are Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), Patrick Steptoe (1913), Mark Gatiss (1966), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), Clive Bell (1881), and Terry Griffiths (1947).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Joseph Morgan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,691
Lambert Simnel
POLITICIAN
1477 - 1525
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,692
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,693
Paige
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3,694
Milo Yiannopoulos
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3,695
Reynold A. Nicholson
WRITER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3,696
John Walker
CHEMIST
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 3,697
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1398
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 3,698
Patrick Steptoe
PHYSICIAN
1913 - 1988
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 3,699
Mark Gatiss
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 3,700
William Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 3,701
Clive Bell
PAINTER
1881 - 1964
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 3,702
Terry Griffiths
SNOOKER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 3,703