ARCHAEOLOGIST
José Bonaparte
1928 - 2020

José Bonaparte
José Fernando Bonaparte (14 June 1928–18 February 2020) was an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American dinosaurs and mentored a new generation of Argentine paleontologists. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Bonaparte is the 52nd most popular archaeologist (up from 67th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 283rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, José Bonaparte ranks 52 out of 151. Before him are Max Mallowan, James Henry Breasted, Johan David Åkerblad, Robert Broom, Max von Oppenheim, and Gustaf Kossinna. After him are Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, Spyridon Marinatos, Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, Hormuzd Rassam, Neferkare Tereru, and Meritites I.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Mallowan
1904 - 1978
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 46
James Henry Breasted
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 47
Johan David Åkerblad
1763 - 1819
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 48
Robert Broom
1866 - 1951
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 49
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 50
Gustaf Kossinna
1858 - 1931
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 51
José Bonaparte
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 52
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
1831 - 1888
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 53
Spyridon Marinatos
1901 - 1974
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 54
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
1788 - 1868
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 55
Hormuzd Rassam
1826 - 1910
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 56
Neferkare Tereru
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 57
Meritites I
2700 BC - 2600 BC
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, José Bonaparte ranks 228. Before him are Christian d'Oriola, Yury Yakovlev, Leonid Bykov, Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Reg Park, and Robert Brout. After him are Abdellatif Filali, Alexis Korner, Arnfinn Bergmann, Lorna Wing, Dan Blocker, and Robert Indiana. Among people deceased in 2020, José Bonaparte ranks 225. Before him are Sonja Ziemann, Gene Deitch, David Graeber, Pentti Linkola, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and Millie Small. After him are McCoy Tyner, Jack Sherman, Dyanne Thorne, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, Guido Messina, and Rishi Kapoor.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsChristian d'Oriola
ATHLETE
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 222
Yury Yakovlev
WRITER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 223
Leonid Bykov
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 224
Nguyễn Văn Thuận
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 225
Reg Park
MODEL
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 226
Robert Brout
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 227
José Bonaparte
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 228
Abdellatif Filali
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2009
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 229
Alexis Korner
SINGER
1928 - 1984
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 230
Arnfinn Bergmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 231
Lorna Wing
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 232
Dan Blocker
ACTOR
1928 - 1972
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 233
Robert Indiana
ARTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 234
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsSonja Ziemann
ACTOR
1926 - 2020
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 219
Gene Deitch
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 220
David Graeber
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1961 - 2020
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 221
Pentti Linkola
WRITER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 222
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 223
Millie Small
SINGER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 224
José Bonaparte
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 225
McCoy Tyner
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 226
Jack Sherman
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2020
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 227
Dyanne Thorne
ACTOR
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 228
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2020
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 229
Guido Messina
CYCLIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 230
Rishi Kapoor
ACTOR
1952 - 2020
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 231
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, José Bonaparte ranks 196 out of 1,154. Before him are Walter Samuel (1978), Alberto Tarantini (1955), Ramón Castillo (1873), Carlos Pachamé (1944), José Luis Brown (1956), and Eduardo Lonardi (1896). After him are Mauro Icardi (1993), Oscar Bonavena (1942), Juan Gelman (1930), Pedro Pablo Ramírez (1884), Cecilia Roth (1956), and Nery Pumpido (1957).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsWalter Samuel
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 190
Alberto Tarantini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 191
Ramón Castillo
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 192
Carlos Pachamé
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 193
José Luis Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 194
Eduardo Lonardi
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 195
José Bonaparte
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 196
Mauro Icardi
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 197
Oscar Bonavena
BOXER
1942 - 1976
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 198
Juan Gelman
WRITER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 199
Pedro Pablo Ramírez
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1962
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 200
Cecilia Roth
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 201
Nery Pumpido
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 202
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Argentina
Among archaeologists born in Argentina, José Bonaparte ranks 1.