GEOLOGIST

M. King Hubbert

1903 - 1989

M. King Hubbert

Marion King Hubbert (October 5, 1903 – October 11, 1989) was an American geologist and geophysicist. He worked at the Shell research lab in Houston, Texas. He made several important contributions to geology, geophysics, and petroleum geology, most notably the Hubbert curve and Hubbert peak theory (a basic component of peak oil), with important political ramifications. He was often referred to as "M. King Hubbert" or "King Hubbert". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. M. King Hubbert is the 68th most popular geologist (up from 72nd in 2019), the 8,485th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,715th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, M. King Hubbert ranks 68 out of 90. Before him are Pentti Eskola, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, Rudolf Geiger, and Charles Lapworth. After him are Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Rinchen Barsbold, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, William Barton Rogers, Andrey Arkhangelsky, and Joseph Thomson.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 62
Reginald Aldworth Daly
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 63
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 64
Richard Kirwan
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 65
Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 66
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 67
M. King Hubbert
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 68
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 69
Rinchen Barsbold
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 70
Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 71
William Barton Rogers
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 72
Andrey Arkhangelsky
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 73
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 74

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, M. King Hubbert ranks 293. Before him are Nancy Carroll, Hans Christian Branner, Afanasy Beloborodov, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Nilo Murtinho Braga, and Curly Howard. After him are Alan Napier, Emil Hirschfeld, Béla Szepes, Vicente Piera, Preston Tucker, and Gejus van der Meulen. Among people deceased in 1989, M. King Hubbert ranks 239. Before him are Aleksanteri Saarvala, Oleksiy Fedorov, Friederich Franzl, Lee Calhoun, King Tubby, and Frank Sullivan. After him are Roberto Figueroa, Virgil Thomson, Hemanta Mukherjee, György Kulin, Asbjørn Ruud, and Birago Diop.

Others Born in 1903

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Nancy Carroll
ACTOR
1903 - 1965
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 287
Hans Christian Branner
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 288
Afanasy Beloborodov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 289
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
SWIMMER
1903 - 1986
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 290
Nilo Murtinho Braga
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1975
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 291
Curly Howard
ACTOR
1903 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 292
M. King Hubbert
GEOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 293
Alan Napier
ACTOR
1903 - 1988
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 294
Emil Hirschfeld
ATHLETE
1903 - 1968
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 295
Béla Szepes
ATHLETE
1903 - 1986
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 296
Vicente Piera
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1960
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 297
Preston Tucker
ENGINEER
1903 - 1956
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 298
Gejus van der Meulen
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 299