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M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Today

M. Stanley Whittingham
Sir Michael Stanley Whittingham (born 22 December 1941) is a British-American chemist. He is a professor of chemistry and director of both the Institute for Materials Research and the Materials Science and Engineering program at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He also serves as director of the Northeastern Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES) of the U.S. Department of Energy at Binghamton. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside Akira Yoshino and John B. Goodenough. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. M. Stanley Whittingham is the 93rd most popular chemist (up from 318th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,398th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, M. Stanley Whittingham ranks 93 out of 602. Before him are Richard Laurence Millington Synge, J. D. Bernal, Ernst Otto Fischer, Thomas Midgley Jr., Theodor Svedberg, and Valery Legasov. After him are Edward Adelbert Doisy, Heinrich Otto Wieland, Theodore William Richards, William Howard Stein, Arne Tiselius, and Stanford Moore.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Laurence Millington Synge
1914 - 1994
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 87
J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 88
Ernst Otto Fischer
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 89
Thomas Midgley Jr.
1889 - 1944
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 90
Theodor Svedberg
1884 - 1971
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 91
Valery Legasov
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 92
M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 93
Edward Adelbert Doisy
1893 - 1986
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 94
Heinrich Otto Wieland
1877 - 1957
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 95
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 96
William Howard Stein
1911 - 1980
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 97
Arne Tiselius
1902 - 1971
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 98
Stanford Moore
1913 - 1982
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, M. Stanley Whittingham ranks 26. Before him are George Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Martha Argerich, Harry Nilsson, Václav Klaus, and Faye Dunaway. After him are Julia Kristeva, Fausto Cercignani, Dick Cheney, Mahmoud Darwish, Laura Antonelli, and Jon Brower Minnoch.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsGeorge Smith
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 20
Vivienne Westwood
FASHION DESIGNER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 21
Martha Argerich
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 22
Harry Nilsson
SINGER
1941 - 1994
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 23
Václav Klaus
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 24
Faye Dunaway
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 25
M. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 26
Julia Kristeva
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 27
Fausto Cercignani
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 28
Dick Cheney
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 29
Mahmoud Darwish
WRITER
1941 - 2008
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 30
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 31
Jon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 32
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, M. Stanley Whittingham ranks 392 out of 8,785. Before him are Francis Galton (1822), Frederic Leighton (1830), David Prowse (1935), Graham Greene (1904), Richard Henderson (1945), and Emmeline Pankhurst (1858). After him are William Hogarth (1697), Alcuin (735), John Lydon (1956), John Constable (1776), Ian Gillan (1945), and Ælfweard of Wessex (904).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrancis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 386
Frederic Leighton
PAINTER
1830 - 1896
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 387
David Prowse
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 388
Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 389
Richard Henderson
BIOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 390
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 391
M. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 392
William Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 393
Alcuin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
735 - 804
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 394
John Lydon
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 395
John Constable
PAINTER
1776 - 1837
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 396
Ian Gillan
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 397
Ælfweard of Wessex
POLITICIAN
904 - 924
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 398
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, M. Stanley Whittingham ranks 17. Before him are Frederick Soddy (1877), Francis William Aston (1877), Norman Haworth (1883), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Frederick Sanger (1918), and Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914). After him are William Crookes (1832), George Porter (1920), Harry Kroto (1939), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), and John E. Walker (1941).
Frederick Soddy
1877 - 1956
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 11
Francis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 12
Norman Haworth
1883 - 1950
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 13
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 14
Frederick Sanger
1918 - 2013
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 15
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
1914 - 1994
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 16
M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 17
William Crookes
1832 - 1919
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 18
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 19
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 20
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
1897 - 1978
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 21
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
1861 - 1947
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 22
John E. Walker
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 23