BIOLOGIST
Magnus Manske
1974 - Today

Magnus Manske
Heinrich Magnus Manske (born 24 May 1974) is a German biochemist who is a researcher on malaria. He is a senior staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK and a software developer of one of the first versions of the MediaWiki software, which powers Wikipedia and a number of other wiki-based websites. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Magnus Manske is the 1,090th most popular biologist (down from 625th in 2024), the 6,406th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,174th in 2019) and the 194th most popular German Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Magnus Manske ranks 1,090 out of 1,097. Before him are Ben Barres, Neil Shubin, Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, David Bellamy, and Peter Piot. After him are Lubna Tahtamouni, PZ Myers, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, and Riin Tamm.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBen Barres
1954 - 2017
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 1,084
Neil Shubin
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,085
Suzanne Simard
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,086
Christian Drosten
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 1,087
David Bellamy
1933 - 2019
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 1,088
Peter Piot
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 1,089
Magnus Manske
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 1,090
Lubna Tahtamouni
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 1,091
PZ Myers
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,092
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 1,093
Pardis Sabeti
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 1,094
Gretchen Daily
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 1,095
Riin Tamm
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,096
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Magnus Manske ranks 773. Before him are Stephanie March, Deborah Gravenstijn, Matteo Tosatto, Viktors Ščerbatihs, Sergey Klyugin, and Natali. After him are Jong Song-ok, Vladimir Miholjević, Miranda July, Katya Lel, Zoran Janković, and Danny Strong.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsStephanie March
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 767
Deborah Gravenstijn
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 768
Matteo Tosatto
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 769
Viktors Ščerbatihs
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 770
Sergey Klyugin
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 771
Natali
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 772
Magnus Manske
BIOLOGIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 773
Jong Song-ok
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 774
Vladimir Miholjević
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 775
Miranda July
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 776
Katya Lel
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 777
Zoran Janković
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 778
Danny Strong
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 779
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Magnus Manske ranks 6,409 out of 7,253. Before him are Maximilian Philipp (1994), Katja von Garnier (1966), DJ Manian (1978), Michael Jung (1982), Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (1968), and Amira Mohamed Ali (1980). After him are Alexandra Neldel (1976), René Hannemann (1968), Ute Wild (1965), Wolfgang Schmidt (1970), Torsten Albig (1963), and Andreas Dibowski (1966).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMaximilian Philipp
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 6,403
Katja von Garnier
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 6,404
DJ Manian
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 6,405
Michael Jung
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 6,406
Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt
SKATER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 6,407
Amira Mohamed Ali
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 6,408
Magnus Manske
BIOLOGIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 6,409
Alexandra Neldel
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 6,410
René Hannemann
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 6,411
Ute Wild
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 6,412
Wolfgang Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 6,413
Torsten Albig
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 6,414
Andreas Dibowski
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 6,415
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Magnus Manske ranks 194. Before him are Heinrich Kuhl (1797), Max Fürbringer (1846), George Engelmann (1809), Alexander Wendt (1958), Peter Duesberg (1936), and Christian Drosten (1972).
Heinrich Kuhl
1797 - 1821
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 188
Max Fürbringer
1846 - 1920
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 189
George Engelmann
1809 - 1884
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 190
Alexander Wendt
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 191
Peter Duesberg
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 192
Christian Drosten
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 193
Magnus Manske
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 194









































