BIOLOGIST

Mary-Claire King

1946 - Today

Mary-Claire King

Mary-Claire King (born February 27, 1946) is an American geneticist. She was the first to show that breast cancer can be inherited due to mutations in the gene she called BRCA1. She studies human genetics and is particularly interested in genetic heterogeneity and complex traits. She studies the interaction of genetics and environmental influences and their effects on human conditions such as breast and ovarian cancer, inherited deafness, schizophrenia, HIV, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary-Claire King is the 814th most popular biologist (down from 660th in 2019), the 6,969th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,973rd in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Mary-Claire King ranks 814 out of 1,097. Before her are Johann Jacob Dillenius, Jules Pierre Rambur, Aimée Antoinette Camus, William Thomas Blanford, João Barbosa Rodrigues, and Herbert Giles. After her are Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Heinrich Göppert, André Thouin, Charlotte Auerbach, Gustav Lindau, and Robert Trivers.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

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Johann Jacob Dillenius
1684 - 1747
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 808
Jules Pierre Rambur
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 809
Aimée Antoinette Camus
1879 - 1965
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 810
William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 811
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 812
Herbert Giles
1845 - 1935
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 813
Mary-Claire King
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 814
Nicolaus Michael Oppel
1782 - 1820
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 815
Heinrich Göppert
1800 - 1884
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 816
André Thouin
1746 - 1824
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 817
Charlotte Auerbach
1899 - 1994
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 818
Gustav Lindau
1866 - 1923
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 819
Robert Trivers
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 820

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Mary-Claire King ranks 475. Before her are René Pijnen, José Guilherme Baldocchi, Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Paul Smith, Anders Gärderud, and Joe Spano. After her are Randal Kleiser, Lajos Koltai, Frank Hsieh, Goyo Benito, Gunder Bengtsson, and Beth Carvalho.

Others Born in 1946

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René Pijnen
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 469
José Guilherme Baldocchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 470
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 471
Paul Smith
DESIGNER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 472
Anders Gärderud
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 473
Joe Spano
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 474
Mary-Claire King
BIOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 475
Randal Kleiser
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 476
Lajos Koltai
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 477
Frank Hsieh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 478
Goyo Benito
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 479
Gunder Bengtsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 480
Beth Carvalho
SINGER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 481