BIOLOGIST
Neil Shubin
1960 - Today

Neil Shubin
Neil Shubin (born December 22, 1960) is an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer. He is the Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Associate Dean of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and Professor on the Committee of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago along with being the Provost of the Field Museum of Natural History. He is best known for his co-discovery of Tiktaalik roseae with Ted Daeschler and Farish Jenkins. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Neil Shubin is the 1,085th most popular biologist (down from 1,062nd in 2024), the 15,087th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,608th in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Neil Shubin ranks 1,085 out of 1,097. Before him are Peter Dodson, Xu Xing, Huda Zoghbi, Jill Bolte Taylor, George Don, and Ben Barres. After him are Suzanne Simard, Christian Drosten, David Bellamy, Peter Piot, Magnus Manske, and Lubna Tahtamouni.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Dodson
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,079
Xu Xing
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 1,080
Huda Zoghbi
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,081
Jill Bolte Taylor
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 1,082
George Don
1798 - 1856
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 1,083
Ben 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Neil Shubin ranks 726. Before him are Uddhav Thackeray, Kelly Asbury, Simon Curtis, Amanda Wyss, John Fitzgerald, and Anne Ramsay. After him are Jeff Bergman, Diego Rodríguez, Packie Bonner, Andrea Thompson, Sean Yates, and Vincent Peillon.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsUddhav Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 720
Kelly Asbury
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 721
Simon Curtis
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 722
Amanda Wyss
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 723
John Fitzgerald
TENNIS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 724
Anne Ramsay
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 725
Neil Shubin
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 726
Jeff Bergman
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 727
Diego Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 728
Packie Bonner
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 729
Andrea Thompson
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 730
Sean Yates
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 731
Vincent Peillon
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 732
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Neil Shubin ranks 188. Before him are Susan Lindquist (1949), Jerry Coyne (1949), Joan A. Steitz (1941), Peter Dodson (1946), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), and Ben Barres (1954). After him are PZ Myers (1957), Gretchen Daily (1964), Maria Van Kerkhove (1977), Sean B. Carroll (1960), David Reich (1974), and Karl Deisseroth (1971).
Susan Lindquist
1949 - 2016
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 182
Jerry Coyne
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 183
Joan A. Steitz
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 184
Peter Dodson
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 185
Jill Bolte Taylor
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 186
Ben Barres
1954 - 2017
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 187
Neil Shubin
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 188
PZ Myers
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 189
Gretchen Daily
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 190
Maria Van Kerkhove
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 191
Sean B. Carroll
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 192
David Reich
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 193
Karl Deisseroth
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 194

































