BIOLOGIST
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929

Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oldfield Thomas is the 218th most popular biologist (down from 202nd in 2019), the 1,179th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,152nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Oldfield Thomas ranks 218 out of 1,097. Before him are Nikolay Pirogov, Stephan Endlicher, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, J. Michael Bishop, Mikhail Tsvet, and Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov. After him are James Dwight Dana, Bert Sakmann, Eric F. Wieschaus, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, August Grisebach, and Jeffrey C. Hall.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 212
Stephan Endlicher
1804 - 1849
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 213
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 214
J. Michael Bishop
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 215
Mikhail Tsvet
1872 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 216
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 217
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 218
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 219
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 220
Eric F. Wieschaus
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 221
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
1794 - 1868
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 222
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 223
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Oldfield Thomas ranks 39. Before him are John A. Hobson, Michael Hainisch, André Antoine, Alessandro Moreschi, Carl Auer von Welsbach, and Prince Valdemar of Denmark. After him are William Henry Pickering, Prince Henry of Battenberg, Saad Zaghloul, Albrecht Penck, Wolfgang Kapp, and Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich. Among people deceased in 1929, Oldfield Thomas ranks 34. Before him are Leonard Hobhouse, Franz Rosenzweig, Habibullāh Kalakāni, Richard Réti, Carl Auer von Welsbach, and Gyula Andrássy the Younger. After him are Arthur Scherbius, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Rainis, Liang Qichao, Maurice Sarrail, and Manuel Gomes da Costa.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsJohn A. Hobson
ECONOMIST
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 33
Michael Hainisch
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 34
André Antoine
ACTOR
1858 - 1943
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 35
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 36
Carl Auer von Welsbach
CHEMIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 37
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1939
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 38
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 39
William Henry Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 40
Prince Henry of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 41
Saad Zaghloul
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1927
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 42
Albrecht Penck
GEOGRAPHER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 43
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 44
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1929
Go to all RankingsLeonard Hobhouse
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 28
Franz Rosenzweig
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1929
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 29
Habibullāh Kalakāni
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1929
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 30
Richard Réti
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 31
Carl Auer von Welsbach
CHEMIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 32
Gyula Andrássy the Younger
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1929
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 33
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 34
Arthur Scherbius
ENGINEER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 35
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
LINGUIST
1845 - 1929
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 36
Rainis
WRITER
1865 - 1929
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 37
Liang Qichao
WRITER
1873 - 1929
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 38
Maurice Sarrail
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 39
Manuel Gomes da Costa
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1929
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 40
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Oldfield Thomas ranks 1,179 out of 8,785. Before him are Dylan Thomas (1914), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), Bob Klose (1945), and Andy Serkis (1964). After him are Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Lobsang Rampa (1910), Charles George Gordon (1833), Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), and Francis Walsingham (1532).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDylan Thomas
WRITER
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,173
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1612
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,174
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1848
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,175
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1176
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,176
Bob Klose
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,177
Andy Serkis
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,178
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,179
Kristin Scott Thomas
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,180
Benedict Cumberbatch
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,181
Lobsang Rampa
WRITER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,182
Charles George Gordon
ENGINEER
1833 - 1885
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,183
Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1275
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,184
Francis Walsingham
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1590
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,185
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Oldfield Thomas ranks 38. Before him are John Ray (1627), George Robert Gray (1808), Anna Atkins (1799), Julian Huxley (1887), Joseph Banks (1743), and William Carey (1761). After him are J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Thomas Browne (1605), John Lindley (1799), William Aiton (1731), Charles Bell (1774), and Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942).
John Ray
1627 - 1705
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 32
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 33
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 34
Julian Huxley
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 35
Joseph Banks
1743 - 1820
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 36
William Carey
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 37
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 38
J. B. S. Haldane
1892 - 1964
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 39
Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 40
John Lindley
1799 - 1865
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 41
William Aiton
1731 - 1793
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 42
Charles Bell
1774 - 1842
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 43
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 44