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PZ Myers

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Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist and activist who founded and writes the Pharyngula science and atheism blog. He is associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) where he works in the field of developmental biology. He is a critic of intelligent design, the creationist movement, and pseudoscience. In 2006 the journal Nature listed Myers's Pharyngula as the top-ranked blog by a scientist based on popularity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. PZ Myers is the 1,095th most popular biologist (down from 1,091st in 2024), the 17,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,484th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Biologist.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, PZ Myers ranks 1,095 out of 1,097. Before him are Cecilia Bouzat, Cristina Garmendia, David Bellamy, Peter Piot, Magnus Manske, and Lubna Tahtamouni. After him are Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Cornelia Bargmann, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, Riin Tamm, and Maria Van Kerkhove.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, PZ Myers ranks 753. Before him are Katherine Freese, Elizabeth Hand, Laurence Rees, Terry McAuliffe, Dwane Casey, Gurdas Maan, Amanda Redman, and Jeh Johnson. After him are Alan Duncan, Jan Hooks, Alan Curbishley, and Alan Stern.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, PZ Myers ranks 17,175 out of NaN. Before him are Sophie Thatcher (2000), Eddie Steeples (1973), Candi Milo (1961), Paul Gosar (1958), Kristoffer Polaha (1977), Will Clyburn (1990), Mika Brzezinski (1967), Annie Parisse (1975), Jeh Johnson (1957), Ana Gasteyer (1967), Bianca Kajlich (1977), and Lisa Darr (1963).

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Among Biologists In United States

Among biologists born in United States, PZ Myers ranks 189. Before him are Jerry Coyne (1949), Joan A. Steitz (1941), Peter Dodson (1946), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), Ben Barres (1954), and Neil Shubin (1960). After him are Cornelia Bargmann (1961), Gretchen Daily (1964), Maria Van Kerkhove (1977), Sean B. Carroll (1960), David Reich (1974), and Karl Deisseroth (1971).

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