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PZ Myers

1957 - Today

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Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the Pharyngula science 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 other pseudoscientific concepts. 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 1,093rd most popular biologist (down from 1,091st in 2024), the 17,090th 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 1,093 out of 1,097. Before him are Christian Drosten, Cristina Garmendia, David Bellamy, Peter Piot, Magnus Manske, and Lubna Tahtamouni. After him are Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, Riin Tamm, Maria Van Kerkhove, and Feng Zhang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, PZ Myers ranks 751. Before him are Laurence Rees, Terry McAuliffe, Dwane Casey, Gurdas Maan, Amanda Redman, and Jeh Johnson. After him are Alan Duncan, Jan Hooks, Alan Curbishley, Alan Stern, Chris Anderson, and Mark Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, PZ Myers ranks 17,097 out of 20,380. Before him are Mika Brzezinski (1967), Annie Parisse (1975), Jeh Johnson (1957), Ana Gasteyer (1967), Bianca Kajlich (1977), and Lisa Darr (1963). After him are Joe Donnelly (1955), Ted Kulongoski (1940), Shane Carwin (1975), Tamyra Mensah-Stock (1992), Lars Sullivan (1988), and Charlie McDowell (1983).

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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 Gretchen Daily (1964), Maria Van Kerkhove (1977), Sean B. Carroll (1960), David Reich (1974), Karl Deisseroth (1971), and Kim Cobb (null).

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