BIOLOGIST

Robert Trivers

1943 - Today

Robert Trivers

Robert Ludlow "Bob" Trivers (; born February 19, 1943) is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist. Trivers proposed the theories of reciprocal altruism (1971), parental investment (1972), facultative sex ratio determination (1973), and parent–offspring conflict (1974). He has also contributed by explaining self-deception as an adaptive evolutionary strategy (first described in 1976) and discussing intragenomic conflict. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Trivers is the 820th most popular biologist (down from 802nd in 2019), the 7,006th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,567th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Robert Trivers ranks 820 out of 1,097. Before him are Mary-Claire King, Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Heinrich Göppert, André Thouin, Charlotte Auerbach, and Gustav Lindau. After him are John Abbot, Albrecht Thaer, Akira Miyawaki, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, Michele Tenore, and Ernst Ahl.

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Mary-Claire King
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HPI: 56.48
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Charlotte Auerbach
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Robert Trivers
1943 - Present
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HPI: 56.40
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HPI: 56.27
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Robert Trivers ranks 453. Before him are Bill Bowrey, Max Jean, Friedrich Kittler, Luis Eduardo Aute, Harry Shearer, and Ove Grahn. After him are Bernd Patzke, Miguel Ángel Revilla, Leonid Ivashov, Ted Neeley, Harm Ottenbros, and Motiur Rahman Nizami.

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Bill Bowrey
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 447
Max Jean
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 448
Friedrich Kittler
HISTORIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 449
Luis Eduardo Aute
SINGER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 450
Harry Shearer
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 451
Ove Grahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2007
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 452
Robert Trivers
BIOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 453
Bernd Patzke
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 454
Miguel Ángel Revilla
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 455
Leonid Ivashov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 456
Ted Neeley
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 457
Harm Ottenbros
CYCLIST
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 458
Motiur Rahman Nizami
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2016
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 459

In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Trivers ranks 7,008 out of 20,380. Before him are Jason Scott Lee (1966), William Wharton (1925), Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825), J. William Fulbright (1905), Jim Dine (1935), and Shel Silverstein (1930). After him are Corey Johnson (1961), Nancy Kelly (1921), Charles Esten (1965), Teddy Mayer (1935), Gloria Jones (1945), and Nancy Cartwright (1957).

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Jason Scott Lee
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 7,002
William Wharton
WRITER
1925 - 2008
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Rank: 7,003
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
PHILOSOPHER
1825 - 1921
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J. William Fulbright
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 7,005
Jim Dine
PAINTER
1935 - Present
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Shel Silverstein
WRITER
1930 - 1999
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Robert Trivers
BIOLOGIST
1943 - Present
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Rank: 7,008
Corey Johnson
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 7,009
Nancy Kelly
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 7,010
Charles Esten
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 7,011
Teddy Mayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2009
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Gloria Jones
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 7,013
Nancy Cartwright
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 7,014