CHEMIST
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Today

Roger D. Kornberg
Roger David Kornberg (born April 24, 1947) is an American biochemist and professor of structural biology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger D. Kornberg is the 144th most popular chemist (up from 235th in 2019), the 736th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,458th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Roger D. Kornberg ranks 144 out of 602. Before him are Robert Burns Woodward, Paul Flory, Jean-Marie Lehn, Johan Gadolin, Michel Eugène Chevreul, and Julius Lothar Meyer. After him are Jerome Karle, Kurt Wüthrich, Johann Rudolf Glauber, Glenn T. Seaborg, Sune Bergström, and Casimir Funk.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 138
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 139
Jean-Marie Lehn
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 140
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 141
Michel Eugène Chevreul
1786 - 1889
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 142
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 143
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 144
Jerome Karle
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 145
Kurt Wüthrich
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 146
Johann Rudolf Glauber
1604 - 1670
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 147
Glenn T. Seaborg
1912 - 1999
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 148
Sune Bergström
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 149
Casimir Funk
1884 - 1967
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 150
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Roger D. Kornberg ranks 42. Before him are Michael Porter, Josep Borrell, Linda B. Buck, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin Farrell, and Tom Clancy. After him are Sam Neill, James Woods, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Stephen Collins, Gigliola Cinquetti, and Bruno Latour.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsMichael Porter
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 36
Josep Borrell
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 37
Linda B. Buck
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 38
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 39
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 40
Tom Clancy
WRITER
1947 - 2013
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 41
Roger D. Kornberg
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 42
Sam Neill
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 43
James Woods
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 44
Megawati Sukarnoputri
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 45
Stephen Collins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 46
Gigliola Cinquetti
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 47
Bruno Latour
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 48
In United States
Among people born in United States, Roger D. Kornberg ranks 736 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Murphy (1961), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Hugh David Politzer (1949), Napoleon Hill (1883), Maya Angelou (1928), and Doris Day (1922). After him are Washington Irving (1783), Lou Reed (1942), Jerome Bruner (1915), Jerome Karle (1918), Ice-T (1958), and Alec Baldwin (1958).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEddie Murphy
COMEDIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 730
Reese Witherspoon
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 731
Hugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 732
Napoleon Hill
WRITER
1883 - 1970
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 733
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 734
Doris Day
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 735
Roger D. Kornberg
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 736
Washington Irving
WRITER
1783 - 1859
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 737
Lou Reed
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2013
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 738
Jerome Bruner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2016
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 739
Jerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 740
Ice-T
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 741
Alec Baldwin
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 742
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Roger D. Kornberg ranks 31. Before him are Paul Berg (1926), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), William E. Moerner (1953), Harold Urey (1893), Robert Burns Woodward (1917), and Paul Flory (1910). After him are Jerome Karle (1918), Glenn T. Seaborg (1912), Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927), Robert W. Holley (1922), Paul D. Boyer (1918), and Willard Libby (1908).
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 26
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 27
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 28
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 29
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 30
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 31
Jerome Karle
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 32
Glenn T. Seaborg
1912 - 1999
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 33
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
1927 - 2010
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 34
Robert W. Holley
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 35
Paul D. Boyer
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 36
Willard Libby
1908 - 1980
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 37