Chemist
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
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Stephanie Kwolek
Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephanie Kwolek is the 260th most popular chemist (down from 218th in 2024), the 1,594th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,358th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Chemist.
Stephanie Kwolek is most famous for inventing Kevlar, a synthetic fiber that is five times stronger than steel.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 260 out of 602. Before her are Richard Smalley, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Mária Telkes, Ida Noddack, Alfred G. Gilman, and Vladimir Markovnikov. After her are John Polanyi, Fritz Strassmann, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Martin Rodbell, Dudley R. Herschbach, and Edwin G. Krebs.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Richard Smalley
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 254
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 255
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 256
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 257
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 258
Vladimir Markovnikov
1838 - 1904
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 259
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 260
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 261
Fritz Strassmann
1902 - 1980
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 262
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
1822 - 1882
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 263
Martin Rodbell
1925 - 1998
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 264
Dudley R. Herschbach
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 265
Edwin G. Krebs
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 266
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 58. Before her are Bert Trautmann, Stjepan Bobek, Walter Kohn, René Thom, Freeman Dyson, and Mukesh. After her are Jorge Semprún, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Antonio Quarracino, Horst Tappert, Agatha Barbara, and Merton Miller. Among people deceased in 2014, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 60. Before her are Udo Jürgens, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Veljko Kadijević, Gyula Grosics, Hans Hollein, and Louis Zamperini. After her are Dale T. Mortensen, Ernesto Laclau, Ernst Albrecht, Richard Møller Nielsen, Rubin Carter, and Maurice Duverger.
Others Born in 1923
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Bert Trautmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2013
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 52
Stjepan Bobek
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 53
Walter Kohn
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 54
René Thom
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 55
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 56
Mukesh
ACTOR
1923 - 1976
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 57
Stephanie Kwolek
CHEMIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 58
Jorge Semprún
WRITER
1923 - 2011
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 59
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1923 - 1941
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 60
Antonio Quarracino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1998
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 61
Horst Tappert
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 62
Agatha Barbara
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 63
Merton Miller
ECONOMIST
1923 - 2000
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 2014
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Udo Jürgens
SINGER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 54
Jean-Claude Duvalier
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 55
Veljko Kadijević
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 56
Gyula Grosics
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 57
Hans Hollein
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2014
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 58
Louis Zamperini
ATHLETE
1917 - 2014
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 59
Stephanie Kwolek
CHEMIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 60
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 61
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 62
Ernst Albrecht
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 63
Richard Møller Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 64
Rubin Carter
BOXER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 65
Maurice Duverger
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 66
In United States
Among people born in United States, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 1,594 out of NaN. Before her are Louis Zamperini (1917), Clyde Drexler (1962), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Sissy Spacek (1949), John Cheever (1912), and Alyson Hannigan (1974). After her are Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Thomas Curtis (1873), Joseph Nye (1937), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Charley Paddock (1900), and Woody Harrelson (1961).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLouis Zamperini
ATHLETE
1917 - 2014
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,588
Clyde Drexler
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,589
Billy Bob Thornton
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,590
Sissy Spacek
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,591
John Cheever
WRITER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,592
Alyson Hannigan
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,593
Stephanie Kwolek
CHEMIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,594
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,595
Thomas Curtis
ATHLETE
1873 - 1944
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,596
Joseph Nye
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1937 - 2025
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,597
Robert Rauschenberg
PAINTER
1925 - 2008
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,598
Charley Paddock
ATHLETE
1900 - 1943
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,599
Woody Harrelson
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,600
Among Chemists In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 61. Before her are James B. Conant (1893), Walter Gilbert (1932), Kary Mullis (1944), Richard Smalley (1943), Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), and Alfred G. Gilman (1941). After her are Martin Rodbell (1925), Dudley R. Herschbach (1932), Edwin G. Krebs (1918), Elias James Corey (1928), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), and Thomas Cech (1947).
James B. Conant
1893 - 1978
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 55
Walter Gilbert
1932 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 56
Kary Mullis
1944 - 2019
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 57
Richard Smalley
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 58
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 59
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 60
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 61
Martin Rodbell
1925 - 1998
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 62
Dudley R. Herschbach
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 63
Edwin G. Krebs
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 64
Elias James Corey
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 65
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 66
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 67
