PHYSICIAN
Stuart Kauffman
1939 - Today

Stuart Kauffman
Stuart Alan Kauffman (born September 28, 1939) is an American medical doctor, theoretical biologist, and complex systems researcher who studies the origin of life on Earth. He was a professor at the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Calgary. He is currently emeritus professor of biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and affiliate faculty at the Institute for Systems Biology. He has a number of awards including a MacArthur Fellowship and a Wiener Medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stuart Kauffman is the 629th most popular physician (down from 607th in 2019), the 8,424th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,760th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Stuart Kauffman ranks 629 out of 726. Before him are Bernhard Zondek, Halfdan T. Mahler, Anders Tegnell, Jacinto Convit, Maurice Raynaud, and Joel Roberts Poinsett. After him are Didier Raoult, Greene Vardiman Black, Georgi Valkovich, Yevgeniy Chazov, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBernhard Zondek
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 623
Halfdan T. Mahler
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 624
Anders Tegnell
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 625
Jacinto Convit
1913 - 2014
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 626
Maurice Raynaud
1834 - 1881
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 627
Joel Roberts Poinsett
1779 - 1851
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 628
Stuart Kauffman
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 629
Didier Raoult
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 630
Greene Vardiman Black
1836 - 1915
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 631
Georgi Valkovich
1833 - 1892
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 632
Yevgeniy Chazov
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 633
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
1929 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 634
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
1737 - 1801
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 635
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Stuart Kauffman ranks 463. Before him are Carolee Schneemann, Mike Farrell, Gérard Hausser, Joseph Bonnel, Ivan Vutsov, and John Pilger. After him are William B. Lenoir, Per Ahlmark, Marlena Shaw, Henning Christophersen, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, and Daniel Viglietti.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsCarolee Schneemann
ARTIST
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 457
Mike Farrell
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 458
Gérard Hausser
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 459
Joseph Bonnel
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 460
Ivan Vutsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 461
John Pilger
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 462
Stuart Kauffman
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 463
William B. Lenoir
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 464
Per Ahlmark
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 465
Marlena Shaw
SINGER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 466
Henning Christophersen
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 467
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 468
Daniel Viglietti
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 469
In United States
Among people born in United States, Stuart Kauffman ranks 8,426 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Dearborn (1751), Robert Goulet (1933), Jesse Plemons (1988), Kal Penn (1977), Michael Badalucco (1954), and Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779). After him are Louis Kuehn (1901), Richard Marcinko (1940), Frank O'Hara (1926), Hector Dyer (1910), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), and Kay Sage (1898).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHenry Dearborn
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,420
Robert Goulet
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,421
Jesse Plemons
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,422
Kal Penn
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,423
Michael Badalucco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,424
Joel Roberts Poinsett
PHYSICIAN
1779 - 1851
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,425
Stuart Kauffman
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,426
Louis Kuehn
ATHLETE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,427
Richard Marcinko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,428
Frank O'Hara
WRITER
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,429
Hector Dyer
ATHLETE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,430
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,431
Kay Sage
PAINTER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,432
Among PHYSICIANS In United States
Among physicians born in United States, Stuart Kauffman ranks 73. Before him are William Beaumont (1785), Jeffrey Ullman (1942), Kenneth H. Cooper (1931), Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901), John Jeffries (1745), and Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779). After him are Bernard Nathanson (1926), Leila Denmark (1898), William H. Welch (1850), William C. Gorgas (1854), Walter Reed (1851), and Edward Angle (1855).
William Beaumont
1785 - 1853
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 67
Jeffrey Ullman
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 68
Kenneth H. Cooper
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 69
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
1901 - 1963
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 70
John Jeffries
1745 - 1819
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 71
Joel Roberts Poinsett
1779 - 1851
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 72
Stuart Kauffman
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 73
Bernard Nathanson
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 74
Leila Denmark
1898 - 2012
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 75
William H. Welch
1850 - 1934
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 76
William C. Gorgas
1854 - 1920
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 77
Walter Reed
1851 - 1902
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 78
Edward Angle
1855 - 1930
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 79