BIOLOGIST
Sébastien Vaillant
1669 - 1722

Sébastien Vaillant
Sébastien Vaillant (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ vajɑ̃]; May 26, 1669 – May 20, 1722) was a French botanist who was born at Vigny in present-day Val d'Oise. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sébastien Vaillant is the 527th most popular biologist (down from 506th in 2019), the 3,265th most popular biography from France (up from 3,604th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Sébastien Vaillant ranks 527 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles Chamberland, Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, Petter Adolf Karsten, Jacques Loeb, Johann Bauhin, and Georg August Schweinfurth. After him are Eduard August von Regel, Franz Meyen, William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, Princess Therese of Bavaria, Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, and Edouard Van Beneden.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Chamberland
1851 - 1908
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 521
Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
1761 - 1838
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 522
Petter Adolf Karsten
1834 - 1917
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 523
Jacques Loeb
1859 - 1924
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 524
Johann Bauhin
1541 - 1613
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 525
Georg August Schweinfurth
1836 - 1925
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 526
Sébastien Vaillant
1669 - 1722
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 527
Eduard August von Regel
1815 - 1892
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 528
Franz Meyen
1804 - 1840
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 529
William Robert Ogilvie-Grant
1863 - 1924
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 530
Princess Therese of Bavaria
1850 - 1925
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 531
Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
1778 - 1846
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 532
Edouard Van Beneden
1846 - 1910
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 533
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1669, Sébastien Vaillant ranks 9. Before him are Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Louis Marchand, Wirich Philipp von Daun, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira, and Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Davit Bek, Jacob Bruce, Johann Nicolaus Bach, and Kanhoji Angre. Among people deceased in 1722, Sébastien Vaillant ranks 16. Before him are Adriaen van der Werff, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Claude Gillot, Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg, and Antoine Coypel. After him are Johann Jacob Bach, Christoph Dientzenhofer, Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg, Giovanni II Cornaro, and John Lombe.
Others Born in 1669
Go to all RankingsYevdokiya Lopukhina
COMPANION
1669 - 1731
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 3
Louis Marchand
COMPOSER
1669 - 1732
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 4
Wirich Philipp von Daun
POLITICIAN
1669 - 1741
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 5
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
WRITER
1669 - 1741
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 6
Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira
NOBLEMAN
1669 - 1690
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 7
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1669 - 1705
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 8
Sébastien Vaillant
BIOLOGIST
1669 - 1722
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 9
Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1669 - 1711
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 10
Davit Bek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1669 - 1728
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 11
Jacob Bruce
POLITICIAN
1669 - 1735
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 12
Johann Nicolaus Bach
COMPOSER
1669 - 1753
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 13
Kanhoji Angre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1669 - 1729
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1722
Go to all RankingsAdriaen van der Werff
PAINTER
1659 - 1722
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 10
Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1722
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 11
Claude Gillot
PAINTER
1673 - 1722
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 12
Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse
COMPANION
1639 - 1722
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 13
Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg
NOBLEMAN
1673 - 1722
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 14
Antoine Coypel
PAINTER
1661 - 1722
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 15
Sébastien Vaillant
BIOLOGIST
1669 - 1722
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 16
Johann Jacob Bach
COMPOSER
1682 - 1722
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 17
Christoph Dientzenhofer
ARCHITECT
1655 - 1722
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 18
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1653 - 1722
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 19
Giovanni II Cornaro
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1722
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 20
John Lombe
ENGINEER
1693 - 1722
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 21
In France
Among people born in France, Sébastien Vaillant ranks 3,265 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842), Yvonne Furneaux (1926), Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746), Georges Leygues (1857), Pierre Baillot (1771), and Paul de Senneville (1933). After him are Pierre Nicole (1625), Flodoard (894), Pasquier Quesnel (1634), Fernando Ocáriz Braña (1944), Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727), and Joseph Laniel (1889).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
PAINTER
1842 - 1923
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 3,259
Yvonne Furneaux
ACTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3,260
Jean-Sifrein Maury
WRITER
1746 - 1817
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3,261
Georges Leygues
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1933
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3,262
Pierre Baillot
MUSICIAN
1771 - 1842
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3,263
Paul de Senneville
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 3,264
Sébastien Vaillant
BIOLOGIST
1669 - 1722
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 3,265
Pierre Nicole
PHILOSOPHER
1625 - 1695
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 3,266
Flodoard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
894 - 966
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 3,267
Pasquier Quesnel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1634 - 1719
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 3,268
Fernando Ocáriz Braña
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 3,269
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 3,270
Joseph Laniel
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 3,271
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Sébastien Vaillant ranks 70. Before him are Achille Richard (1794), Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835), Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746), François Marie Daudin (1776), Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau (1770), and Charles Chamberland (1851). After him are Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778), Matthias de l'Obel (1538), Camille Guérin (1872), Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan (1814), Joseph Paul Gaimard (1793), and Marie Jules César Savigny (1777).
Achille Richard
1794 - 1852
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 64
Alphonse Milne-Edwards
1835 - 1900
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 65
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
1746 - 1800
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 66
François Marie Daudin
1776 - 1803
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 67
Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau
1770 - 1845
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 68
Charles Chamberland
1851 - 1908
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 69
Sébastien Vaillant
1669 - 1722
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 70
Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
1778 - 1846
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 71
Matthias de l'Obel
1538 - 1616
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 72
Camille Guérin
1872 - 1961
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 73
Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan
1814 - 1897
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 74
Joseph Paul Gaimard
1793 - 1858
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 75
Marie Jules César Savigny
1777 - 1851
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 76