GEOGRAPHER
Thomas Griffith Taylor
1880 - 1963

Thomas Griffith Taylor
Thomas Griffith "Grif" Taylor (1 December 1880 – 5 November 1963) was an English-born geographer, anthropologist, explorer, and academic. He was a survivor of Captain Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica (1910–1913). Taylor was a senior academic geographer at universities in Sydney, Chicago, and Toronto. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Griffith Taylor is the 83rd most popular geographer, the 5,862nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,416th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Geographer.
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Thomas Griffith Taylor ranks 83 out of 86. Before him are Richard Andree, Peter Schenk the Elder, Guillaume Grandidier, John Speed, Herman Moll, and Anne Buttimer. After him are Henry Schoolcraft, and Alexander Keith Johnston.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Andree
1835 - 1912
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 77
Peter Schenk the Elder
1660 - 1711
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 78
Guillaume Grandidier
1873 - 1957
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 79
John Speed
1551 - 1629
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 80
Herman Moll
1654 - 1732
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 81
Anne Buttimer
1938 - 2017
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 82
Thomas Griffith Taylor
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 83
Henry Schoolcraft
1793 - 1864
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 84
Alexander Keith Johnston
1804 - 1871
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Thomas Griffith Taylor ranks 226. Before him are Tom Taylor, Louis Wolheim, Jean Alexandre Barré, Giles Gilbert Scott, Damon Runyon, and Georg Hoffmann. After him are Elizabeth Kenny, Nora Bayes, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, George Poage, Leo Carrillo, and Murder of Emily Armstrong. Among people deceased in 1963, Thomas Griffith Taylor ranks 217. Before him are Herbert H. Lehman, Hubert Gough, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Luis Pérez, Edward Charles Titchmarsh, and Estes Kefauver. After him are Oliver La Farge, Monty Woolley, Ernie Davis, Hooley Smith, Louis MacNeice, and Jack Hobbs.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsTom Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1880 - 1945
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 220
Louis Wolheim
ACTOR
1880 - 1931
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 221
Jean Alexandre Barré
PHYSICIAN
1880 - 1967
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 222
Giles Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1880 - 1960
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 223
Damon Runyon
WRITER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 224
Georg Hoffmann
SWIMMER
1880 - 1947
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 225
Thomas Griffith Taylor
GEOGRAPHER
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 226
Elizabeth Kenny
PHYSICIAN
1880 - 1952
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 227
Nora Bayes
SINGER
1880 - 1928
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 228
Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1956
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 229
George Poage
ATHLETE
1880 - 1962
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 230
Leo Carrillo
ACTOR
1880 - 1961
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 231
Murder of Emily Armstrong
MAFIOSO
1880 - 1949
HPI: 10.06
Rank: 232
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsHerbert H. Lehman
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1963
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 211
Hubert Gough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1963
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 212
Gian Giorgio Trissino
ATHLETE
1877 - 1963
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 213
Luis Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 214
Edward Charles Titchmarsh
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1963
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 215
Estes Kefauver
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1963
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 216
Thomas Griffith Taylor
GEOGRAPHER
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 217
Oliver La Farge
WRITER
1901 - 1963
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 218
Monty Woolley
ACTOR
1888 - 1963
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 219
Ernie Davis
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1939 - 1963
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 220
Hooley Smith
HOCKEY PLAYER
1903 - 1963
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 221
Louis MacNeice
WRITER
1907 - 1963
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 222
Jack Hobbs
CRICKETER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 223
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Griffith Taylor ranks 5,864 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Cox (1954), Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981), George Moorhouse (1901), Alan Hodgkinson (1936), Bernardine Evaristo (1959), and Peter Ashdown (1934). After him are Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Marian McPartland (1918), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), Tony Cascarino (1962), Walter Besant (1836), and Anna of East Anglia (null).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAlex Cox
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 5,858
Shaun Wright-Phillips
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 5,859
George Moorhouse
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1943
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 5,860
Alan Hodgkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 5,861
Bernardine Evaristo
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 5,862
Peter Ashdown
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5,863
Thomas Griffith Taylor
GEOGRAPHER
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5,864
Adrian Metcalfe
ATHLETE
1942 - 2021
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5,865
Marian McPartland
MUSICIAN
1918 - 2013
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 5,866
Francis Maitland Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1882
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 5,867
Tony Cascarino
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 5,868
Walter Besant
WRITER
1836 - 1901
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 5,869
Anna of East Anglia
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 5,870
Among GEOGRAPHERS In United Kingdom
Among geographers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Griffith Taylor ranks 8. Before him are George Everest (1790), James Lovelock (1919), Doreen Massey (1944), John Walter Gregory (1864), Aaron Arrowsmith (1750), and John Speed (1551). After him are Alexander Keith Johnston (1804).
George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 2
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 5
Aaron Arrowsmith
1750 - 1823
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 6
John Speed
1551 - 1629
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 7
Thomas Griffith Taylor
1880 - 1963
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 8
Alexander Keith Johnston
1804 - 1871
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 9