CHEMIST
Tim Hunt
1943 - Today

Tim Hunt
Sir Richard Timothy Hunt (born 19 February 1943) is a British biochemist and molecular physiologist. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and Leland H. Hartwell for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells. While studying fertilized sea urchin eggs in the early 1980s, Hunt discovered cyclin, a protein that cyclically aggregates and is depleted during cell division cycles. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Hunt is the 330th most popular chemist (up from 383rd in 2019), the 1,582nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,058th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Tim Hunt ranks 330 out of 602. Before him are Roger Y. Tsien, Torbern Bergman, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Louis Camille Maillard, Kazimierz Fajans, and Eilhard Mitscherlich. After him are Karl Friedrich Mohr, Frederick Abel, François-Marie Raoult, Martin Lowry, Roderick MacKinnon, and Nils Gabriel Sefström.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Y. Tsien
1952 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 324
Torbern Bergman
1735 - 1784
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 325
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
1807 - 1867
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 326
Louis Camille Maillard
1878 - 1936
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 327
Kazimierz Fajans
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 328
Eilhard Mitscherlich
1794 - 1863
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 329
Tim Hunt
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 330
Karl Friedrich Mohr
1806 - 1879
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 331
Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 332
François-Marie Raoult
1830 - 1901
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 333
Martin Lowry
1874 - 1936
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 334
Roderick MacKinnon
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 335
Nils Gabriel Sefström
1787 - 1845
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 336
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Tim Hunt ranks 155. Before him are Richard Sennett, José Ángel Iribar, Jack Bruce, Chris Amon, Barış Manço, and Edie Sedgwick. After him are Bob Woodward, Armando Guebuza, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, R. L. Stine, Czesława Kwoka, and Dominik Duka.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsRichard Sennett
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 149
José Ángel Iribar
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 150
Jack Bruce
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 151
Chris Amon
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 152
Barış Manço
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 153
Edie Sedgwick
CELEBRITY
1943 - 1971
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 154
Tim Hunt
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 155
Bob Woodward
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 156
Armando Guebuza
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 157
Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 158
R. L. Stine
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 159
Czesława Kwoka
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1943
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 160
Dominik Duka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 161
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tim Hunt ranks 1,582 out of 8,785. Before him are John Connelly (1938), John Entwistle (1944), Dick McTaggart (1935), William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720), John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404), and Ceawlin of Wessex (600). After him are Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Thomas Gresham (1519), Bill Ward (1948), Ian Rush (1961), Dave Gahan (1962), and Frederick Abel (1827).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Connelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,576
John Entwistle
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2002
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,577
Dick McTaggart
BOXER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,578
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,579
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1444
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,580
Ceawlin of Wessex
POLITICIAN
600 - 593
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,581
Tim Hunt
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1,582
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1743
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1,583
Thomas Gresham
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1579
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1,584
Bill Ward
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 1,585
Ian Rush
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 1,586
Dave Gahan
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 1,587
Frederick Abel
CHEMIST
1827 - 1902
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 1,588
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Tim Hunt ranks 44. Before him are Richard J. Roberts (1943), Thomas Andrews (1813), William Henry (1774), Smithson Tennant (1761), Michael Smith (1932), and William Henry Perkin (1838). After him are Frederick Abel (1827), Martin Lowry (1874), William Prout (1785), Edward Frankland (1825), Charles Macintosh (1766), and Charles Hatchett (1765).
Richard J. Roberts
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 38
Thomas Andrews
1813 - 1885
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 39
William Henry
1774 - 1836
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 40
Smithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 41
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 42
William Henry Perkin
1838 - 1907
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 43
Tim Hunt
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 44
Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 45
Martin Lowry
1874 - 1936
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 46
William Prout
1785 - 1850
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 47
Edward Frankland
1825 - 1899
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 48
Charles Macintosh
1766 - 1843
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 49
Charles Hatchett
1765 - 1847
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 50