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Walter Gilbert

1932 - Today

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Walter Gilbert (born March 21, 1932) is an American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and Nobel laureate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Gilbert is the 244th most popular chemist (up from 252nd in 2019), the 1,440th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,580th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Chemist.

Walter Gilbert is most famous for his work in DNA sequencing.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Walter Gilbert ranks 244 out of 602. Before him are Louis Jacques Thénard, Charles J. Pedersen, Hennig Brand, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Friedrich Sertürner, and Nicolas Leblanc. After him are Arieh Warshel, Henri Victor Regnault, Luis Federico Leloir, Mario J. Molina, Kary Mullis, and Emil Abderhalden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Walter Gilbert ranks 74. Before him are Francis Lai, John Updike, Renato Martino, Louis Malle, Alfredo Ferrari, and Nam June Paik. After him are Vitold Fokin, Thomas Klestil, Tavo Burat, Corry Brokken, Sonny Liston, and Tony Brooks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Gilbert ranks 1,440 out of 20,380. Before him are Spike Lee (1957), Tom Morello (1964), Vincent Price (1911), Bill Russell (1934), Betty White (1922), and Leland H. Hartwell (1939). After him are C. Wright Mills (1916), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Lawrence M. Krauss (1954), and John Corbett (1961).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Walter Gilbert ranks 56. Before him are Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Robert F. Furchgott (1916), Karl Barry Sharpless (1941), Paul Lauterbur (1929), Stanley Miller (1930), and James B. Conant (1893). After him are Kary Mullis (1944), Richard Smalley (1943), Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), and Martin Rodbell (1925).

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