Is George Porter A-List?
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No — George Porter is currently ranked D tier — a minor public figure with limited fame outside a small audience.
Reached A-list in 1967
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Lost A-list status in 1985
Dropped to B tier — Royal Institution Director
Ranking Timeline
1949F$0.01M
Flash Photolysis Development
Porter starts working on flash photolysis.
1967A▲▲▲▲$0.5M+$0.49M
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Porter wins the Nobel Prize for flash photolysis.
1985B▼$2M+$1.5M
Royal Institution Director
Porter becomes Director of the Royal Institution.
1990B$3M+$1M
Knighthood and Peerage
Porter is knighted and made a life peer.
2002C▼$5M+$2M
Death of George Porter
George Porter passes away.
2026D▼$5M
Remembered Nobel Laureate
Porter is now only remembered in the scientific community.
Last updated: February 25, 2026