</s> ▁Ble w ▁is ▁a ▁surname . ▁Notable ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Hor ace ▁Ble w ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 1 9 5 7 ), ▁Wel sh ▁footballer ▁ ▁Russell ▁Ble w ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 1 ), ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁footballer ▁ ▁William ▁John ▁Ble w ▁( 1 8 0 8 – 1 8 9 4 ), ▁h ymn ist ▁and ▁transl ator ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁B low ▁( s urname ) <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Str ong ▁Nieder haus er ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁– ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁agricult ural ▁scient ist . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁World ▁Food ▁Prize ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁adv ancing ▁wider ▁and ▁more ▁effective ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁pot ato ▁and ▁its ▁resistance ▁to ▁disease . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁in ▁international ▁agricult ure , ▁he ▁became ▁intern ation ally ▁known ▁as ▁" Mr . ▁Pot ato ” ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁as ▁a ▁research er , ▁educ ator , ▁leader , ▁and ▁co operator ▁in ▁pot ato ▁development ▁programs ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁innov ations ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁providing ▁food ▁to ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁accomplish ments , ▁the ▁pot ato ▁currently ▁ranks ▁fourth ▁in ▁consumption ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁st ap le ▁food s , ▁after ▁whe at , ▁rice , ▁and ▁ma ize .