Physicist
Frank Press
American geophysicist
1924 - 2020
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Frank Press
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Frank Press is the 782nd most popular physicist (up from 799th in 2024), the 10,586th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,969th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Physicist.
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Frank Press's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 52.29.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Frank Press ranks 782 out of 863. Before him are C. R. Hagen, Julian Barbour, Miguel Alcubierre, Emil Wolf, Egon Orowan, and Harvey Fletcher. After him are Walter Munk, Anatoly Logunov, Henrik Svensmark, James M. Bardeen, Rolf Landauer, and Robert Detweiler.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsC. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 776
Julian Barbour
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 777
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 778
Emil Wolf
1922 - 2018
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 779
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 780
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 781
Frank Press
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 782
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 783
Anatoly Logunov
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 784
Henrik Svensmark
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 785
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 786
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 787
Robert Detweiler
1930 - 2003
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 788
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Frank Press ranks 462. Before him are Lennart Magnusson, Annemarie Buchner, Lev Kulidzhanov, Norman Fell, Bianca Maria Piccinino, and Bette Nesmith Graham. After him are Stanley Jaki, Mark Lenard, Sam Jones, Hugh Huxley, Jeremiah Denton, and Jocelyne LaGarde. Among people deceased in 2020, Frank Press ranks 678. Before him are Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Detto Mariano, Abby Dalton, Nicolas Chumachenco, Herman Cain, and Michael Robinson. After him are Soumitra Chatterjee, Jim Marurai, Georg Volkert, Mike Moore, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, and Beverly Pepper.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsLennart Magnusson
ATHLETE
1924 - 2011
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 456
Annemarie Buchner
SKIER
1924 - 2014
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 457
Lev Kulidzhanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2002
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 458
Norman Fell
ACTOR
1924 - 1998
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 459
Bianca Maria Piccinino
JOURNALIST
1924 - 2025
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 460
Bette Nesmith Graham
INVENTOR
1924 - 1980
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 461
Frank Press
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 462
Stanley Jaki
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 463
Mark Lenard
ACTOR
1924 - 1996
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 464
Sam Jones
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1981
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 465
Hugh Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 466
Jeremiah Denton
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 467
Jocelyne LaGarde
ACTOR
1924 - 1979
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 468
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsEmmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
POLITICIAN
1961 - 2020
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 672
Detto Mariano
COMPOSER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 673
Abby Dalton
ACTOR
1932 - 2020
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 674
Nicolas Chumachenco
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 675
Herman Cain
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - 2020
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 676
Michael Robinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2020
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 677
Frank Press
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 678
Soumitra Chatterjee
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 679
Jim Marurai
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 680
Georg Volkert
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 681
Mike Moore
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 682
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 683
Beverly Pepper
SCULPTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 684
In United States
Among people born in United States, Frank Press ranks 10,586 out of 23,232. Before him are Harvey Fletcher (1884), Alphonso Johnson (1951), Jenna Presley (1987), Irma Thomas (1941), Barbara Bates (1925), and David Blackwell (1919). After him are Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), Karin Slaughter (1971), Cal Tjader (1925), Haley Bennett (1988), and Wanda Hawley (1895).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHarvey Fletcher
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 10,580
Alphonso Johnson
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 10,581
Jenna Presley
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,582
Irma Thomas
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,583
Barbara Bates
ACTOR
1925 - 1969
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,584
David Blackwell
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,585
Frank Press
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,586
Rudy Tomjanovich
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,587
Sanford Robinson Gifford
PAINTER
1823 - 1880
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,588
Karin Slaughter
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,589
Cal Tjader
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1982
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,590
Haley Bennett
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10,591
Wanda Hawley
ACTOR
1895 - 1963
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 10,592
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Frank Press ranks 178. Before him are Paul Steinhardt (1952), Bertrand Halperin (1941), Robert Marshak (1916), Samuel King Allison (1900), C. R. Hagen (1937), and Harvey Fletcher (1884). After him are James M. Bardeen (1939), Robert Detweiler (1930), Erwin Hahn (1921), Edward C. Stone (1936), Conyers Herring (1914), and Robert L. Forward (1932).
Paul Steinhardt
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 172
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 173
Robert Marshak
1916 - 1992
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 174
Samuel King Allison
1900 - 1965
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 175
C. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 176
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 177
Frank Press
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 178
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 179
Robert Detweiler
1930 - 2003
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 180
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 181
Edward C. Stone
1936 - 2024
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 182
Conyers Herring
1914 - 2009
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 183
Robert L. Forward
1932 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 184























































