PHYSICIST
Armen Sarkissian
1953 - Today
Armen Sarkissian
Armen Vardani Sarkissian (Armenian: Արմեն Վարդանի Սարգսյան; born 23 June 1952) is an Armenian politician, physicist, investor, businessman, and computer scientist who served as the 4th president of Armenia from 2018 to 2022. He also served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1996 to 1997. He was the first president of post-Soviet Armenia born in the former Armenian SSR. Sarkissian has been one of the longest serving ambassadors of any country to the United Kingdom, a role to which he was first appointed in 1992-1996, before returning in 1998 and 2013. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Armen Sarkissian has received more than 598,891 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Armen Sarkissian is the 298th most popular physicist (down from 204th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Armenian Physicist.
Armen Sarkissian is most famous for being the president of Armenia.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
65.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
6.01
Effective Languages (L*)
4.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Armen Sarkissian ranks 298 out of 851. Before him are Friedrich Hund, Anne L'Huillier, Nevill Francis Mott, Pascual Jordan, Qian Xuesen, and Giovanni Battista Venturi. After him are John Tyndall, George Smoot, William Daniel Phillips, Freeman Dyson, Andre Geim, and Giorgio Parisi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Hund
1896 - 1997
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 292
Anne L'Huillier
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 293
Nevill Francis Mott
1905 - 1996
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 294
Pascual Jordan
1902 - 1980
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 295
Qian Xuesen
1911 - 2009
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 296
Giovanni Battista Venturi
1746 - 1822
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 297
Armen Sarkissian
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 298
John Tyndall
1820 - 1893
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 299
George Smoot
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 300
William Daniel Phillips
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 301
Freeman Dyson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 302
Andre Geim
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 303
Giorgio Parisi
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 304
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Armen Sarkissian ranks 59. Before him are Roberto Bolaño, Gaetano Scirea, José María Aznar, Kristalina Georgieva, Ron Jeremy, and John Zorn. After him are Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, Nanni Moretti, Alisher Usmanov, Alan Moore, Claudio Gentile, and Jean Tirole.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsRoberto Bolaño
WRITER
1953 - 2003
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 53
Gaetano Scirea
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 1989
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 54
José María Aznar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 55
Kristalina Georgieva
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 56
Ron Jeremy
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 57
John Zorn
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 58
Armen Sarkissian
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 59
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 60
Nanni Moretti
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 61
Alisher Usmanov
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 62
Alan Moore
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 63
Claudio Gentile
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 64
Jean Tirole
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 65
In Armenia
Among people born in Armenia, Armen Sarkissian ranks 15 out of 163. Before him are Hayk (410), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Albert Azaryan (1929), Khachatur Abovian (1805), Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), and Ashot I of Armenia (820). After him are Vologases V (130), Servatius of Tongeren (400), Sebeos (700), Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869), Tigranes III (-100), and Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935).
Others born in Armenia
Go to all RankingsHayk
POLITICIAN
410 - 490
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 9
Tiridates III of Armenia
POLITICIAN
255 - 330
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 10
Albert Azaryan
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 11
Khachatur Abovian
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 12
Vahagn Khachaturyan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 13
Ashot I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
820 - 890
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 14
Armen Sarkissian
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 15
Vologases V
POLITICIAN
130 - 208
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 16
Servatius of Tongeren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 384
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 17
Sebeos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 18
Hovhannes Tumanyan
WRITER
1869 - 1923
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 19
Tigranes III
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 20
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 21
Among PHYSICISTS In Armenia
Among physicists born in Armenia, Armen Sarkissian ranks 1.