PHYSICIST
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
Balthasar van der Pol
Balthasar van der Pol (27 January 1889 – 6 October 1959) was a Dutch physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balthasar van der Pol has received more than 59,696 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Balthasar van der Pol is the 669th most popular physicist (down from 627th in 2019), the 776th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 677th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Dutch Physicist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 669 out of 851. Before her are Charles H. Bennett, Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels, Shoichi Sakata, Ted Fujita, William Astbury, and C. V. Boys. After her are Sulamith Goldhaber, Ash Carter, John C. Slater, Yoshiaki Arata, Frederick Seitz, and John Hopkinson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles H. Bennett
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 663
Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels
1865 - 1913
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 664
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 665
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 666
William Astbury
1898 - 1961
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 667
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 668
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 669
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 670
Ash Carter
1954 - 2022
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 671
John C. Slater
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 672
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 673
Frederick Seitz
1911 - 2008
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 674
John Hopkinson
1849 - 1898
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 675
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 231. Before her are Walter Catlett, Stafford Cripps, Carl O. Sauer, Dietrich Kraiss, K. B. Hedgewar, and Carl Folcker. After her are Sven Markelius, Matilde Hidalgo, Menen Asfaw, Suzanne Duchamp, Charles Reidpath, and Robert A. Taft. Among people deceased in 1959, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 159. Before her are Paul Rivet, Lyda Borelli, Kay Kendall, Jan Černý, Una O'Connor, and Ivan Perestiani. After her are Antonio Campolo, José Durand Laguna, Abdul Muis, Edith Clarke, Emil František Burian, and Ivor Bueb.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsWalter Catlett
ACTOR
1889 - 1960
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 225
Stafford Cripps
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1952
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 226
Carl O. Sauer
GEOGRAPHER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 227
Dietrich Kraiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1944
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 228
K. B. Hedgewar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 229
Carl Folcker
GYMNAST
1889 - 1911
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 230
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 231
Sven Markelius
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1972
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 232
Matilde Hidalgo
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 233
Menen Asfaw
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1962
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 234
Suzanne Duchamp
PAINTER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 235
Charles Reidpath
ATHLETE
1889 - 1975
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 236
Robert A. Taft
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 237
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsPaul Rivet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 153
Lyda Borelli
ACTOR
1884 - 1959
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 154
Kay Kendall
ACTOR
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 155
Jan Černý
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 156
Una O'Connor
ACTOR
1880 - 1959
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 157
Ivan Perestiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1870 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 158
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 159
Antonio Campolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1959
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 160
José Durand Laguna
COACH
1885 - 1959
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 161
Abdul Muis
WRITER
1883 - 1959
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 162
Edith Clarke
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1959
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 163
Emil František Burian
WRITER
1904 - 1959
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 164
Ivor Bueb
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 1959
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 165
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 776 out of 1,646. Before her are Frans van der Lugt (1938), Jan van Beveren (1948), Khalid Boulahrouz (1981), Ed de Goey (1966), Els Borst (1932), and Nicolaas Beets (1814). After her are Anneke van Giersbergen (1973), Karen Mulder (1970), Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876), Jo Bonfrère (1946), Charley Toorop (1891), and Doutzen Kroes (1985).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsFrans van der Lugt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 770
Jan van Beveren
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 771
Khalid Boulahrouz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 772
Ed de Goey
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 773
Els Borst
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 774
Nicolaas Beets
WRITER
1814 - 1903
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 775
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 776
Anneke van Giersbergen
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 777
Karen Mulder
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 778
Jacoba van Heemskerck
PAINTER
1876 - 1923
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 779
Jo Bonfrère
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 780
Charley Toorop
PAINTER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 781
Doutzen Kroes
MODEL
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 782
Among PHYSICISTS In Netherlands
Among physicists born in Netherlands, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 22. Before her are Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Abraham Pais (1918), Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876), Dirk Coster (1889), and Antonius van den Broek (1870). After her are Jan Burgers (1895), and Kees Schouhamer Immink (1946).
Wander Johannes de Haas
1878 - 1960
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 16
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 17
Abraham Pais
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 18
Willem Hendrik Keesom
1876 - 1956
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 19
Dirk Coster
1889 - 1950
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 20
Antonius van den Broek
1870 - 1926
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 21
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 22
Jan Burgers
1895 - 1981
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 23
Kees Schouhamer Immink
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 24