PHYSICIST
Barry Barish
1936 - Today
Barry Barish
Barry Clark Barish (born January 27, 1936) is an American experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate. He is a Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology and a leading expert on gravitational waves. In 2017, Barish was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics along with Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Barish has received more than 358,224 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Barry Barish is the 50th most popular physicist (up from 84th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from United States (up from 325th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Physicist.
Barry Barish is most famous for being the director of the LIGO project, which was the first to detect gravitational waves.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
72.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
33.55
Effective Languages (L*)
1.07
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Barry Barish ranks 50 out of 851. Before him are J. J. Thomson, Philipp Lenard, William Gilbert, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Léon Foucault, and Christian Doppler. After him are William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Wilhelm Wien, Ernst Mach, Gabriel Lippmann, and Thomas Young.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJ. J. Thomson
1856 - 1940
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 44
Philipp Lenard
1862 - 1947
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 45
William Gilbert
1544 - 1603
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 46
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 47
Léon Foucault
1819 - 1868
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 48
Christian Doppler
1803 - 1853
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 49
Barry Barish
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 50
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
1824 - 1907
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 51
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 52
Wilhelm Wien
1864 - 1928
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 53
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 54
Gabriel Lippmann
1845 - 1921
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 55
Thomas Young
1773 - 1829
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 56
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Barry Barish ranks 7. Before him are Pope Francis, Silvio Berlusconi, Václav Havel, Sepp Blatter, Alan Alda, and Yves Saint Laurent. After him are Mario Vargas Llosa, Robert Redford, Ken Loach, Mikhail Tal, Amancio Ortega, and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsPope Francis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 88.35
Rank: 1
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 2
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 3
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 4
Alan Alda
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 5
Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 6
Barry Barish
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 7
Mario Vargas Llosa
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 8
Robert Redford
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 9
Ken Loach
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 10
Mikhail Tal
CHESS PLAYER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 11
Amancio Ortega
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 12
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 13
In United States
Among people born in United States, Barry Barish ranks 165 out of 20,380. Before him are Denzel Washington (1954), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Herbert Hoover (1874), Dale Carnegie (1888), Jackson Pollock (1912), and Olympias (-375). After him are Sharon Tate (1943), Amelia Earhart (1897), Paul Newman (1925), William James Sidis (1898), Judy Garland (1922), and Samuel L. Jackson (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDenzel Washington
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 159
Frank Lloyd Wright
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 160
Herbert Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1964
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 161
Dale Carnegie
WRITER
1888 - 1955
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 162
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 163
Olympias
COMPANION
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 164
Barry Barish
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 165
Sharon Tate
ACTOR
1943 - 1969
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 166
Amelia Earhart
PILOT
1897 - 1937
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 167
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 168
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 169
Judy Garland
ACTOR
1922 - 1969
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 170
Samuel L. Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 171
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Barry Barish ranks 3. Before him are J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904), and Richard Feynman (1918). After him are Robert Andrews Millikan (1868), Carl David Anderson (1905), Ernest Lawrence (1901), Percy Williams Bridgman (1882), John Bardeen (1908), Clinton Davisson (1881), Willis Lamb (1913), Owen Chamberlain (1920), and Ben Roy Mottelson (1926).
J. Robert Oppenheimer
1904 - 1967
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 1
Richard Feynman
1918 - 1988
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 2
Barry Barish
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 3
Robert Andrews Millikan
1868 - 1953
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 4
Carl David Anderson
1905 - 1991
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 5
Ernest Lawrence
1901 - 1958
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 6
Percy Williams Bridgman
1882 - 1961
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 7
John Bardeen
1908 - 1991
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 8
Clinton Davisson
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 9
Willis Lamb
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 10
Owen Chamberlain
1920 - 2006
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 11
Ben Roy Mottelson
1926 - 2022
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 12