PHYSICIST
Brian Cox
1968 - Today
Brian Cox
Brian Edward Cox (born 3 March 1968) is an English physicist and musician who is professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He is best known to the public as the presenter of science programmes, especially BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage and the Wonders of... Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Cox has received more than 257,197 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Brian Cox is the 776th most popular physicist (down from 748th in 2019), the 5,173rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,281st in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
50.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
1.89
Effective Languages (L*)
5.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Brian Cox ranks 776 out of 851. Before him are Stanton T. Friedman, Erwin Hahn, Charles Sheffield, Daulat Singh Kothari, Hedwig Kohn, and Walter Munk. After him are Jeffrey Goldstone, James M. Bardeen, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, John Houghton, Ronald Drever, and Bertrand Halperin.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 770
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 771
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 772
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 773
Hedwig Kohn
1887 - 1964
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 774
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 775
Brian Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 776
Jeffrey Goldstone
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 777
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 778
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 779
John Houghton
1931 - 2020
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 780
Ronald Drever
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 781
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 782
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Brian Cox ranks 379. Before him are Ioan Lupescu, Lior Ashkenazi, Éric Vuillard, Necrobutcher, Arvind Kejriwal, and Joe Cornish. After him are Filipp Yankovsky, John DiMaggio, Hikmat Mirzayev, Hernán Medford, Svetlana Masterkova, and Kjetil Rekdal.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsIoan Lupescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 373
Lior Ashkenazi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 374
Éric Vuillard
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 375
Necrobutcher
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 376
Arvind Kejriwal
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 377
Joe Cornish
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 378
Brian Cox
PHYSICIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 379
Filipp Yankovsky
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 380
John DiMaggio
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 381
Hikmat Mirzayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 382
Hernán Medford
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 383
Svetlana Masterkova
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 384
Kjetil Rekdal
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 385
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Cox ranks 5,173 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles James Napier (1782), Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), Lynn Fontanne (1887), Matthew Rhys (1974), and Joe Cornish (1968). After him are Stephen Merchant (1974), Alan Garner (1934), Judd Trump (1989), Donald Campbell (1921), John Barbour (1316), and Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCharles James Napier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1853
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,167
Annie Lorrain Smith
BIOLOGIST
1854 - 1937
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,168
Alan Hollinghurst
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,169
Lynn Fontanne
ACTOR
1887 - 1983
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,170
Matthew Rhys
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,171
Joe Cornish
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,172
Brian Cox
PHYSICIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 5,173
Stephen Merchant
COMEDIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 5,174
Alan Garner
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 5,175
Judd Trump
SNOOKER
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 5,176
Donald Campbell
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1967
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,177
John Barbour
WRITER
1316 - 1395
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,178
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1781
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,179
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Brian Cox ranks 85. Before him are John Aitken (1839), Alan Cottrell (1919), Bernard Lovell (1913), Gilbert Walker (1868), Balfour Stewart (1828), and Charles Sheffield (1935). After him are Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), John Houghton (1931), Ronald Drever (1931), John Pendry (1943), Edward Andrade (1887), and Jess Wade (1988).
John Aitken
1839 - 1919
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 79
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 80
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 81
Gilbert Walker
1868 - 1958
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 82
Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 83
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 84
Brian Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 85
Jeffrey Goldstone
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 86
John Houghton
1931 - 2020
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 87
Ronald Drever
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 88
John Pendry
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 89
Edward Andrade
1887 - 1971
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 90
Jess Wade
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 91