PHYSICIST
Carlo Rubbia
1934 - Today
Carlo Rubbia
Carlo Rubbia (born 31 March 1934) is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlo Rubbia has received more than 290,039 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Carlo Rubbia is the 275th most popular physicist (up from 289th in 2019), the 1,145th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,328th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Physicist.
Carlo Rubbia is most famous for winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 for his work on the discovery of the W and Z particles.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
61.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
71
Languages Editions (L)
4.69
Effective Languages (L*)
5.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Carlo Rubbia ranks 275 out of 851. Before him are Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Hugh David Politzer, Johannes Rydberg, Edmond Becquerel, and August Kundt. After him are Leo Esaki, Ernest Walton, Toshihide Maskawa, Antoine César Becquerel, Carl von Linde, and Osborne Reynolds.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 269
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 270
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 271
Johannes Rydberg
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 272
Edmond Becquerel
1820 - 1891
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 273
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 274
Carlo Rubbia
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 275
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 276
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 277
Toshihide Maskawa
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 278
Antoine César Becquerel
1788 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 279
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 280
Osborne Reynolds
1842 - 1912
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 281
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Carlo Rubbia ranks 61. Before him are John Surtees, Giovanni Battista Re, Jan Švankmajer, Rudolf Schuster, Alfred Schnittke, and Mohamed Farrah Aidid. After him are Heng Samrin, Stanislav Shushkevich, Marshall Rosenberg, Édith Cresson, Lansana Conté, and Eduard Khil.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsJohn Surtees
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 55
Giovanni Battista Re
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 56
Jan Švankmajer
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 57
Rudolf Schuster
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 58
Alfred Schnittke
COMPOSER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 59
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 60
Carlo Rubbia
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 61
Heng Samrin
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 62
Stanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 63
Marshall Rosenberg
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 64
Édith Cresson
DIPLOMAT
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 65
Lansana Conté
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 66
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 67
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Carlo Rubbia ranks 1,145 out of 5,161. Before him are William III of Sicily (1185), Francesco Albani (1578), Vladimir Bartol (1903), Ivanoe Bonomi (1873), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), and Gillo Pontecorvo (1919). After him are Constantina (325), Francesco Geminiani (1687), Constantius Gallus (325), Erasmo of Narni (1370), Bianca Cappello (1548), and Saint Maurus (512).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsWilliam III of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1198
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 1,139
Francesco Albani
PAINTER
1578 - 1660
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 1,140
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 1,141
Ivanoe Bonomi
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 1,142
Carlo Ginzburg
HISTORIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 1,143
Gillo Pontecorvo
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,144
Carlo Rubbia
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,145
Constantina
COMPANION
325 - 354
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 1,146
Francesco Geminiani
COMPOSER
1687 - 1762
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,147
Constantius Gallus
POLITICIAN
325 - 354
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,148
Erasmo of Narni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1370 - 1443
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,149
Bianca Cappello
POLITICIAN
1548 - 1587
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,150
Saint Maurus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
512 - 587
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,151
Among PHYSICISTS In Italy
Among physicists born in Italy, Carlo Rubbia ranks 8. Before him are Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Enrico Fermi (1901), Luigi Galvani (1737), Laura Bassi (1711), Emilio Segrè (1905), and Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618). After him are Ettore Majorana (1906), Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746), Giorgio Parisi (1948), Bruno Pontecorvo (1913), Galileo Ferraris (1847), and Carlo Matteucci (1811).
Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 2
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 3
Luigi Galvani
1737 - 1798
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 4
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 5
Emilio Segrè
1905 - 1989
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 6
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 7
Carlo Rubbia
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Ettore Majorana
1906 - 1959
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 9
Giovanni Battista Venturi
1746 - 1822
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 10
Giorgio Parisi
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 11
Bruno Pontecorvo
1913 - 1993
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 12
Galileo Ferraris
1847 - 1897
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 13
Carlo Matteucci
1811 - 1868
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 14