PHYSICIST
David J. Wineland
1944 - Today
David J. Wineland
David Jeffery Wineland (born February 24, 1944) is an American physicist at the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David J. Wineland has received more than 239,438 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). David J. Wineland is the 203rd most popular physicist (up from 249th in 2019), the 778th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,190th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
64.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
14.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, David J. Wineland ranks 203 out of 851. Before him are Steven Weinberg, Ilya Frank, Anton Zeilinger, Pyotr Kapitsa, Francesco Maria Grimaldi, and Michio Kaku. After him are Mihajlo Pupin, Alain Aspect, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Robert Hofstadter, Richard E. Taylor, and James Cronin.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 197
Ilya Frank
1908 - 1990
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 198
Anton Zeilinger
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 199
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 200
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 201
Michio Kaku
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 202
David J. Wineland
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 203
Mihajlo Pupin
1858 - 1935
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 204
Alain Aspect
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 205
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 206
Robert Hofstadter
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 207
Richard E. Taylor
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 208
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 209
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, David J. Wineland ranks 53. Before him are Abdul Latif Rashid, Nick Mason, Gennady Zyuganov, Kunishige Kamamoto, Sylvie Vartan, and Omar al-Bashir. After him are Nebahat Çehre, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Cevert, Maria João Pires, Rudy Giuliani, and Jean-Pierre Sauvage.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsAbdul Latif Rashid
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 47
Nick Mason
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 48
Gennady Zyuganov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 49
Kunishige Kamamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 50
Sylvie Vartan
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 51
Omar al-Bashir
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 52
David J. Wineland
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 53
Nebahat Çehre
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 54
Jean-Pierre Léaud
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 55
François Cevert
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 56
Maria João Pires
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 57
Rudy Giuliani
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 58
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
CHEMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 59
In United States
Among people born in United States, David J. Wineland ranks 778 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Sheen (1965), Greg Abbott (1957), Stan Kroenke (1947), James E. Webb (1906), Jules Dassin (1911), and Robert Burns Woodward (1917). After him are Jim Jones (1931), Brandon Lee (1965), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Joe DiMaggio (1914), Robert Hofstadter (1915), and Robert McNamara (1916).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharlie Sheen
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 772
Greg Abbott
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 773
Stan Kroenke
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 774
James E. Webb
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1992
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 775
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 776
Robert Burns Woodward
CHEMIST
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 777
David J. Wineland
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 778
Jim Jones
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1978
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 779
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 780
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 781
Joe DiMaggio
BASEBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 782
Robert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 783
Robert McNamara
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 784
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, David J. Wineland ranks 34. Before him are Benjamin Thompson (1753), Robert H. Goddard (1882), Douglas Osheroff (1945), Edward Mills Purcell (1912), Steven Weinberg (1933), and Michio Kaku (1947). After him are Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Robert Hofstadter (1915), James Cronin (1931), David Lee (1931), Arthur Ashkin (1922), and Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930).
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 28
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 29
Douglas Osheroff
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 30
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 31
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 32
Michio Kaku
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 33
David J. Wineland
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 34
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35
Robert Hofstadter
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 36
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 37
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 38
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 39
Jerome Isaac Friedman
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 40