PHYSICIST
Douglas Hofstadter
1945 - Today
Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American cognitive and computer scientist whose research includes concepts such as the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogy-making, strange loops, artificial intelligence, and discovery in mathematics and physics. His 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, and a National Book Award (at that time called The American Book Award) for Science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Douglas Hofstadter has received more than 1,426,811 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas Hofstadter is the 430th most popular physicist (down from 412th in 2019), the 2,924th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,062nd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
55.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
4.32
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Douglas Hofstadter ranks 430 out of 851. Before him are Saul Perlmutter, Ludvig Lorenz, Johann Andreas Segner, Karl Guthe Jansky, Robert J. Van de Graaff, and Philip Morrison. After him are Mildred Dresselhaus, Bruno Rossi, Giovanni Battista Amici, Hendrik Casimir, Anatoli Bugorski, and Vladimir Fock.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaul Perlmutter
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 424
Ludvig Lorenz
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 425
Johann Andreas Segner
1704 - 1777
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 426
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 427
Robert J. Van de Graaff
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 428
Philip Morrison
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 429
Douglas Hofstadter
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 430
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 431
Bruno Rossi
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 432
Giovanni Battista Amici
1786 - 1863
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 433
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 434
Anatoli Bugorski
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 435
Vladimir Fock
1898 - 1974
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 436
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Douglas Hofstadter ranks 193. Before him are Vinko Puljić, Don McLean, Everett McGill, Edmund M. Clarke, Pablo Forlán, and Sheila. After him are Aurore Clément, Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, Christophe, Dimitar Penev, Roger Chartier, and Michael J. Smith.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsVinko Puljić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 187
Don McLean
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 188
Everett McGill
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 189
Edmund M. Clarke
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 190
Pablo Forlán
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 191
Sheila
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 192
Douglas Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 193
Aurore Clément
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 194
Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 195
Christophe
SINGER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 196
Dimitar Penev
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 197
Roger Chartier
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 198
Michael J. Smith
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 199
In United States
Among people born in United States, Douglas Hofstadter ranks 2,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Kathy Reichs (1948), William Peter Blatty (1928), Natalie Cole (1950), Winfield Scott (1786), and Jerry Seinfeld (1954). After him are Elizabeth Loftus (1944), George Dewey (1837), Terry Bisson (1942), Smokey Robinson (1940), Paul Strand (1890), and John Lasseter (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRichard F. Gordon Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,918
Kathy Reichs
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,919
William Peter Blatty
WRITER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,920
Natalie Cole
SINGER
1950 - 2015
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,921
Winfield Scott
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1866
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,922
Jerry Seinfeld
COMEDIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,923
Douglas Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,924
Elizabeth Loftus
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,925
George Dewey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1917
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,926
Terry Bisson
WRITER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,927
Smokey Robinson
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,928
Paul Strand
PHOTOGRAPHER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,929
John Lasseter
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,930
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Douglas Hofstadter ranks 89. Before him are Evelyn Fox Keller (1936), Leonard Susskind (1940), Saul Perlmutter (1959), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), and Philip Morrison (1915). After him are Mildred Dresselhaus (1930), Robert W. Wood (1868), Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898), Richard C. Tolman (1881), Lyman Spitzer (1914), and Alan Guth (1947).
Evelyn Fox Keller
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 83
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 84
Saul Perlmutter
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 85
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 86
Robert J. Van de Graaff
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 87
Philip Morrison
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 88
Douglas Hofstadter
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 89
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 90
Robert W. Wood
1868 - 1955
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 91
Katharine Burr Blodgett
1898 - 1979
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 92
Richard C. Tolman
1881 - 1948
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 93
Lyman Spitzer
1914 - 1997
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 94
Alan Guth
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 95