Physicist
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
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Egon Orowan
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Egon Orowan is the 779th most popular physicist (up from 794th in 2024), the 774th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 795th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Hungarian Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Egon Orowan ranks 779 out of 851. Before him are Juan Martín Maldacena, Samuel King Allison, C. R. Hagen, Julian Barbour, Miguel Alcubierre, and Emil Wolf. After him are Harvey Fletcher, Frank Press, Walter Munk, Anatoly Logunov, Henrik Svensmark, and James M. Bardeen.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Juan Martín Maldacena
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 773
Samuel King Allison
1900 - 1965
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 774
C. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 775
Julian Barbour
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 776
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 777
Emil Wolf
1922 - 2018
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 778
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 779
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 780
Frank Press
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 781
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 782
Anatoly Logunov
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 783
Henrik Svensmark
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 784
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 785
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Egon Orowan ranks 315. Before him are Howie Morenz, Hans Pulver, Virginia Fox, Emil Jónsson, Marguerite De La Motte, and Harold McMunn. After him are Stella Gibbons, Diógenes Domínguez, Rudolf Schoeller, George Murphy, Pietro Genovesi, and Nora Swinburne. Among people deceased in 1989, Egon Orowan ranks 276. Before him are Ludwig Schuberth, Edvin Laine, Lynn Bari, John Pritchard, Chris Gueffroy, and Wolfdietrich Schnurre. After him are Stella Gibbons, Ewan MacColl, Elaine de Kooning, S. David Griggs, Rebecca Schaeffer, and Frank Henry.
Others Born in 1902
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Howie Morenz
HOCKEY PLAYER
1902 - 1937
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 309
Hans Pulver
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1977
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 310
Virginia Fox
ACTOR
1902 - 1982
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 311
Emil Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1986
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 312
Marguerite De La Motte
ACTOR
1902 - 1950
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 313
Harold McMunn
ATHLETE
1902 - 1964
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 314
Egon Orowan
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 315
Stella Gibbons
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 316
Diógenes Domínguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 2000
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 317
Rudolf Schoeller
RACING DRIVER
1902 - 1978
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 318
George Murphy
ACTOR
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 319
Pietro Genovesi
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1980
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 320
Nora Swinburne
ACTOR
1902 - 2000
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 321
Others Deceased in 1989
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Ludwig Schuberth
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 270
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 271
Lynn Bari
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 272
John Pritchard
CONDUCTOR
1921 - 1989
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 273
Chris Gueffroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1968 - 1989
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 274
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
WRITER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 275
Egon Orowan
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 276
Stella Gibbons
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 277
Ewan MacColl
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 278
Elaine de Kooning
PAINTER
1918 - 1989
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 279
S. David Griggs
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 1989
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 280
Rebecca Schaeffer
ACTOR
1967 - 1989
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 281
Frank Henry
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 282
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Egon Orowan ranks 774 out of NaN. Before him are Sándor Bródy (1863), László Fábián (1936), Ambrus Nagy (1927), Gábor Csupó (1952), Péter Gulácsi (1990), and László Nemes (1977). After him are Gene Mako (1916), Stanley Jaki (1924), Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939), Balázs Dzsudzsák (1986), Attila Dargay (1927), and István Tarlós (1948).
Others born in Hungary
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Sándor Bródy
WRITER
1863 - 1924
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 768
László Fábián
ATHLETE
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 769
Ambrus Nagy
ATHLETE
1927 - 1991
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 770
Gábor Csupó
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 771
Péter Gulácsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 772
László Nemes
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 773
Egon Orowan
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 774
Gene Mako
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 775
Stanley Jaki
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 776
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek
ATHLETE
1939 - 2022
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 777
Balázs Dzsudzsák
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 778
Attila Dargay
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 779
István Tarlós
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 780
Among Physicists In Hungary
Among physicists born in Hungary, Egon Orowan ranks 11. Before him are Georg von Békésy (1899), Arpad Elo (1903), Ferenc Krausz (1962), Nicholas Kurti (1908), Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900), and Valentine Telegdi (1922).
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 5
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 7
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 8
Zoltán Lajos Bay
1900 - 1992
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 9
Valentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 10
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11
