Physicist
Frank Benford
American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering Benford's Law
1883 - 1948
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Frank Benford
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Benford is the 759th most popular physicist (down from 746th in 2024), the 9,965th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,122nd in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Frank Benford ranks 759 out of 851. Before him are Balfour Stewart, Max Tegmark, Elda Emma Anderson, Mary K. Gaillard, John Pendry, and Brian Cox. After him are Paul Steinhardt, Jacques Friedel, Lene Hau, Charles Sheffield, Bertrand Halperin, and Peter Zoller.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 753
Max Tegmark
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 754
Elda Emma Anderson
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 755
Mary K. Gaillard
1939 - 2025
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 756
John Pendry
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 757
Brian Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 758
Frank Benford
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 759
Paul Steinhardt
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 760
Jacques Friedel
1921 - 2014
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 761
Lene Hau
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 762
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 763
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 764
Peter Zoller
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 765
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, Frank Benford ranks 257. Before him are Otto Bartning, Maude Fealy, Daniel Kelly, Paul Pilgrim, Ernest Hamilton, and Madan Lal Dhingra. After him are S. Z. Sakall, Lili Bech, Victor Johnson, Aurelio Mosquera, Georg de Laval, and Lloyd Fredendall. Among people deceased in 1948, Frank Benford ranks 184. Before him are Elissa Landi, Claude McKay, Amir Sjarifuddin, Carl Abrahamsson, Arthur Whitten Brown, and Franz Weidenreich. After him are Susan Glaspell, Edgar Kennedy, James Young, Poul Heegaard, Warren William, and Mary Eaton.
Others Born in 1883
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Otto Bartning
ARCHITECT
1883 - 1959
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 251
Maude Fealy
ACTOR
1883 - 1971
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 252
Daniel Kelly
ATHLETE
1883 - 1920
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 253
Paul Pilgrim
ATHLETE
1883 - 1958
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 254
Ernest Hamilton
ATHLETE
1883 - 1964
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 255
Madan Lal Dhingra
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1909
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 256
Frank Benford
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 257
S. Z. Sakall
ACTOR
1883 - 1955
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 258
Lili Bech
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 259
Victor Johnson
CYCLIST
1883 - 1951
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 260
Aurelio Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1939
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 261
Georg de Laval
ATHLETE
1883 - 1970
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 262
Lloyd Fredendall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1963
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 263
Others Deceased in 1948
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Elissa Landi
ACTOR
1904 - 1948
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 178
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 179
Amir Sjarifuddin
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1948
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 180
Carl Abrahamsson
ATHLETE
1896 - 1948
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 181
Arthur Whitten Brown
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 182
Franz Weidenreich
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 183
Frank Benford
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 184
Susan Glaspell
WRITER
1876 - 1948
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 185
Edgar Kennedy
ACTOR
1890 - 1948
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 186
James Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1872 - 1948
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 187
Poul Heegaard
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1948
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 188
Warren William
ACTOR
1894 - 1948
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 189
Mary Eaton
ACTOR
1901 - 1948
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 190
In United States
Among people born in United States, Frank Benford ranks 9,965 out of NaN. Before him are Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), Daniel Johnston (1961), Viktor Dragunsky (1913), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), and David Brenner (1962). After him are George Stibitz (1904), Gertrude Mary Cox (1900), Brian Benben (1956), Paige Turco (1965), David Vincent (1965), and Scott Ian (1963).
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Jonah Falcon
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,959
Brian Donlevy
ACTOR
1901 - 1972
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,960
Daniel Johnston
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2019
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,961
Viktor Dragunsky
WRITER
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,962
Benjamin Franklin Butler
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,963
David Brenner
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2022
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,964
Frank Benford
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,965
George Stibitz
INVENTOR
1904 - 1995
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,966
Gertrude Mary Cox
STATISTICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,967
Brian Benben
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,968
Paige Turco
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,969
David Vincent
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 9,970
Scott Ian
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 9,971
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Frank Benford ranks 171. Before him are Seymour Benzer (1921), Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Robert Bacher (1905), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), and Mary K. Gaillard (1939). After him are Paul Steinhardt (1952), Bertrand Halperin (1941), Robert Marshak (1916), Samuel King Allison (1900), C. R. Hagen (1937), and Harvey Fletcher (1884).
Seymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 165
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 166
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 167
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 168
Elda Emma Anderson
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 169
Mary K. Gaillard
1939 - 2025
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 170
Frank Benford
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 171
Paul Steinhardt
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 172
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 173
Robert Marshak
1916 - 1992
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 174
Samuel King Allison
1900 - 1965
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 175
C. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 176
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 177
