PHYSICIST
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Today
Fritjof Capra
Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American author, physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist. In 1995, he became a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fritjof Capra has received more than 451,425 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Fritjof Capra is the 316th most popular physicist (down from 293rd in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from Austria (up from 319th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Physicist.
Fritjof Capra is most famous for his book The Tao of Physics, in which he argues that the findings of modern physics support the Eastern spiritual philosophy of Taoism.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
59.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
6.98
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Fritjof Capra ranks 316 out of 851. Before him are Moshé Feldenkrais, James Jeans, Vagn Walfrid Ekman, John Robert Schrieffer, Jan Ingenhousz, and Ludwig Prandtl. After him are Robert B. Laughlin, Ernst Chladni, William Whewell, John C. Mather, Kenneth G. Wilson, and Henri Pitot.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMoshé Feldenkrais
1904 - 1984
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 310
James Jeans
1877 - 1946
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 311
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
1874 - 1954
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 312
John Robert Schrieffer
1931 - 2019
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 313
Jan Ingenhousz
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 314
Ludwig Prandtl
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 315
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 316
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 317
Ernst Chladni
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 318
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 319
John C. Mather
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 320
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936 - 2013
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 321
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 322
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Fritjof Capra ranks 86. Before him are Yael Dayan, Sidney Altman, Warda Al-Jazairia, Ruggero Deodato, Silvana Armenulić, and Ion Țiriac. After him are Lucia Popp, Peter Bogdanovich, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Jānis Lūsis, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, and Daniel C. Tsui.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsYael Dayan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2024
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 80
Sidney Altman
CHEMIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 81
Warda Al-Jazairia
SINGER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 82
Ruggero Deodato
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 83
Silvana Armenulić
ACTOR
1939 - 1976
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 84
Ion Țiriac
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 85
Fritjof Capra
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 86
Lucia Popp
SINGER
1939 - 1993
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 87
Peter Bogdanovich
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 88
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
WRITER
1939 - 2003
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 89
Jānis Lūsis
ATHLETE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 90
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 91
Daniel C. Tsui
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 92
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Fritjof Capra ranks 313 out of 1,424. Before him are Hermine Braunsteiner (1919), Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800), Erik Jan Hanussen (1889), Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886), Karl Silberbauer (1911), and Maria Theresa of Austria (1801). After him are Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870), Otto Hofmann (1896), Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921), Gerhard Berger (1959), Lotte Lenya (1898), and Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsHermine Braunsteiner
EXTREMIST
1919 - 1999
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 307
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
COMPOSER
1800 - 1877
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 308
Erik Jan Hanussen
OCCULTIST
1889 - 1933
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 309
Giovanni Battista Caproni
BUSINESSPERSON
1886 - 1957
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 310
Karl Silberbauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1972
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 311
Maria Theresa of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1801 - 1855
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 312
Fritjof Capra
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 313
Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1902
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 314
Otto Hofmann
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1982
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 315
Countess Georgina von Wilczek
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 316
Gerhard Berger
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 317
Lotte Lenya
ACTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 318
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
PAINTER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 319
Among PHYSICISTS In Austria
Among physicists born in Austria, Fritjof Capra ranks 11. Before him are Ludwig Boltzmann (1844), Victor Francis Hess (1883), Anton Zeilinger (1945), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), Victor Weisskopf (1908), and Walter Kohn (1923). After him are Marietta Blau (1894), Berta Karlik (1904), Marian Smoluchowski (1872), Heinz von Foerster (1911), Friedrich Hasenöhrl (1874), and Julius Wess (1934).
Ludwig Boltzmann
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 5
Victor Francis Hess
1883 - 1964
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Anton Zeilinger
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 7
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 9
Walter Kohn
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 10
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Marietta Blau
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 12
Berta Karlik
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 13
Marian Smoluchowski
1872 - 1917
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 14
Heinz von Foerster
1911 - 2002
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 15
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
1874 - 1915
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 16
Julius Wess
1934 - 2007
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 17