PHYSICIST
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
G. M. B. Dobson
Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson (25 February 1889 – 10 March 1976) was a British physicist and meteorologist who did important work on ozone. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of G. M. B. Dobson has received more than 36,961 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). G. M. B. Dobson is the 485th most popular physicist (down from 442nd in 2019), the 2,137th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,031st in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Physicist.
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Languages Editions (L)
8.85
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 485 out of 851. Before him are Emil Wiechert, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, Yuri Orlov, Carlo Rovelli, Marian Smoluchowski, and Vilhelm Bjerknes. After him are Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, John Leslie, Martin Knudsen, Ivan Puluj, Maurice Karnaugh, and Johann Heinrich Schulze.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmil Wiechert
1861 - 1928
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 479
Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
1715 - 1794
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 480
Yuri Orlov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 481
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 482
Marian Smoluchowski
1872 - 1917
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 483
Vilhelm Bjerknes
1862 - 1951
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 484
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 485
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
1886 - 1950
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 486
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 487
Martin Knudsen
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 488
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 489
Maurice Karnaugh
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 490
Johann Heinrich Schulze
1687 - 1744
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 491
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 129. Before him are Abelardo L. Rodríguez, Lev Mekhlis, Ernst Reuter, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, Kōichi Kido, and Kanji Ishiwara. After him are Edmond Privat, Bernhard Karlgren, Lloyd Bacon, Zhang Qun, Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, and Albin Stenroos. Among people deceased in 1975, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 104. Before him are Mina Witkojc, Sven Rydell, Georg Ots, Tajuddin Ahmad, Jacques Duclos, and Carl Lutz. After him are Tim Buckley, Javier Ambrois, Shigeyoshi Inoue, William Hartnell, Sisowath Sirik Matak, and W. V. D. Hodge.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsAbelardo L. Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 123
Lev Mekhlis
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 124
Ernst Reuter
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 125
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1963
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 126
Kōichi Kido
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 127
Kanji Ishiwara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1949
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 128
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 129
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 130
Bernhard Karlgren
LINGUIST
1889 - 1978
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 131
Lloyd Bacon
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 132
Zhang Qun
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1990
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 133
Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1924
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 134
Albin Stenroos
ATHLETE
1889 - 1971
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 135
Others Deceased in 1975
Go to all RankingsMina Witkojc
WRITER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 98
Sven Rydell
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 99
Georg Ots
SINGER
1920 - 1975
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 100
Tajuddin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1975
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 101
Jacques Duclos
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 102
Carl Lutz
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1975
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 103
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 104
Tim Buckley
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1975
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 105
Javier Ambrois
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1975
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 106
Shigeyoshi Inoue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1975
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 107
William Hartnell
ACTOR
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 108
Sisowath Sirik Matak
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1975
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 109
W. V. D. Hodge
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1975
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 110
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 2,137 out of 8,785. Before him are Rosamund Clifford (1150), Walter Pater (1839), John Hannah (1962), John Illsley (1949), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), and Marie Stopes (1880). After him are Patrick Magee (1922), Nigel Hawthorne (1929), Ian Dury (1942), Dodie Smith (1896), Rick Astley (1966), and Kevin McNally (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRosamund Clifford
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1176
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 2,131
Walter Pater
WRITER
1839 - 1894
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 2,132
John Hannah
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 2,133
John Illsley
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 2,134
Lady Katherine Grey
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1568
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 2,135
Marie Stopes
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1958
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 2,136
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 2,137
Patrick Magee
ACTOR
1922 - 1982
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 2,138
Nigel Hawthorne
ACTOR
1929 - 2001
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 2,139
Ian Dury
SINGER
1942 - 2000
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 2,140
Dodie Smith
WRITER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 2,141
Rick Astley
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 2,142
Kevin McNally
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 2,143
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 52. Before him are John Canton (1718), John Dollond (1706), Louis Harold Gray (1905), William Watson (1715), Dennis W. Sciama (1926), and John Kerr (1824). After him are John Leslie (1766), William Robert Grove (1811), William Edward Ayrton (1847), Ernest Marsden (1889), Ralph H. Fowler (1889), and C. P. Snow (1905).
John Canton
1718 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 46
John Dollond
1706 - 1761
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 47
Louis Harold Gray
1905 - 1965
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 48
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 49
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 50
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 51
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 52
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 53
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 54
William Edward Ayrton
1847 - 1908
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 55
Ernest Marsden
1889 - 1970
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 56
Ralph H. Fowler
1889 - 1944
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 57
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 58