PHYSICIST
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Today
Georg Bednorz
Johannes Georg Bednorz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈbɛdnɔʁt͡s] ; born 16 May 1950) is a German physicist who, together with K. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Bednorz has received more than 188,754 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Georg Bednorz is the 248th most popular physicist (down from 247th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from Germany (up from 975th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
62.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
15.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Georg Bednorz ranks 248 out of 851. Before him are Alexey Ekimov, Patrick Blackett, Klaus Hasselmann, John Archibald Wheeler, Jim Peebles, and Gérard Mourou. After him are Georg von Békésy, Ivar Giaever, Claude-Louis Navier, Brian Josephson, Charles Wheatstone, and Masatoshi Koshiba.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexey Ekimov
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 242
Patrick Blackett
1897 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 243
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 244
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 245
Jim Peebles
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 246
Gérard Mourou
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 247
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 248
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 249
Ivar Giaever
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 250
Claude-Louis Navier
1785 - 1836
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 251
Brian Josephson
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 252
Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 253
Masatoshi Koshiba
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 254
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Georg Bednorz ranks 41. Before him are Grzegorz Lato, Chris Norman, Jörg Haider, Jody Williams, Flavio Briatore, and Prokopis Pavlopoulos. After him are Gabriel Byrne, Ma Ying-jeou, Russell Alan Hulse, Jody Scheckter, Nouri al-Maliki, and Suzi Quatro.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsGrzegorz Lato
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 35
Chris Norman
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 36
Jörg Haider
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2008
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 37
Jody Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 38
Flavio Briatore
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 39
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 40
Georg Bednorz
PHYSICIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 41
Gabriel Byrne
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 42
Ma Ying-jeou
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 43
Russell Alan Hulse
ASTRONOMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 44
Jody Scheckter
RACING DRIVER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 45
Nouri al-Maliki
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 46
Suzi Quatro
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 47
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Georg Bednorz ranks 849 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Fallada (1893), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792), Gottfried Semper (1803), Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), and Richard Baer (1911). After him are Walter Baade (1893), Joseph Berchtold (1897), Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (920), Martin Schulz (1955), Karl Abraham (1877), and Leopold I, Margrave of Austria (940).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans Fallada
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 843
Caroline of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1821
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 844
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
COMPANION
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 845
Gottfried Semper
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1879
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 846
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1877
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 847
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 848
Georg Bednorz
PHYSICIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 849
Walter Baade
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 850
Joseph Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1962
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 851
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
920 - 955
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 852
Martin Schulz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 853
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 854
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
POLITICIAN
940 - 994
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 855
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Georg Bednorz ranks 37. Before him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Wolfgang Paul (1913), Herbert Kroemer (1928), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), and Klaus Hasselmann (1931). After him are Rainer Weiss (1932), Max Delbrück (1906), August Kundt (1839), Carl von Linde (1842), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), and Christoph Scheiner (1575).
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 31
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 32
Herbert Kroemer
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 33
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 35
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 36
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 37
Rainer Weiss
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 38
Max Delbrück
1906 - 1981
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 39
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 40
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 41
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 42
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 43