PHYSICIST
Henri Becquerel
1852 - 1908
Henri Becquerel
Antoine Henri Becquerel (; French: [ɑ̃ʁi bɛkʁɛl]; 15 December 1852 – 25 August 1908) was a French physicist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie for his discovery of radioactivity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Becquerel has received more than 1,104,879 page views. His biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 95 in 2019). Henri Becquerel is the 18th most popular physicist (up from 20th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from France (up from 64th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Physicist.
Henri Becquerel is most famous for discovering the phenomenon of radioactivity.
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1.1M
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
103
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18.45
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Henri Becquerel ranks 18 out of 851. Before him are Niels Bohr, James Prescott Joule, Robert Hooke, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, and Evangelista Torricelli. After him are Enrico Fermi, André-Marie Ampère, Erwin Schrödinger, Georg Ohm, Christiaan Huygens, and Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
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HPI: 80.58
Rank: 12
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1818 - 1889
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 13
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1635 - 1703
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 14
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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HPI: 80.15
Rank: 15
Werner Heisenberg
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HPI: 79.86
Rank: 16
Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 17
Henri Becquerel
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 18
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 19
André-Marie Ampère
1775 - 1836
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 20
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 21
Georg Ohm
1789 - 1854
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 22
Christiaan Huygens
1629 - 1695
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 23
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Henri Becquerel ranks 2. Before him is Antoni Gaudí. After him are Emperor Meiji, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Gojong of Korea, William Ramsay, Emil Fischer, Albert A. Michelson, Henri Moissan, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Joseph Joffre, and Francisco Tárrega. Among people deceased in 1908, Henri Becquerel ranks 1. After him are Empress Dowager Cixi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Guangxu Emperor, Grover Cleveland, Edmondo De Amicis, Randal Cremer, Carlos I of Portugal, Pablo de Sarasate, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Demetrius Vikelas, and Joseph Maria Olbrich.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsAntoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 1
Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 2
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 3
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 4
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 5
William Ramsay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 6
Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
Henri Moissan
CHEMIST
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 10
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 11
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1908
Go to all RankingsHenri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 1
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 3
Guangxu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1908
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 4
Grover Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 5
Edmondo De Amicis
WRITER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
Randal Cremer
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Carlos I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1908
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 8
Pablo de Sarasate
MUSICIAN
1844 - 1908
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 9
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 10
Demetrius Vikelas
WRITER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 11
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Henri Becquerel ranks 52 out of 6,770. Before him are Philip IV of France (1268), Édouard Manet (1832), Marcel Proust (1871), Coco Chanel (1883), Auguste Rodin (1840), and Madame de Pompadour (1721). After him are Georges Bizet (1838), André-Marie Ampère (1775), Romain Rolland (1866), Gustave Eiffel (1832), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), and Charles Perrault (1628).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsPhilip IV of France
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1314
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 46
Édouard Manet
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 47
Marcel Proust
WRITER
1871 - 1922
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 48
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 49
Auguste Rodin
SCULPTOR
1840 - 1917
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 50
Madame de Pompadour
COMPANION
1721 - 1764
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 51
Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 52
Georges Bizet
COMPOSER
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 53
André-Marie Ampère
PHYSICIST
1775 - 1836
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 54
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 55
Gustave Eiffel
ENGINEER
1832 - 1923
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 56
Cardinal Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 57
Charles Perrault
WRITER
1628 - 1703
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 58
Among PHYSICISTS In France
Among physicists born in France, Henri Becquerel ranks 2. Before him are Pierre Curie (1859). After him are André-Marie Ampère (1775), Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736), Henry Cavendish (1731), Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900), Léon Foucault (1819), Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792), Louis de Broglie (1892), Hans Bethe (1906), Jean Baptiste Perrin (1870), and François Arago (1786).
Pierre Curie
1859 - 1906
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 1
Henri Becquerel
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 2
André-Marie Ampère
1775 - 1836
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 3
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 4
Henry Cavendish
1731 - 1810
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 5
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 6
Léon Foucault
1819 - 1868
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 7
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
1792 - 1843
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 8
Louis de Broglie
1892 - 1987
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 9
Hans Bethe
1906 - 2005
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 10
Jean Baptiste Perrin
1870 - 1942
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 11
François Arago
1786 - 1853
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 12