PHYSICIST
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
Henri Pitot
Henri Pitot (French: [ɑ̃ʁi pito]; May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the pitot tube. In a pitot tube, the height of the fluid column is proportional to the square of the velocity of the fluid at the depth of the inlet to the pitot tube. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Pitot has received more than 68,348 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Henri Pitot is the 322nd most popular physicist (up from 348th in 2019), the 1,548th most popular biography from France (up from 1,949th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
68k
Page Views (PV)
59.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
9.86
Effective Languages (L*)
1.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Henri Pitot ranks 322 out of 851. Before him are Fritjof Capra, Robert B. Laughlin, Ernst Chladni, William Whewell, John C. Mather, and Kenneth G. Wilson. After him are Samuel C. C. Ting, Thomas Johann Seebeck, Bruno Pontecorvo, John B. Goodenough, Luis Walter Alvarez, and Daniel C. Tsui.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFritjof 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
Samuel C. C. Ting
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 323
Thomas Johann Seebeck
1770 - 1831
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 324
Bruno Pontecorvo
1913 - 1993
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 325
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 326
Luis Walter Alvarez
1911 - 1988
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 327
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 328
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1695, Henri Pitot ranks 3. Before him are Mary Read, and Pietro Locatelli. After him are Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Giuseppe Sammartini, Adrien Manglard, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, Martin van Meytens, John Bevis, François de Cuvilliés, and Carl Gustaf Tessin. Among people deceased in 1771, Henri Pitot ranks 6. Before him are Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Philip Miller, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, and Giovanni Battista Morgagni. After him are Louis-Michel van Loo, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Alexei Razumovsky, John Bevis, Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Tobias Smollett.
Others Born in 1695
Go to all RankingsMary Read
PIRATE
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1
Pietro Locatelli
COMPOSER
1695 - 1764
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2
Henri Pitot
PHYSICIST
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1695 - 1726
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 4
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1695 - 1719
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Sammartini
COMPOSER
1695 - 1750
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 6
Adrien Manglard
PAINTER
1695 - 1760
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 7
Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1695 - 1727
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 8
Martin van Meytens
PAINTER
1695 - 1770
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 9
John Bevis
ASTRONOMER
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
François de Cuvilliés
ARCHITECT
1695 - 1768
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 11
Carl Gustaf Tessin
POLITICIAN
1695 - 1770
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1771
Go to all RankingsAdolf Frederick, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1771
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 1
Claude Adrien Helvétius
PHILOSOPHER
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 2
Philip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 3
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
ARCHITECT
1700 - 1771
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 4
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
PHYSICIAN
1682 - 1771
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 5
Henri Pitot
PHYSICIST
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 6
Louis-Michel van Loo
PAINTER
1707 - 1771
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
WRITER
1704 - 1771
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 8
Alexei Razumovsky
COMPANION
1709 - 1771
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 9
John Bevis
ASTRONOMER
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1771
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 11
Tobias Smollett
WRITER
1721 - 1771
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Henri Pitot ranks 1,548 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Eugène Schueller (1881), Henri Murger (1822), Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne (1787), and Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770). After him are Alcide d'Orbigny (1802), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438), Micheline Presle (1922), Adalberon (947), and Olivier Giroud (1986).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles of Valois, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1446 - 1472
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,542
Arnaud Amalric
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1160 - 1225
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,543
Eugène Schueller
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1957
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,544
Henri Murger
WRITER
1822 - 1861
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,545
Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne
COMPANION
1787 - 1868
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1,546
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1826
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,547
Henri Pitot
PHYSICIST
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,548
Alcide d'Orbigny
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1802 - 1857
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,549
Philip, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1375
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,550
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1503
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 1,551
Micheline Presle
ACTOR
1922 - 2024
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,552
Adalberon
WRITER
947 - 1030
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,553
Olivier Giroud
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 1,554
Among PHYSICISTS In France
Among physicists born in France, Henri Pitot ranks 33. Before him are Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754), Edmond Becquerel (1820), Antoine César Becquerel (1788), Anne L'Huillier (1958), Hélène Langevin-Joliot (1927), and Paul-Jacques Curie (1855). After him are Félix Savart (1791), Pierre Louis Dulong (1785), John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683), Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785), Jean-Charles de Borda (1733), and Marguerite Perey (1909).
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 27
Edmond Becquerel
1820 - 1891
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 28
Antoine César Becquerel
1788 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 29
Anne L'Huillier
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 30
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
1927 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 31
Paul-Jacques Curie
1855 - 1941
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 32
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 33
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 34
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 35
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 36
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 37
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 38
Marguerite Perey
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 39