CHEMIST
Irène Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
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Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie (French: [iʁɛn ʒɔljo kyʁi] ; née Curie; 12 September 1897 – 17 March 1956) was a French chemist, physicist and politician, the elder daughter of Pierre Curie and Marie Skłodowska–Curie, and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of induced radioactivity, making them the second-ever married couple (after her parents) to win the Nobel Prize, while adding to the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. This made the Curies the family with the most Nobel laureates to date. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irène Joliot-Curie has received more than 3,354,079 page views. Her biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Irène Joliot-Curie is the 6th most popular chemist (up from 7th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from France (down from 80th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Chemist.
She was a French physicist and chemist who was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for her discovery of artificial radioactivity.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
77.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
98
Languages Editions (L)
12.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Irène Joliot-Curie ranks 6 out of 602. Before her are Alfred Nobel, Louis Pasteur, Dmitri Mendeleev, Antoine Lavoisier, and John Dalton. After her are Robert Boyle, Amedeo Avogadro, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Svante Arrhenius, and Fritz Haber.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfred Nobel
1833 - 1896
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 2
Dmitri Mendeleev
1834 - 1907
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 3
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 - 1794
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 4
John Dalton
1766 - 1844
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 5
Irène Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 6
Robert Boyle
1627 - 1691
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 7
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 - 1856
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 8
Jabir ibn Hayyan
721 - 815
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 9
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 - 1848
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 10
Svante Arrhenius
1859 - 1927
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 11
Fritz Haber
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Irène Joliot-Curie ranks 2. Before her is Joseph Goebbels. After her are Pope Paul VI, William Faulkner, Amelia Earhart, Anthony Eden, Subhas Chandra Bose, Ludwig Erhard, Ivan Konev, Paavo Nurmi, Wilhelm Reich, and Lucky Luciano. Among people deceased in 1956, Irène Joliot-Curie ranks 2. Before her is Bertolt Brecht. After her are B. R. Ambedkar, Jackson Pollock, Konstantin von Neurath, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Pietro Badoglio, Jules Rimet, Emil Nolde, Frederick Soddy, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, and Lucien Febvre.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsJoseph Goebbels
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 1
Irène Joliot-Curie
CHEMIST
1897 - 1956
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 2
Pope Paul VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1978
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 3
William Faulkner
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 4
Amelia Earhart
PILOT
1897 - 1937
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 5
Anthony Eden
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Subhas Chandra Bose
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Ludwig Erhard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 8
Ivan Konev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1973
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 9
Paavo Nurmi
ATHLETE
1897 - 1973
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 10
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 11
Lucky Luciano
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsBertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 1
Irène Joliot-Curie
CHEMIST
1897 - 1956
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 2
B. R. Ambedkar
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1956
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 3
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 4
Konstantin von Neurath
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1956
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1956
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 6
Pietro Badoglio
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 7
Jules Rimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 8
Emil Nolde
PAINTER
1867 - 1956
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 9
Frederick Soddy
CHEMIST
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 10
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1956
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Irène Joliot-Curie ranks 89 out of 6,770. Before her are Louis XVII of France (1785), Pierre de Coubertin (1863), Jacques Chirac (1932), Louis IX of France (1214), Pope Urban II (1042), and Gustave Courbet (1819). After her are Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736), Michel de Montaigne (1533), Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), George Sand (1804), Marquis de Sade (1740), and Caracalla (188).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouis XVII of France
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1795
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 83
Pierre de Coubertin
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1937
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 84
Jacques Chirac
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2019
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 85
Louis IX of France
POLITICIAN
1214 - 1270
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 86
Pope Urban II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1042 - 1099
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 87
Gustave Courbet
PAINTER
1819 - 1877
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 88
Irène Joliot-Curie
CHEMIST
1897 - 1956
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 89
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
PHYSICIST
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 90
Michel de Montaigne
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1592
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 91
Pierre-Simon Laplace
MATHEMATICIAN
1749 - 1827
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 92
George Sand
WRITER
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 93
Marquis de Sade
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 94
Caracalla
POLITICIAN
188 - 217
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 95
Among CHEMISTS In France
Among chemists born in France, Irène Joliot-Curie ranks 3. Before her are Louis Pasteur (1822), and Antoine Lavoisier (1743). After her are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), Henri Moissan (1852), Alfred Werner (1866), Paul Sabatier (1854), Victor Grignard (1871), Jacques Monod (1910), Claude Louis Berthollet (1748), Joseph Black (1728), and Joseph Proust (1754).
Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 1
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 - 1794
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 2
Irène Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 3
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 4
Henri Moissan
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 5
Alfred Werner
1866 - 1919
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 6
Paul Sabatier
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 7
Victor Grignard
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 8
Jacques Monod
1910 - 1976
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 9
Claude Louis Berthollet
1748 - 1822
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 10
Joseph Black
1728 - 1799
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 11
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 12