PHYSICIST
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
Jacob Bekenstein
Jacob David Bekenstein (Hebrew: יעקב בקנשטיין; May 1, 1947 – August 16, 2015) was a Mexican-born American-Israeli theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Bekenstein has received more than 280,878 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jacob Bekenstein is the 394th most popular physicist (up from 464th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 137th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
54.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
7.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jacob Bekensteins by language
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Jacob Bekenstein ranks 394 out of 717. Before him are Friedrich Paschen, John Henry Poynting, Louis Paul Cailletet, Duncan Haldane, Hendrik Casimir, and Leonard Susskind. After him are Christopher Polhem, Hantaro Nagaoka, William Watson, Georgy Flyorov, Friedrich Ernst Dorn, and Victor Weisskopf.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings
Friedrich Paschen
1865 - 1947
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 388
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 389
Louis Paul Cailletet
1832 - 1913
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 390
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 391
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 392
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 393
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 394
Christopher Polhem
1661 - 1751
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 395
Hantaro Nagaoka
1865 - 1950
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 396
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 397
Georgy Flyorov
1913 - 1990
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 398
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
1848 - 1916
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 399
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 400
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Jacob Bekenstein ranks 163. Before him are Jerzy Stuhr, Alan Dale, William Atherton, Jeff Lynne, James Cosmo, and Jiro Taniguchi. After him are Mitch Mitchell, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Dan Quayle, Phạm Tuân, Steve Howe, and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Among people deceased in 2015, Jacob Bekenstein ranks 108. Before him are Tadahiko Ueda, Jaakko Hintikka, Adrian Frutiger, Jenő Buzánszky, Aldo Ciccolini, and Kirk Kerkorian. After him are Eileen Essell, Anne Meara, Omar Karami, Arsen Dedić, Lesley Gore, and Kemal Monteno.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all Rankings
Jerzy Stuhr
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 157
Alan Dale
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 158
William Atherton
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 159
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 160
James Cosmo
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 161
Jiro Taniguchi
1947 - 2017
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 162
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 163
Mitch Mitchell
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 164
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 165
Dan Quayle
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 166
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 167
Steve Howe
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 168
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 169
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all Rankings
Tadahiko Ueda
1947 - 2015
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 102
Jaakko Hintikka
1929 - 2015
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 103
Adrian Frutiger
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 104
Jenő Buzánszky
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 105
Aldo Ciccolini
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 106
Kirk Kerkorian
1917 - 2015
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 107
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 108
Eileen Essell
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 109
Anne Meara
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 110
Omar Karami
1934 - 2015
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 111
Arsen Dedić
1938 - 2015
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 112
Lesley Gore
1946 - 2015
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 113
Kemal Monteno
1948 - 2015
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 114
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Jacob Bekenstein ranks 97 out of 585. Before him are Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947), Miguel Alemán Valdés (1900), Adolfo López Mateos (1909), Adolfo de la Huerta (1881), El Santo (1917), and Jorge Campos (1966). After him are Lupe Vélez (1908), Juan Gabriel (1950), Manuel Uribe (1965), Jorge Negrete (1910), Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581), and Armando Manzanero (1935).
Others born in Mexico
Go to all Rankings
Ce Acatl Topiltzin
947 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 91
Miguel Alemán Valdés
1900 - 1983
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 92
Adolfo López Mateos
1909 - 1969
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 93
Adolfo de la Huerta
1881 - 1955
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 94
El Santo
1917 - 1984
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 95
Jorge Campos
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 96
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 97
Lupe Vélez
1908 - 1944
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 98
Juan Gabriel
1950 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 99
Manuel Uribe
1965 - 2014
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 100
Jorge Negrete
1910 - 1953
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 101
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
1581 - 1639
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 102
Armando Manzanero
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 103
Among PHYSICISTS In Mexico
Among physicists born in Mexico, Jacob Bekenstein ranks 1. After him are Miguel Alcubierre (1964).
