PHYSICIST
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
Jean-Charles de Borda
Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (4 May 1733 – 19 February 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, and Navy officer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Charles de Borda has received more than 95,385 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jean-Charles de Borda is the 344th most popular physicist (down from 309th in 2019), the 1,751st most popular biography from France (down from 1,571st in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
95k
Page Views (PV)
58.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.68
Effective Languages (L*)
2.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 344 out of 851. Before him are Philip Abelson, John Stewart Bell, John Theophilus Desaguliers, Shuji Nakamura, Hans Kramers, and Jean Charles Athanase Peltier. After him are Franz Ernst Neumann, Walter A. Shewhart, Leopold Infeld, William Sturgeon, Marguerite Perey, and Moritz von Jacobi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilip Abelson
1913 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 338
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 339
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 340
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 341
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 342
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 343
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 344
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 345
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 346
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 347
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 348
Marguerite Perey
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 349
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1733, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 8. Before him are Victoire of France, Magtymguly Pyragy, Christoph Martin Wieland, Siraj ud-Daulah, Carsten Niebuhr, and Hubert Robert. After him are Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, Gottfried van Swieten, Daniel Solander, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Maruyama Ōkyo, and George Read. Among people deceased in 1799, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 18. Before him are Heshen, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Étienne-Louis Boullée, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and Jan Ingenhousz. After him are Jean-François Marmontel, Johann Hedwig, Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz, Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, and Claude Balbastre.
Others Born in 1733
Go to all RankingsVictoire of France
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1799
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 2
Magtymguly Pyragy
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 4
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 5
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 6
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 7
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 8
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 9
Gottfried van Swieten
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1803
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 10
Daniel Solander
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1782
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 11
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 12
Maruyama Ōkyo
PAINTER
1733 - 1795
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 13
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1799
Go to all RankingsHeshen
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1799
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 12
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1799
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 13
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 14
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
COMPOSER
1739 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 15
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
COMPOSER
1745 - 1799
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 16
Jan Ingenhousz
PHYSICIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 17
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 18
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 19
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 20
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1799
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 21
Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz
BIOLOGIST
1722 - 1799
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 22
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1741 - 1799
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 23
Claude Balbastre
COMPOSER
1724 - 1799
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 24
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 1,751 out of 6,770. Before him are Just Jaeckin (1940), Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (1197), Georges Duhamel (1884), Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol (1772), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), and Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785). After him are Guillaume de Lorris (1200), Gérard Houllier (1947), Henry de Montherlant (1895), Diane de France (1538), Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (1643), and Albin Lermusiaux (1874).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJust Jaeckin
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,745
Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1197 - 1253
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,746
Georges Duhamel
WRITER
1884 - 1966
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,747
Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol
PHYSICIAN
1772 - 1840
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,748
Jean-Pierre Rampal
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2000
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,749
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,750
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,751
Guillaume de Lorris
WRITER
1200 - 1238
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,752
Gérard Houllier
COACH
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,753
Henry de Montherlant
WRITER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,754
Diane de France
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1619
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,755
Henri Jules, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1709
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,756
Albin Lermusiaux
ATHLETE
1874 - 1940
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,757
Among PHYSICISTS In France
Among physicists born in France, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 38. Before him are Paul-Jacques Curie (1855), Henri Pitot (1695), Félix Savart (1791), Pierre Louis Dulong (1785), John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683), and Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785). After him are Marguerite Perey (1909), Auguste Bravais (1811), Gaston Planté (1834), Charles Fabry (1867), Maurice de Broglie (1875), and Jules Antoine Lissajous (1822).
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
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 40
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 41
Charles Fabry
1867 - 1945
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 42
Maurice de Broglie
1875 - 1960
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 43
Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 44