Physicist
Jean-Charles de Borda
French scientist, political advisor and Navy officer
1733 - 1799
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Jean-Charles de Borda
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Charles de Borda is the 354th most popular physicist (down from 345th in 2024), the 1,718th most popular biography from France (up from 1,751st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Physicist.
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Jean-Charles de Borda's biography spans 29 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 65.31.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 354 out of 863. Before him are John G. Trump, Theodore Lyman IV, Ami Argand, Auguste Bravais, Louis Poinsot, and Hans Kramers. After him are Pascual Jordan, Frank Wilczek, Franz Aepinus, Nathan Rosen, E. C. George Sudarshan, and William Whewell.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 348
Theodore Lyman IV
1874 - 1954
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 349
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 350
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 351
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 352
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 353
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 354
Pascual Jordan
1902 - 1980
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 355
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 356
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 357
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 358
E. C. George Sudarshan
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 359
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 360
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1733, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 10. Before him are Victoire of France, Johan Zoffany, Carsten Niebuhr, George Read, Hubert Robert, and Siraj ud-Daulah. After him are Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, Daniel Solander, Gottfried van Swieten, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Philip Carteret, and Maruyama Ōkyo. Among people deceased in 1799, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 18. Before him are Heshen, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Jean-François Marmontel, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and Jan Ingenhousz. After him are Étienne-Louis Boullée, Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Claude Balbastre, and Pierre Charles Le Monnier.
Others Born in 1733
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Victoire of France
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1799
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 4
Johan Zoffany
PAINTER
1733 - 1810
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 6
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 7
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 8
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 9
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 11
Daniel Solander
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1782
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 12
Gottfried van Swieten
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1803
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 13
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 14
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 15
Maruyama Ōkyo
PAINTER
1733 - 1795
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1799
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Heshen
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1799
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 12
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1799
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 13
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
COMPOSER
1739 - 1799
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 14
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 15
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
COMPOSER
1745 - 1799
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 16
Jan Ingenhousz
PHYSICIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 17
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 18
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 19
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1799
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 20
Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz
BIOLOGIST
1722 - 1799
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 21
Marcus Elieser Bloch
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1799
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 22
Claude Balbastre
COMPOSER
1724 - 1799
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 23
Pierre Charles Le Monnier
ASTRONOMER
1715 - 1799
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 24
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 1,718 out of 7,658. Before him are Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489), Anna de Noailles (1876), Arnaud Amalric (1160), Dominique Jean Larrey (1766), Nicolas Sanson (1600), and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689). After him are Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Raymond of Burgundy (1070), Jules Dupré (1811), Aénor de Châtellerault (1103), Beatrice of Provence (1229), and Anne Gonzaga (1616).
Others born in France
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Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1489 - 1512
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,712
Anna de Noailles
WRITER
1876 - 1933
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,713
Arnaud Amalric
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1160 - 1225
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,714
Dominique Jean Larrey
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,715
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,716
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
COMPOSER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,717
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,718
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1788
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,719
Raymond of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1107
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,720
Jules Dupré
PAINTER
1811 - 1889
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,721
Aénor de Châtellerault
NOBLEMAN
1103 - 1130
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,722
Beatrice of Provence
POLITICIAN
1229 - 1267
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 1,723
Anne Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1684
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 1,724
Among Physicists In France
Among physicists born in France, Jean-Charles de Borda ranks 42. Before him are Marguerite Perey (1909), Paul-Jacques Curie (1855), Louis Paul Cailletet (1832), Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (1797), Auguste Bravais (1811), and Louis Poinsot (1777). After him are Henri Pitot (1695), Gaston Planté (1834), Maurice de Broglie (1875), John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683), Léon Brillouin (1889), and Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700).
Marguerite Perey
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 36
Paul-Jacques Curie
1855 - 1941
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 37
Louis Paul Cailletet
1832 - 1913
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 38
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
1797 - 1869
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 39
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 40
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 41
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 42
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 43
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 44
Maurice de Broglie
1875 - 1960
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 45
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 46
Léon Brillouin
1889 - 1969
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 47
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 48
