PHYSICIST
Johanna Budwig
1908 - 2003
Johanna Budwig
Johanna Budwig (1908 – 2003) was a German biochemist, alternative cancer treatment advocate and writer. Budwig was a pharmacist and held doctorate degrees in physics and chemistry. Based on her research on fatty acids she developed a lacto-vegetarian diet that she believed was useful in the treatment of cancer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johanna Budwig has received more than 317,774 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johanna Budwig is the 422nd most popular physicist (down from 375th in 2019), the 2,398th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,052nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular German Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
55.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.19
Effective Languages (L*)
1.49
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Johanna Budwig ranks 422 out of 851. Before her are Evelyn Fox Keller, Yulii Khariton, Arpad Elo, Leonard Susskind, Jacob Bekenstein, and Louis Paul Cailletet. After her are Federico Faggin, Saul Perlmutter, Ludvig Lorenz, Johann Andreas Segner, Karl Guthe Jansky, and Robert J. Van de Graaff.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEvelyn Fox Keller
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 416
Yulii Khariton
1904 - 1996
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 417
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 418
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 419
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 420
Louis Paul Cailletet
1832 - 1913
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 421
Johanna Budwig
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 422
Federico Faggin
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 423
Saul Perlmutter
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 424
Ludvig Lorenz
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 425
Johann Andreas Segner
1704 - 1777
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 426
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 427
Robert J. Van de Graaff
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 428
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Johanna Budwig ranks 120. Before her are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Alejandro Scopelli, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Christa Schroeder, Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, and Fritz Witt. After her are Janina Lewandowska, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, Aden Adde, Françoise Dolto, Albert Scherrer, and Carlos Peucelle. Among people deceased in 2003, Johanna Budwig ranks 96. Before her are Kalpana Chawla, Prince Carl Bernadotte, Gertrude Ederle, Maurice Pialat, Massimo Girotti, and John Ritter. After her are Robert Brown, William Steig, Jacques Deray, Marie Trintignant, Anita Mui, and Martha Scott.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsRamdhari Singh Dinkar
WRITER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 114
Alejandro Scopelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 115
Yevgeny Vuchetich
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 116
Christa Schroeder
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1908 - 1984
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 117
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1968
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 118
Fritz Witt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 119
Johanna Budwig
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 120
Janina Lewandowska
PILOT
1908 - 1940
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 121
Michael, Prince of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 122
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 123
Françoise Dolto
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 124
Albert Scherrer
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 125
Carlos Peucelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1990
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 126
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsKalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 90
Prince Carl Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2003
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 91
Gertrude Ederle
SWIMMER
1905 - 2003
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 92
Maurice Pialat
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 93
Massimo Girotti
ACTOR
1918 - 2003
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 94
John Ritter
COMEDIAN
1948 - 2003
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 95
Johanna Budwig
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 96
Robert Brown
ACTOR
1921 - 2003
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 97
William Steig
WRITER
1907 - 2003
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 98
Jacques Deray
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 99
Marie Trintignant
ACTOR
1962 - 2003
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 100
Anita Mui
SINGER
1963 - 2003
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 101
Martha Scott
ACTOR
1912 - 2003
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 102
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johanna Budwig ranks 2,398 out of 7,253. Before her are Stephen the Posthumous (1236), Peter Schöffer (1420), Horst Eckel (1932), Hans Litten (1903), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), and Helmut Lachenmann (1935). After her are William I, Margrave of Meissen (1343), Julius Plücker (1801), Arp Schnitger (1648), Frederick William, Elector of Hesse (1802), Lothar Collatz (1910), and Hans Albers (1891).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsStephen the Posthumous
POLITICIAN
1236 - 1271
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 2,392
Peter Schöffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1420 - 1503
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,393
Horst Eckel
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,394
Hans Litten
LAWYER
1903 - 1938
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,395
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
COMPANION
1866 - 1929
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,396
Helmut Lachenmann
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2,397
Johanna Budwig
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,398
William I, Margrave of Meissen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1343 - 1407
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,399
Julius Plücker
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 2,400
Arp Schnitger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1648 - 1719
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 2,401
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1875
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 2,402
Lothar Collatz
MATHEMATICIAN
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 2,403
Hans Albers
ACTOR
1891 - 1960
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 2,404
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Johanna Budwig ranks 61. Before her are Paul Drude (1863), Wolfgang Ketterle (1957), Franz Aepinus (1724), Friedrich Paschen (1865), Rudolf Peierls (1907), and Walther Gerlach (1889). After her are Charles Galton Darwin (1887), Heinrich Rubens (1865), Walther Meissner (1882), Johannes Franz Hartmann (1865), Erich Hückel (1896), and Johann Christian Poggendorff (1796).
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 55
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 56
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 57
Friedrich Paschen
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 58
Rudolf Peierls
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 59
Walther Gerlach
1889 - 1979
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 60
Johanna Budwig
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 61
Charles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 62
Heinrich Rubens
1865 - 1922
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 63
Walther Meissner
1882 - 1974
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 64
Johannes Franz Hartmann
1865 - 1936
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 65
Erich Hückel
1896 - 1980
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 66
Johann Christian Poggendorff
1796 - 1877
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 67