PHYSICIST
John Aitken
1839 - 1919
John Aitken
John Aitken, FRS, FRSE LLD (18 September 1839 – 14 November 1919) was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Aitken has received more than 9,573 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). John Aitken is the 736th most popular physicist (down from 656th in 2019), the 4,478th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,834th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Physicist.
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9.6k
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5.69
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, John Aitken ranks 736 out of 851. Before him are C. R. Hagen, Joseph Polchinski, Walter Gordon, Raja Ramanna, Derek J. de Solla Price, and Seymour Benzer. After him are Gersh Budker, Alan Cottrell, Bernard Lovell, Paul Corkum, Hubert Curien, and George F. R. Ellis.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsC. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 730
Joseph Polchinski
1954 - 2018
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 731
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 732
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 733
Derek J. de Solla Price
1922 - 1983
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 734
Seymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 735
John Aitken
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 736
Gersh Budker
1918 - 1977
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 737
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 738
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 739
Paul Corkum
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 740
Hubert Curien
1924 - 2005
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 741
George F. R. Ellis
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 742
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, John Aitken ranks 88. Before him are Nicolaas Pierson, Ignacio Andrade, Almon Brown Strowger, William T. Anderson, Casimiro de Abreu, and Ivan Kuratov. After him are Julius von Hann, Frances Willard, Redvers Buller, John Ballance, Robert Smalls, and George Clement Perkins. Among people deceased in 1919, John Aitken ranks 146. Before him are George Eyser, Huseyn Arablinski, Charles Conrad Abbott, Henning von Holtzendorff, William Michael Rossetti, and Lawrence Lambe. After him are Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Theo de Meester, Horatio Parker, J. Alden Weir, Mikhail Suslin, and Abraham Jacobi.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsNicolaas Pierson
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 82
Ignacio Andrade
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1925
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 83
Almon Brown Strowger
INVENTOR
1839 - 1902
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 84
William T. Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1864
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 85
Casimiro de Abreu
WRITER
1839 - 1860
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 86
Ivan Kuratov
LINGUIST
1839 - 1875
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 87
John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 88
Julius von Hann
CELEBRITY
1839 - 1921
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 89
Frances Willard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1839 - 1898
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 90
Redvers Buller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1908
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 91
John Ballance
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1893
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 92
Robert Smalls
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1915
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 93
George Clement Perkins
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1923
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsGeorge Eyser
GYMNAST
1870 - 1919
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 140
Huseyn Arablinski
ACTOR
1881 - 1919
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 141
Charles Conrad Abbott
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1919
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 142
Henning von Holtzendorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1853 - 1919
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 143
William Michael Rossetti
WRITER
1829 - 1919
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 144
Lawrence Lambe
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1919
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 145
John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 146
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
WRITER
1850 - 1919
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 147
Theo de Meester
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1919
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 148
Horatio Parker
COMPOSER
1863 - 1919
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 149
J. Alden Weir
PAINTER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 150
Mikhail Suslin
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1919
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 151
Abraham Jacobi
PHYSICIAN
1830 - 1919
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 152
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Aitken ranks 4,478 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Mackay (1946), Paul Graham (1964), Chris Craft (1939), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Paul Carrack (1951), and Anne-Marie Duff (1970). After him are Augustus John (1878), Barnes Wallis (1887), Richard Taylor (1962), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), John Farnham (1949), and Sam Tingle (1921).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAndy Mackay
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,472
Paul Graham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,473
Chris Craft
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,474
Tommy Gemmell
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,475
Paul Carrack
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 4,476
Anne-Marie Duff
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 4,477
John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 4,478
Augustus John
PAINTER
1878 - 1961
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,479
Barnes Wallis
INVENTOR
1887 - 1979
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,480
Richard Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,481
William Sterndale Bennett
COMPOSER
1816 - 1875
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,482
John Farnham
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 4,483
Sam Tingle
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2008
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,484
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, John Aitken ranks 79. Before him are John Polkinghorne (1930), Alfred Ewing (1855), Raymond Gosling (1926), Brandon Carter (1942), Peter Mark Roget (1779), and Julian Barbour (1937). After him are Alan Cottrell (1919), Bernard Lovell (1913), Gilbert Walker (1868), Balfour Stewart (1828), Charles Sheffield (1935), and Brian Cox (1968).
John Polkinghorne
1930 - 2021
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 73
Alfred Ewing
1855 - 1935
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 74
Raymond Gosling
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 75
Brandon Carter
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 76
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 77
Julian Barbour
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 78
John Aitken
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 79
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 80
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 81
Gilbert Walker
1868 - 1958
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 82
Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 83
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 84
Brian Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 85