Physicist
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
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John B. Goodenough
His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2024). John B. Goodenough is the 337th most popular physicist (down from 327th in 2024), the 1,420th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,452nd in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Physicist. Learn more about John B. Goodenough's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, John B. Goodenough ranks 337 out of 851. Before him are Moshé Feldenkrais, Louis Paul Cailletet, Leopold Infeld, Giovanni Battista Amici, Carl Wieman, and Jan Ingenhousz. After him are Fritjof Capra, Robert B. Laughlin, Thomas Johann Seebeck, Bruno Pontecorvo, Stephen Hales, and Giorgio Parisi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Moshé Feldenkrais
1904 - 1984
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 331
Louis Paul Cailletet
1832 - 1913
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 332
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 333
Giovanni Battista Amici
1786 - 1863
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 334
Carl Wieman
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 335
Jan Ingenhousz
1730 - 1799
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 336
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 337
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 338
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 339
Thomas Johann Seebeck
1770 - 1831
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 340
Bruno Pontecorvo
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 341
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 342
Giorgio Parisi
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 343
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, John B. Goodenough ranks 78. Before him are Toots Thielemans, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Enrico Berlinguer, Adolfo Celi, Michael Cacoyannis, and María Casares. After him are Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Gianna Beretta Molla, Jake LaMotta, Denholm Elliott, Richard Hamilton, and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Among people deceased in 2023, John B. Goodenough ranks 88. Before him are Maryanne Trump Barry, Leiji Matsumoto, Otar Iosseliani, Francis Lee, Ahmed Qurei, and Karel Schwarzenberg. After him are Viktor Belenko, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Françoise Gilot, Jan Jongbloed, Gianni Vattimo, and Elliott Erwitt.
Others Born in 1922
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Toots Thielemans
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 72
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 73
Enrico Berlinguer
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 74
Adolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 75
Michael Cacoyannis
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 76
María Casares
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 77
John B. Goodenough
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 78
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 79
Gianna Beretta Molla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 1962
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 80
Jake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 81
Denholm Elliott
ACTOR
1922 - 1992
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 82
Richard Hamilton
PAINTER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 83
Jean-Pierre Rampal
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 2023
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Maryanne Trump Barry
JUDGE
1937 - 2023
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 82
Leiji Matsumoto
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 83
Otar Iosseliani
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 84
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 85
Ahmed Qurei
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 86
Karel Schwarzenberg
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 87
John B. Goodenough
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 88
Viktor Belenko
ENGINEER
1947 - 2023
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 89
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
HISTORIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 90
Françoise Gilot
PAINTER
1921 - 2023
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 91
Jan Jongbloed
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 92
Gianni Vattimo
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 93
Elliott Erwitt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 94
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, John B. Goodenough ranks 1,420 out of NaN. Before him are Alfred Krupp (1812), Axel Honneth (1949), Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont (1704), Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1547), Wilhelm Groener (1867), and Thea von Harbou (1888). After him are Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797), Anna of Saxony (1544), Jens Lehmann (1969), Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575), and John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668).
Others born in Germany
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Alfred Krupp
INVENTOR
1812 - 1887
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,414
Axel Honneth
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,415
Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1723
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,416
Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg
NOBLEMAN
1547 - 1614
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,417
Wilhelm Groener
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1939
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,418
Thea von Harbou
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1954
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,419
John B. Goodenough
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,420
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
MATHEMATICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 1,421
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1829
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,422
Anna of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1577
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,423
Jens Lehmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,424
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1575 - 1612
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,425
John George IV, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1694
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,426
Among Physicists In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, John B. Goodenough ranks 46. Before him are Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Friedrich Hund (1896), Rainer Weiss (1932), Christoph Scheiner (1575), and Ludwig Prandtl (1875). After him are Walther Gerlach (1889), Pascual Jordan (1902), Franz Aepinus (1724), Heinrich Geißler (1814), Wolfgang Ketterle (1957), and Franz Ernst Neumann (1798).
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 40
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 41
Friedrich Hund
1896 - 1997
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 42
Rainer Weiss
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 43
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 44
Ludwig Prandtl
1875 - 1953
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 45
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 46
Walther Gerlach
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 47
Pascual Jordan
1902 - 1980
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 48
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 49
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 50
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 51
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 52
