PHYSICIST
John Joly
1857 - 1933
John Joly
John Joly (; 1 November 1857 – 8 December 1933) was an Irish geologist and physicist known for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Joly has received more than 95,768 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Joly is the 724th most popular physicist (up from 731st in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 309th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Physicist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
4.09
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, John Joly ranks 724 out of 851. Before him are Arthur Wightman, Peter Mark Roget, Mark Oliphant, Pief Panofsky, Roald Sagdeev, and Nikolay Umov. After him are Howard P. Robertson, Harvey Fletcher, Rudolf Haag, Henrik Svensmark, Julian Barbour, and C. R. Hagen.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 718
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 719
Mark Oliphant
1901 - 2000
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 720
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 721
Roald Sagdeev
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 722
Nikolay Umov
1846 - 1915
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 723
John Joly
1857 - 1933
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 724
Howard P. Robertson
1903 - 1961
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 725
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 726
Rudolf Haag
1922 - 2016
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 727
Henrik Svensmark
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 728
Julian Barbour
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 729
C. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 730
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, John Joly ranks 126. Before him are Frank J. Sprague, John Jacob Abel, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Pedro Paterno, Charles Frédéric Petit, and Edward Henry Potthast. After him are Auguste Serrurier, Max Weiss, Michael Pedersen Friis, Arthur Wesley Dow, David Prain, and Walter Rutherford. Among people deceased in 1933, John Joly ranks 135. Before him are Ring Lardner, Albert Champoudry, Johann Berger, Johannes Schmidt, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, and Gustavo Jiménez. After him are Henry van Dyke Jr., Karl Jatho, Earl Derr Biggers, Emil Magnusson, Osvald Moberg, and Spottiswoode Aitken.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsFrank J. Sprague
INVENTOR
1857 - 1934
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 120
John Jacob Abel
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1938
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 121
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
CHEMIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 122
Pedro Paterno
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1911
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 123
Charles Frédéric Petit
ATHLETE
1857 - 1947
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 124
Edward Henry Potthast
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 125
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 126
Auguste Serrurier
ATHLETE
1857 - 1901
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 127
Max Weiss
CHESS PLAYER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 128
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 129
Arthur Wesley Dow
PAINTER
1857 - 1922
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 130
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 131
Walter Rutherford
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1913
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 132
Others Deceased in 1933
Go to all RankingsRing Lardner
WRITER
1885 - 1933
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 129
Albert Champoudry
ATHLETE
1880 - 1933
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 130
Johann Berger
CHESS PLAYER
1845 - 1933
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 131
Johannes Schmidt
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1933
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 132
Ğäliäsğar Kamal
WRITER
1879 - 1933
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 133
Gustavo Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1933
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 134
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 135
Henry van Dyke Jr.
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 136
Karl Jatho
INVENTOR
1873 - 1933
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 137
Earl Derr Biggers
WRITER
1884 - 1933
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 138
Emil Magnusson
ATHLETE
1887 - 1933
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 139
Osvald Moberg
GYMNAST
1888 - 1933
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 140
Spottiswoode Aitken
ACTOR
1868 - 1933
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 141
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, John Joly ranks 256 out of 549. Before him are Arthur Johnson (1879), William Carr (1876), Andrew Scott (1976), Billy Whelan (1935), Owen Moore (1886), and Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779). After him are Eoin O'Duffy (1890), William McGonagall (1825), Derek Daly (1953), Liam Brady (1956), Victor Herbert (1859), and Michael Scott (1959).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsArthur Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1920
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 250
William Carr
ATHLETE
1876 - 1942
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 251
Andrew Scott
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 252
Billy Whelan
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1958
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 253
Owen Moore
ACTOR
1886 - 1939
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 254
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 255
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 256
Eoin O'Duffy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1944
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 257
William McGonagall
WRITER
1825 - 1902
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 258
Derek Daly
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 259
Liam Brady
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 260
Victor Herbert
COMPOSER
1859 - 1924
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 261
Michael Scott
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 262
Among PHYSICISTS In Ireland
Among physicists born in Ireland, John Joly ranks 7. Before him are William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Ernest Walton (1903), John Tyndall (1820), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), George Johnstone Stoney (1826), and John Sealy Townsend (1868).
William Rowan Hamilton
1805 - 1865
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2
John Tyndall
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 3
George Francis FitzGerald
1851 - 1901
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 4
George Johnstone Stoney
1826 - 1911
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 5
John Sealy Townsend
1868 - 1957
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 6
John Joly
1857 - 1933
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7