PHYSICIST
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
John Lennard-Jones
Sir John Edward Lennard-Jones (27 October 1894 – 1 November 1954) was a British mathematician and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Bristol, and then of theoretical science at the University of Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lennard-Jones has received more than 99,348 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Lennard-Jones is the 620th most popular physicist (down from 593rd in 2019), the 3,235th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,194th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
99k
Page Views (PV)
48.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
5.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, John Lennard-Jones ranks 620 out of 851. Before him are Aleksandr Stoletov, Harold Agnew, Mario Livio, Grote Reber, Walther Müller, and Brian Greene. After him are Lawrence M. Krauss, Sumio Iijima, Georges-Louis Le Sage, Norris Bradbury, Michael Green, and Antonius van den Broek.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Stoletov
1839 - 1896
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 614
Harold Agnew
1921 - 2013
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 615
Mario Livio
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 616
Grote Reber
1911 - 2002
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 617
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 618
Brian Greene
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 619
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 620
Lawrence M. Krauss
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 621
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 622
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 623
Norris Bradbury
1909 - 1997
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 624
Michael Green
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 625
Antonius van den Broek
1870 - 1926
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 626
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, John Lennard-Jones ranks 189. Before him are Krešimir Baranović, Tay Garnett, Hans Henny Jahnn, Yan Gamarnik, Heinz Hopf, and Estelle Taylor. After him are Bill Johnston, Jean Debucourt, Tiny Sandford, Corinne Griffith, Vitaly Bianki, and Nita Naldi. Among people deceased in 1954, John Lennard-Jones ranks 107. Before him are Ludwik Hirszfeld, Henri Laurent, Ivan Maslennikov, Kaare Klint, Alberto Braglia, and Mihri Müşfik Hanım. After him are Abelardo Olivier, Hadiya Davletshina, Yukio Ozaki, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Walter Braunfels, and Guy Mairesse.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsKrešimir Baranović
COMPOSER
1894 - 1975
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 183
Tay Garnett
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1977
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 184
Hans Henny Jahnn
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 185
Yan Gamarnik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1937
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 186
Heinz Hopf
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 187
Estelle Taylor
ACTOR
1894 - 1958
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 188
John Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 189
Bill Johnston
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1946
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 190
Jean Debucourt
ACTOR
1894 - 1958
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 191
Tiny Sandford
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 192
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 193
Vitaly Bianki
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 194
Nita Naldi
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 195
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsLudwik Hirszfeld
BIOLOGIST
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 101
Henri Laurent
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 102
Ivan Maslennikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1954
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 103
Kaare Klint
ARCHITECT
1888 - 1954
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 104
Alberto Braglia
GYMNAST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 105
Mihri Müşfik Hanım
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 106
John Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 107
Abelardo Olivier
ATHLETE
1877 - 1954
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 108
Hadiya Davletshina
WRITER
1905 - 1954
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 109
Yukio Ozaki
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1954
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 110
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 111
Walter Braunfels
COMPOSER
1882 - 1954
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 112
Guy Mairesse
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1954
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 113
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lennard-Jones ranks 3,235 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Day (1956), Marc Almond (1957), Noddy Holder (1946), Peter R. Hunt (1925), John Evans (1823), and Lottie Dod (1871). After him are Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), John Benbow (1653), Wilfrid (634), Jeremy Thorpe (1929), and Diana Dors (1931).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPaul Day
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 3,229
Marc Almond
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,230
Noddy Holder
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,231
Peter R. Hunt
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,232
John Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1823 - 1908
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 3,233
Lottie Dod
TENNIS PLAYER
1871 - 1960
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3,234
John Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3,235
Lewis Fry Richardson
MATHEMATICIAN
1881 - 1953
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3,236
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1341 - 1408
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 3,237
John Benbow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1653 - 1702
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,238
Wilfrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
634 - 709
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,239
Jeremy Thorpe
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 3,240
Diana Dors
ACTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 3,241
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, John Lennard-Jones ranks 65. Before him are Paul Davies (1946), Joseph Larmor (1857), James David Forbes (1809), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), John Robison (1739), and John D. Barrow (1952). After him are Michael Green (1946), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Frederick Guthrie (1833), Michael Berry (1941), William Astbury (1898), and C. V. Boys (1855).
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 59
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 60
James David Forbes
1809 - 1868
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 61
Sergey Kapitsa
1928 - 2012
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 62
John Robison
1739 - 1805
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 63
John D. Barrow
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 64
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 65
Michael Green
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 66
Francis Hauksbee
1660 - 1713
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 67
Frederick Guthrie
1833 - 1886
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 68
Michael Berry
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 69
William Astbury
1898 - 1961
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 70
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 71