CHEMIST
John Polanyi
1929 - Today
John Polanyi
John Charles Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi János Károly; born 23 January 1929) is a German-born Canadian chemist. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research in chemical kinetics. Polanyi was born into the prominent Hungarian Polányi (Pollacsek) family in Berlin, Germany, prior to emigrating in 1933 to the United Kingdom where he was subsequently educated at the University of Manchester, and did postdoctoral research at the National Research Council in Canada and Princeton University in New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Polanyi has received more than 197,772 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). John Polanyi is the 288th most popular chemist (down from 247th in 2019), the 1,566th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,324th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular German Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
58.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
7.14
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, John Polanyi ranks 288 out of 602. Before him are Henry Taube, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Thomas Midgley Jr., Rasmus Bartholin, and John Pople. After him are Erwin Chargaff, Ben Feringa, Alexander Butlerov, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Richard R. Schrock, and C. H. D. Buys Ballot.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry Taube
1915 - 2005
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 282
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 283
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 284
Thomas Midgley Jr.
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 285
Rasmus Bartholin
1625 - 1698
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 286
John Pople
1925 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 287
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 288
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 289
Ben Feringa
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 290
Alexander Butlerov
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 291
Carl Gustaf Mosander
1797 - 1858
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 292
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 293
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
1817 - 1890
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 294
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, John Polanyi ranks 115. Before him are Antonio Carbajal, Menahem Golan, Carlos Lacoste, Bob Newhart, June Carter Cash, and Kishore Kumar. After him are Nureddin al-Atassi, Heiner Müller, Reino Börjesson, Joan Plowright, Hugo Claus, and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsAntonio Carbajal
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 109
Menahem Golan
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 110
Carlos Lacoste
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2004
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 111
Bob Newhart
COMEDIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 112
June Carter Cash
ACTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 113
Kishore Kumar
SINGER
1929 - 1987
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 114
John Polanyi
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 115
Nureddin al-Atassi
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1992
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 116
Heiner Müller
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 117
Reino Börjesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 118
Joan Plowright
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 119
Hugo Claus
WRITER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 120
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1972
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 121
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, John Polanyi ranks 1,566 out of 7,253. Before him are Leo Frobenius (1873), Julius Schaub (1898), Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774), Gottfried August Bürger (1747), Karin Dor (1938), and Johannes Steinhoff (1913). After him are Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670), Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (1200), Franz Hössler (1906), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), and Bruno Streckenbach (1902).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLeo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,560
Julius Schaub
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,561
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1774 - 1855
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,562
Gottfried August Bürger
WRITER
1747 - 1794
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,563
Karin Dor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,564
Johannes Steinhoff
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1994
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,565
John Polanyi
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1,566
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1,567
Maria Margaretha Kirch
ASTRONOMER
1670 - 1720
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1,568
Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1227
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,569
Franz Hössler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,570
Hans Knappertsbusch
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1965
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,571
Bruno Streckenbach
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1977
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 1,572
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, John Polanyi ranks 52. Before him are Andreas Libavius (1555), Feodor Lynen (1911), Joachim Sauer (1949), Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), and Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709). After him are Leopold Gmelin (1788), Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818), Clemens Winkler (1838), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Thomas C. Südhof (1955), and Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806).
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 46
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 47
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 48
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 50
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 51
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 52
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 53
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 54
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 55
Eilhard Mitscherlich
1794 - 1863
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 56
Thomas C. Südhof
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 57
Karl Friedrich Mohr
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 58