Physicist
John Sealy Townsend
Irish mathematical physicist
1868 - 1957
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John Sealy Townsend
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Sealy Townsend is the 655th most popular physicist (down from 542nd in 2024), the 231st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 140th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, John Sealy Townsend ranks 655 out of 851. Before him are César Lattes, Charles W. Misner, John Polkinghorne, Christian Møller, Giovanni Giorgi, and Bernard Lovell. After him are William Higinbotham, Edward Condon, Brian Greene, C. V. Boys, Paul Scherrer, and Alexis Thérèse Petit.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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César Lattes
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 649
Charles W. Misner
1932 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 650
John Polkinghorne
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 651
Christian Møller
1904 - 1980
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 652
Giovanni Giorgi
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 653
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 654
John Sealy Townsend
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 655
William Higinbotham
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 656
Edward Condon
1902 - 1974
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 657
Brian Greene
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 658
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 659
Paul Scherrer
1890 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 660
Alexis Thérèse Petit
1791 - 1820
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 661
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, John Sealy Townsend ranks 170. Before him are Ahmad Dahlan, Edgar Adams, Ștefan Luchian, Reynold A. Nicholson, Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, and Charles Wallace Richmond. After him are Albert William Herre, Kenjirō Tokutomi, Grace Chisholm Young, Guy de la Chapelle, Achille Paroche, and Paul Warburg. Among people deceased in 1957, John Sealy Townsend ranks 176. Before him are Martin Wagner, Harry Watson, Patrick Abercrombie, Piero Carini, Hjalmar Johansson, and József Rády. After him are Ronald Knox, Guillermo Saavedra, Wilhelm Nusselt, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Dennis Brain, and P. C. Chang.
Others Born in 1868
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Ahmad Dahlan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1868 - 1923
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 164
Edgar Adams
SWIMMER
1868 - 1940
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 165
Ștefan Luchian
PAINTER
1868 - 1916
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 166
Reynold A. Nicholson
WRITER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 167
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz
ECONOMIST
1868 - 1931
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 168
Charles Wallace Richmond
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1932
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 169
John Sealy Townsend
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 170
Albert William Herre
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1962
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 171
Kenjirō Tokutomi
WRITER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 172
Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 173
Guy de la Chapelle
TENNIS PLAYER
1868 - 1923
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 174
Achille Paroche
ATHLETE
1868 - 1933
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 175
Paul Warburg
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1932
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 176
Others Deceased in 1957
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Martin Wagner
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 170
Harry Watson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 171
Patrick Abercrombie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1957
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 172
Piero Carini
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1957
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 173
Hjalmar Johansson
ATHLETE
1874 - 1957
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 174
József Rády
ATHLETE
1884 - 1957
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 175
John Sealy Townsend
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 176
Ronald Knox
WRITER
1888 - 1957
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 177
Guillermo Saavedra
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1957
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 178
Wilhelm Nusselt
ENGINEER
1882 - 1957
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 179
Reginald Aldworth Daly
GEOLOGIST
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 180
Dennis Brain
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 181
P. C. Chang
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1957
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 182
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, John Sealy Townsend ranks 231 out of NaN. Before him are William Trevor (1928), Jane Wilde (1821), Sara Allgood (1879), John Bruton (1947), John Boyne (1971), and William Stokes (1804). After him are John Philip Holland (1840), Willoughby Hamilton (1864), Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909), Ray McAnally (1926), Garret FitzGerald (1926), and Margaret Mazzantini (1961).
Others born in Ireland
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William Trevor
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 225
Jane Wilde
WRITER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 226
Sara Allgood
ACTOR
1879 - 1950
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 227
John Bruton
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2024
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 228
John Boyne
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 229
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 230
John Sealy Townsend
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 231
John Philip Holland
INVENTOR
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 232
Willoughby Hamilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 233
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
CHESS PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 234
Ray McAnally
ACTOR
1926 - 1989
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 235
Garret FitzGerald
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2011
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 236
Margaret Mazzantini
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 237
Among Physicists In Ireland
Among physicists born in Ireland, John Sealy Townsend ranks 6. Before him are William Rowan Hamilton (1805), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), Ernest Walton (1903), John Tyndall (1820), and George Johnstone Stoney (1826). After him are John Joly (1857).
William Rowan Hamilton
1805 - 1865
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 1
George Francis FitzGerald
1851 - 1901
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 2
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 3
John Tyndall
1820 - 1893
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
George Johnstone Stoney
1826 - 1911
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 5
John Sealy Townsend
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 6
John Joly
1857 - 1933
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 7
