PHYSICIST
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
Joseph Larmor
Sir Joseph Larmor (; 11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was an Irish physicist and mathematician who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Larmor has received more than 192,501 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Larmor is the 558th most popular physicist (down from 463rd in 2019), the 2,713th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,169th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Physicist.
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190k
Page Views (PV)
50.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.36
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Joseph Larmor ranks 558 out of 851. Before him are Georg Hermann Quincke, Albert Betz, Leopoldo Nobili, Augusto Righi, John G. Trump, and Paul Davies. After him are Pierre Weiss, Alexander Markovich Polyakov, Matvei Bronstein, Frank J. Tipler, Emil Warburg, and Woldemar Voigt.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 552
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 553
Leopoldo Nobili
1784 - 1835
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 554
Augusto Righi
1850 - 1920
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 555
John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 556
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 557
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 558
Pierre Weiss
1865 - 1940
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 559
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 560
Matvei Bronstein
1906 - 1938
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 561
Frank J. Tipler
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 562
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 563
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 564
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Joseph Larmor ranks 97. Before him are George Gissing, Albert Ballin, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Anita Augspurg, Ivo Vojnović, and Georges Leygues. After him are Anna Kuliscioff, Friedrich von Ingenohl, Alice Pike Barney, Ayub Khan, Helena Westermarck, and Aleksei Evert. Among people deceased in 1942, Joseph Larmor ranks 154. Before him are Mordechai Gebirtig, Jack Greenwell, Adolphe Grisel, Daniel Alomía Robles, Ants Piip, and Natalya Kovshova. After him are Elmer Niklander, Zofia Zamenhof, Mahadev Desai, Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Heinrich Burger, and Nicholas Adontz.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gissing
WRITER
1857 - 1903
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 91
Albert Ballin
BUSINESSPERSON
1857 - 1918
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 92
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1924
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 93
Anita Augspurg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1943
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 94
Ivo Vojnović
WRITER
1857 - 1929
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 95
Georges Leygues
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1933
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 96
Joseph Larmor
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1942
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 97
Anna Kuliscioff
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1925
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 98
Friedrich von Ingenohl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1933
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 99
Alice Pike Barney
PAINTER
1857 - 1931
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 100
Ayub Khan
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1914
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 101
Helena Westermarck
PAINTER
1857 - 1938
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 102
Aleksei Evert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1918
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 103
Others Deceased in 1942
Go to all RankingsMordechai Gebirtig
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 148
Jack Greenwell
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1942
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 149
Adolphe Grisel
ATHLETE
1872 - 1942
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 150
Daniel Alomía Robles
COMPOSER
1871 - 1942
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 151
Ants Piip
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1942
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 152
Natalya Kovshova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1942
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 153
Joseph Larmor
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1942
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 154
Elmer Niklander
ATHLETE
1890 - 1942
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 155
Zofia Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1942
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 156
Mahadev Desai
WRITER
1892 - 1942
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 157
Wlodimir Ledóchowski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1942
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 158
Heinrich Burger
SKATER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 159
Nicholas Adontz
HISTORIAN
1871 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 160
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Larmor ranks 2,713 out of 8,785. Before him are Jeremy Bulloch (1945), Charles Warren (1840), Richard Bright (1789), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), Eleanor of Scotland (1433), and Simon MacCorkindale (1952). After him are Matthew Locke (1621), John Barnard (1946), Paul Potts (1970), Dennis Stratton (1952), John Rutter (1945), and Brian Connolly (1945).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJeremy Bulloch
ACTOR
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 2,707
Charles Warren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1840 - 1927
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 2,708
Richard Bright
PHYSICIAN
1789 - 1858
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 2,709
Harvey Postlethwaite
ENGINEER
1944 - 1999
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 2,710
Eleanor of Scotland
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1480
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 2,711
Simon MacCorkindale
ACTOR
1952 - 2010
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,712
Joseph Larmor
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1942
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,713
Matthew Locke
COMPOSER
1621 - 1677
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,714
John Barnard
INVENTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,715
Paul Potts
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,716
Dennis Stratton
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,717
John Rutter
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 2,718
Brian Connolly
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 2,719
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Joseph Larmor ranks 60. Before him are William Robert Grove (1811), William Edward Ayrton (1847), Ernest Marsden (1889), Ralph H. Fowler (1889), C. P. Snow (1905), and Paul Davies (1946). After him are James David Forbes (1809), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), John Robison (1739), John D. Barrow (1952), John Lennard-Jones (1894), and Michael Green (1946).
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 54
William Edward Ayrton
1847 - 1908
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 55
Ernest Marsden
1889 - 1970
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 56
Ralph H. Fowler
1889 - 1944
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 57
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 58
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