Physicist
Karl Taylor Compton
1887 - 1954
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Karl Taylor Compton
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Karl Taylor Compton is the 730th most popular physicist (up from 806th in 2024), the 8,998th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,260th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Karl Taylor Compton ranks 730 out of 851. Before him are Ernst Ising, Charles Stark Draper, Rudolf Haag, Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Nicholas Metropolis, and Gerald Guralnik. After him are Walter Gordon, Arthur Schuster, James Hartle, Gregor Wentzel, Roald Sagdeev, and Mordehai Milgrom.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Ernst Ising
1900 - 1998
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 724
Charles Stark Draper
1901 - 1987
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 725
Rudolf Haag
1922 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 726
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
1862 - 1916
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 727
Nicholas Metropolis
1915 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 728
Gerald Guralnik
1936 - 2014
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 729
Karl Taylor Compton
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 730
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 731
Arthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 732
James Hartle
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 733
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 734
Roald Sagdeev
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 735
Mordehai Milgrom
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 736
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Karl Taylor Compton ranks 247. Before him are Arne Halse, Karl Johan Svensson, William Henry Dean, Florence Price, Samuel Eliot Morison, and Erich Hecke. After him are Carl Ebert, Ahmet Haşim, Guðjón Samúelsson, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, George Abbott, and Martín Luis Guzmán. Among people deceased in 1954, Karl Taylor Compton ranks 147. Before him are Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Juan Guevara, Herman Groman, Guy Mairesse, Felipe Molas López, and Mohamed Amin Didi. After him are Väinö Ikonen, Ernest Esclangon, Gladys George, Tomás Monje, Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, and Shaqe Çoba.
Others Born in 1887
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Arne Halse
ATHLETE
1887 - 1975
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 241
Karl Johan Svensson
ATHLETE
1887 - 1964
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 242
William Henry Dean
ATHLETE
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 243
Florence Price
COMPOSER
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 244
Samuel Eliot Morison
HISTORIAN
1887 - 1976
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 245
Erich Hecke
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 246
Karl Taylor Compton
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 247
Carl Ebert
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 248
Ahmet Haşim
WRITER
1887 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 249
Guðjón Samúelsson
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1950
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 250
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 251
George Abbott
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1995
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 252
Martín Luis Guzmán
WRITER
1887 - 1976
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 253
Others Deceased in 1954
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Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
WRITER
1884 - 1954
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 141
Juan Guevara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1954
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 142
Herman Groman
ATHLETE
1882 - 1954
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 143
Guy Mairesse
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1954
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 144
Felipe Molas López
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1954
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 145
Mohamed Amin Didi
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1954
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 146
Karl Taylor Compton
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 147
Väinö Ikonen
ATHLETE
1895 - 1954
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 148
Ernest Esclangon
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1954
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 149
Gladys George
ACTOR
1904 - 1954
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 150
Tomás Monje
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 151
Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1954
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 152
Shaqe Çoba
WRITER
1875 - 1954
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 153
In United States
Among people born in United States, Karl Taylor Compton ranks 9,000 out of NaN. Before him are Charles Q. Brown Jr. (1962), Martin Mull (1943), Blanche Sweet (1896), Stubby Kaye (1918), Lester del Rey (1915), and Philip Agee (1935). After him are Alexander Berzin (1944), Marianne Williamson (1952), Barbara Bonney (1956), Nick Anderson (1968), John R. Commons (1862), and Alphonso Taft (1810).
Others born in United States
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Charles Q. Brown Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,994
Martin Mull
ACTOR
1943 - 2024
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,995
Blanche Sweet
ACTOR
1896 - 1986
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,996
Stubby Kaye
ACTOR
1918 - 1997
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,997
Lester del Rey
WRITER
1915 - 1993
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,998
Philip Agee
WRITER
1935 - 2008
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 8,999
Karl Taylor Compton
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 9,000
Alexander Berzin
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 9,001
Marianne Williamson
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,002
Barbara Bonney
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,003
Nick Anderson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,004
John R. Commons
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,005
Alphonso Taft
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1891
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9,006
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Karl Taylor Compton ranks 163. Before him are Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Stuart Hameroff (1947), Bill Nye (1955), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Nicholas Metropolis (1915), and Gerald Guralnik (1936). After him are James Hartle (1939), Seymour Benzer (1921), Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Robert Bacher (1905), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), and Elda Emma Anderson (1899).
Elliott H. Lieb
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 157
Stuart Hameroff
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 158
Bill Nye
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 159
Charles Stark Draper
1901 - 1987
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 160
Nicholas Metropolis
1915 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 161
Gerald Guralnik
1936 - 2014
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 162
Karl Taylor Compton
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 163
James Hartle
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 164
Seymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 165
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 166
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 167
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 168
Elda Emma Anderson
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 169
