PHYSICIST
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Today
Klaus Hasselmann
Klaus Ferdinand Hasselmann (German pronunciation: [klaʊs ˈhasl̩man] ; born 25 October 1931) is a German oceanographer and climate modeller. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hamburg and former Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaus Hasselmann has received more than 211,358 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Klaus Hasselmann is the 244th most popular physicist (down from 243rd in 2019), the 831st most popular biography from Germany (up from 949th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
62.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
9.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Klaus Hasselmann ranks 244 out of 851. Before him are Henry Way Kendall, John Kendrew, Valentin Ceaușescu, Bertram Brockhouse, Alexey Ekimov, and Patrick Blackett. After him are John Archibald Wheeler, Jim Peebles, Gérard Mourou, Georg Bednorz, Georg von Békésy, and Ivar Giaever.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry Way Kendall
1926 - 1999
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 238
John Kendrew
1917 - 1997
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 239
Valentin Ceaușescu
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 240
Bertram Brockhouse
1918 - 2003
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 241
Alexey Ekimov
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 242
Patrick Blackett
1897 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 243
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 244
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 245
Jim Peebles
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 246
Gérard Mourou
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 247
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 248
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 249
Ivar Giaever
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 250
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Klaus Hasselmann ranks 56. Before him are Larry Hagman, Burton Richter, Jacques Demy, Faten Hamama, Lucia Bosè, and James Earl Jones. After him are Viktor Korchnoi, Ettore Scola, Stanislav Grof, Sofia Gubaidulina, Syukuro Manabe, and Ivan Rebroff.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsLarry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 50
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 51
Jacques Demy
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1990
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 52
Faten Hamama
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 53
Lucia Bosè
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 54
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 55
Klaus Hasselmann
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 56
Viktor Korchnoi
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 57
Ettore Scola
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 58
Stanislav Grof
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 59
Sofia Gubaidulina
COMPOSER
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 60
Syukuro Manabe
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 61
Ivan Rebroff
SINGER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 62
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Klaus Hasselmann ranks 831 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophie of Württemberg (1818), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Bernhard Schlink (1944), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671). After him are Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Bruno of Querfurt (970), Herta Oberheuser (1911), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), and Karlheinz Böhm (1928).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsSophie of Württemberg
COMPANION
1818 - 1877
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 825
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 826
Bernhard Schlink
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 827
Levin August von Bennigsen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1826
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 828
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
COMPANION
1666 - 1726
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 829
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1727
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 830
Klaus Hasselmann
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 831
Otto Ernst Remer
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1997
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 832
Bruno of Querfurt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
970 - 1009
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 833
Herta Oberheuser
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 834
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1505 - 1571
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 835
Georg Ernst Stahl
CHEMIST
1659 - 1734
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 836
Karlheinz Böhm
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 837
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Klaus Hasselmann ranks 36. Before him are Polykarp Kusch (1911), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Wolfgang Paul (1913), Herbert Kroemer (1928), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), and Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949). After him are Georg Bednorz (1950), Rainer Weiss (1932), Max Delbrück (1906), August Kundt (1839), Carl von Linde (1842), and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912).
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 30
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 31
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 32
Herbert Kroemer
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 33
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 35
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 36
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 37
Rainer Weiss
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 38
Max Delbrück
1906 - 1981
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 39
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 40
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 41
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 42