Chemist
Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian scientist
1867 - 1917
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Kristian Birkeland
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Kristian Birkeland is the 338th most popular chemist (down from 304th in 2024), the 120th most popular biography from Norway (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Chemist.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Kristian Birkeland ranks 338 out of 602. Before him are Frederick Abel, François-Marie Raoult, Martin Lowry, Roderick MacKinnon, Nils Gabriel Sefström, and Clemens Winkler. After him are Erwin Chargaff, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, Pierre Joseph Pelletier, Morten P. Meldal, and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 332
François-Marie Raoult
1830 - 1901
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 333
Martin Lowry
1874 - 1936
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 334
Roderick MacKinnon
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 335
Nils Gabriel Sefström
1787 - 1845
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 336
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 337
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 338
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 339
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 340
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
1801 - 1887
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 341
Pierre Joseph Pelletier
1788 - 1842
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 342
Morten P. Meldal
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 343
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 344
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Kristian Birkeland ranks 58. Before him are Frederick Keeping, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Sundance Kid, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Henry L. Stimson, and Henri Gouraud. After him are Marcel Schwob, Jeanne Lanvin, Masaoka Shiki, Carl Laemmle, Cy Young, and Marie Krøyer. Among people deceased in 1917, Kristian Birkeland ranks 40. Before him are Dadabhai Naoroji, Gustav von Schmoller, Carolus-Duran, Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev, Sarah Aaronsohn, and Matthias Zurbriggen. After him are Léon Flameng, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz, Octave Lapize, Eugène Grasset, and Ivan Goremykin.
Others Born in 1867
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Frederick Keeping
CYCLIST
1867 - 1950
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 52
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1954
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 53
Sundance Kid
MAFIOSO
1867 - 1908
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 54
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1956
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 55
Henry L. Stimson
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1950
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 56
Henri Gouraud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1946
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 57
Kristian Birkeland
CHEMIST
1867 - 1917
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 58
Marcel Schwob
WRITER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 59
Jeanne Lanvin
DESIGNER
1867 - 1946
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 60
Masaoka Shiki
WRITER
1867 - 1902
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 61
Carl Laemmle
BUSINESSPERSON
1867 - 1939
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 62
Cy Young
BASEBALL PLAYER
1867 - 1955
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 63
Marie Krøyer
PAINTER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 1917
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Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 34
Gustav von Schmoller
ECONOMIST
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 35
Carolus-Duran
PAINTER
1837 - 1917
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 36
Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1843 - 1917
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 37
Sarah Aaronsohn
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1917
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 38
Matthias Zurbriggen
MOUNTAINEER
1856 - 1917
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 39
Kristian Birkeland
CHEMIST
1867 - 1917
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 40
Léon Flameng
CYCLIST
1877 - 1917
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 41
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 42
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 43
Octave Lapize
CYCLIST
1887 - 1917
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 44
Eugène Grasset
PAINTER
1845 - 1917
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 45
Ivan Goremykin
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1917
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 46
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Kristian Birkeland ranks 120 out of NaN. Before him are Rikard Nordraak (1842), Ole Bull (1810), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), and Axel Paulsen (1855). After him are Stein Rokkan (1921), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Sinding (1856), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Erna Solberg (1961), and Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974).
Others born in Norway
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Rikard Nordraak
COMPOSER
1842 - 1866
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 114
Ole Bull
MUSICIAN
1810 - 1880
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 115
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 116
Jonas Gahr Støre
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 117
Ole-Johan Dahl
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1931 - 2002
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 118
Axel Paulsen
SKATER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 119
Kristian Birkeland
CHEMIST
1867 - 1917
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 120
Stein Rokkan
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1979
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 121
Magnus, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1042 - 1106
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 122
Christian Sinding
COMPOSER
1856 - 1941
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 123
Carsten Borchgrevink
EXPLORER
1864 - 1934
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 124
Erna Solberg
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 125
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 126
Among Chemists In Norway
Among chemists born in Norway, Kristian Birkeland ranks 3. Before him are Odd Hassel (1897), and Lars Onsager (1903). After him are Peter Waage (1833).
Odd Hassel
1897 - 1981
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 1
Lars Onsager
1903 - 1976
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 2
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 3
Peter Waage
1833 - 1900
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 4
