Physicist
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
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Lawrence Bragg
His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2024). Lawrence Bragg is the 33rd most popular physicist (up from 74th in 2024), the most popular biography from Australia and the most popular Australian Physicist.
Lawrence Bragg is most famous for his research with his father, William Bragg, that led to the discovery of X-rays.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Lawrence Bragg ranks 33 out of 851. Before him are Robert Hooke, Maria Goeppert Mayer, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Owen Willans Richardson, Ibn al-Haytham, and Heinrich Hertz. After him are Christiaan Huygens, James Clerk Maxwell, Louis de Broglie, Hendrik Lorentz, Daniel Bernoulli, and Lise Meitner.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Robert Hooke
1635 - 1703
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 27
Maria Goeppert Mayer
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 28
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
1869 - 1959
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 29
Owen Willans Richardson
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 30
Ibn al-Haytham
965 - 1039
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 31
Heinrich Hertz
1857 - 1894
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 32
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 33
Christiaan Huygens
1629 - 1695
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 34
James Clerk Maxwell
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 35
Louis de Broglie
1892 - 1987
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 36
Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 37
Daniel Bernoulli
1700 - 1782
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 38
Lise Meitner
1878 - 1968
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Lawrence Bragg ranks 5. Before him are Charles de Gaulle, Ho Chi Minh, Agatha Christie, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. After him are Vyacheslav Molotov, Friedrich Paulus, Boris Pasternak, H. P. Lovecraft, Egon Schiele, Alfred Jodl, and Karel Čapek. Among people deceased in 1971, Lawrence Bragg ranks 4. Before him are Igor Stravinsky, Nikita Khrushchev, and Coco Chanel. After him are Louis Armstrong, Jim Morrison, Paul Karrer, John Boyd Orr, György Lukács, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Audie Murphy, and Giorgos Seferis.
Others Born in 1890
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Charles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 1
Ho Chi Minh
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 2
Agatha Christie
WRITER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 3
Dwight D. Eisenhower
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 4
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 5
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 6
Friedrich Paulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1957
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 7
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 8
H. P. Lovecraft
WRITER
1890 - 1937
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 9
Egon Schiele
PAINTER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 10
Alfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 11
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1971
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Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 1
Nikita Khrushchev
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 2
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 3
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 4
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 5
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 6
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 7
John Boyd Orr
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1971
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 8
György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 9
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 10
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 11
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 12
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Lawrence Bragg ranks 1 out of NaN. After him are Macfarlane Burnet (1899), Gough Whitlam (1916), Don Bradman (1908), Peter C. Doherty (1940), George Miller (1945), Geoffrey Rush (1951), Tamam Shud case (1903), Sia (1975), John Cornforth (1917), Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), and Cate Blanchett (1969).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsLawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 2
Gough Whitlam
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 3
Don Bradman
CRICKETER
1908 - 2001
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 4
Peter C. Doherty
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 5
George Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 6
Geoffrey Rush
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 7
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 8
Sia
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 9
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 10
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 11
Cate Blanchett
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Among Physicists In Australia
Among physicists born in Australia, Lawrence Bragg ranks 1. After him are Alexander Prokhorov (1916), Mark Oliphant (1901), and Helen Quinn (1943).
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 1
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 2
Mark Oliphant
1901 - 2000
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 3
Helen Quinn
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4
