PHYSICIST
Lene Hau
1959 - Today
Lene Hau
Lene Vestergaard Hau (Danish: [ˈle̝ːnə ˈvestɐˌkɒˀ ˈhɑw]; born November 13, 1959) is a Danish physicist and educator. She is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard University.In 1999, she led a Harvard University team who, by use of a Bose–Einstein condensate, succeeded in slowing a beam of light to about 17 metres per second, and, in 2001, was able to stop a beam completely. Later work based on these experiments led to the transfer of light to matter, then from matter back into light, a process with important implications for quantum encryption and quantum computing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lene Hau has received more than 582,058 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lene Hau is the 752nd most popular physicist (down from 710th in 2019), the 583rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 550th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Danish Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
580k
Page Views (PV)
44.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
5.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Lene Haus by language
Over the past year Lene Hau has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 25,174 views, followed by Spanish (2,207), and Danish (2,199). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (478.79%), Southern Azerbaijani (75.63%), and Galician (59.50%)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Lene Hau ranks 752 out of 851. Before her are Gilbert Walker, Juan Martín Maldacena, Kees Schouhamer Immink, Miguel Alcubierre, Arthur Schuster, and Grigory Landsberg. After her are Conyers Herring, Bengt Edlén, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Yoseph Imry, Balfour Stewart, and Rolf Landauer.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGilbert Walker
1868 - 1958
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 746
Juan Martín Maldacena
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 747
Kees Schouhamer Immink
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 748
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 749
Arthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 750
Grigory Landsberg
1890 - 1957
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 751
Lene Hau
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 752
Conyers Herring
1914 - 2009
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 753
Bengt Edlén
1906 - 1993
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 754
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 755
Yoseph Imry
1939 - 2018
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 756
Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 757
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 758
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Lene Hau ranks 378. Before her are Päivi Räsänen, Sylvia Hanika, Kathy Hilton, Daniel Goldhagen, Dave Schultz, and François Chau. After her are Noureddine Bedoui, Ajay Banga, Gregg Araki, Chris Hadfield, Ryuta Kawashima, and Mats Näslund.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsPäivi Räsänen
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 372
Sylvia Hanika
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 373
Kathy Hilton
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 374
Daniel Goldhagen
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 375
Dave Schultz
WRESTLER
1959 - 1996
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 376
François Chau
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 377
Lene Hau
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 378
Noureddine Bedoui
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 379
Ajay Banga
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 380
Gregg Araki
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 381
Chris Hadfield
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 382
Ryuta Kawashima
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 383
Mats Näslund
HOCKEY PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 384
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Lene Hau ranks 583 out of 1,032. Before her are Birthe Kjær (1948), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), Per Røntved (1949), John Hansen (1938), John Jensen (1965), and Søren Marinus Jensen (1879). After her are Yussuf Poulsen (1994), Michael Pedersen Friis (1857), Kevin Magnussen (1992), Søren Malling (1964), Emmelie de Forest (1993), and Aage Larsen (1923).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsBirthe Kjær
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 577
Dorrit Willumsen
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 578
Per Røntved
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 579
John Hansen
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 580
John Jensen
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 581
Søren Marinus Jensen
WRESTLER
1879 - 1965
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 582
Lene Hau
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 583
Yussuf Poulsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 584
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 585
Kevin Magnussen
RACING DRIVER
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 586
Søren Malling
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 587
Emmelie de Forest
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 588
Aage Larsen
ATHLETE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 589
Among PHYSICISTS In Denmark
Among physicists born in Denmark, Lene Hau ranks 8. Before her are Niels Bohr (1885), Aage Bohr (1922), Ludvig Lorenz (1829), Ole Worm (1588), Martin Knudsen (1871), and Henrik Svensmark (1958).
Niels Bohr
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 2
Aage Bohr
1922 - 2009
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 3
Ludvig Lorenz
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 4
Ole Worm
1588 - 1654
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5
Martin Knudsen
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 6
Henrik Svensmark
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 7
Lene Hau
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 8