PHYSICIST
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
Leopold Infeld
Leopold Infeld (20 August 1898 – 15 January 1968) was a Polish physicist who worked mainly in Poland and Canada (1938–1950). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold Infeld has received more than 105,388 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Leopold Infeld is the 347th most popular physicist (down from 333rd in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Poland (down from 334th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Physicist.
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110k
Page Views (PV)
58.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
8.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.11
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Leopold Infeld ranks 347 out of 851. Before him are Shuji Nakamura, Hans Kramers, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Jean-Charles de Borda, Franz Ernst Neumann, and Walter A. Shewhart. After him are William Sturgeon, Marguerite Perey, Moritz von Jacobi, Stephen Hales, Yakov Zeldovich, and Heinrich Geißler.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 341
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 342
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
1785 - 1845
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 343
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 344
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 345
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 346
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 347
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 348
Marguerite Perey
1909 - 1975
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 349
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 350
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 351
Yakov Zeldovich
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 352
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 353
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Leopold Infeld ranks 70. Before him are Arletty, Gulzarilal Nanda, Viktor Pavičić, Kurt Tank, Julius Schaub, and Ernő Gerő. After him are Marie-Pierre Kœnig, August Hirt, Matvei Zakharov, Jean Borotra, István Dobi, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Among people deceased in 1968, Leopold Infeld ranks 46. Before him are Josef Harpe, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Georgios Papandreou, Tsuguharu Foujita, Fritz Bauer, and Husband E. Kimmel. After him are Giovannino Guareschi, John Heartfield, Fedor Tokarev, Jean Hyppolite, István Dobi, and Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsArletty
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 64
Gulzarilal Nanda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 65
Viktor Pavičić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1943
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 66
Kurt Tank
ENGINEER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 67
Julius Schaub
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 68
Ernő Gerő
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 69
Leopold Infeld
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 70
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1970
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 71
August Hirt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1945
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 72
Matvei Zakharov
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1972
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 73
Jean Borotra
TENNIS PLAYER
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 74
István Dobi
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 75
Salvatore Ferragamo
DESIGNER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsJosef Harpe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 40
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1968
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 41
Georgios Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 42
Tsuguharu Foujita
PAINTER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 43
Fritz Bauer
JUDGE
1903 - 1968
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 44
Husband E. Kimmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 45
Leopold Infeld
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 46
Giovannino Guareschi
WRITER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 47
John Heartfield
ARTIST
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 48
Fedor Tokarev
ENGINEER
1871 - 1968
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 49
Jean Hyppolite
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1968
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 50
István Dobi
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 51
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 52
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Leopold Infeld ranks 338 out of 1,694. Before him are Eberhard von Mackensen (1889), Tommy Wiseau (1955), Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska (1834), Barbara Brylska (1941), Casimir Pulaski (1745), and Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785). After him are Roman Dmowski (1864), Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699), Johann Daniel Titius (1729), Fritz Gerlich (1883), Jerzy Kosiński (1933), and Maria Szymanowska (1789).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsEberhard von Mackensen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1969
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 332
Tommy Wiseau
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 333
Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska
COMPOSER
1834 - 1861
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 334
Barbara Brylska
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 335
Casimir Pulaski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1779
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 336
Hans Karl von Diebitsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1785 - 1831
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 337
Leopold Infeld
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 338
Roman Dmowski
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1939
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 339
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
ARCHITECT
1699 - 1753
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 340
Johann Daniel Titius
ASTRONOMER
1729 - 1796
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 341
Fritz Gerlich
WRITER
1883 - 1934
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 342
Jerzy Kosiński
WRITER
1933 - 1991
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 343
Maria Szymanowska
COMPOSER
1789 - 1831
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 344
Among PHYSICISTS In Poland
Among physicists born in Poland, Leopold Infeld ranks 10. Before him are Otto Stern (1888), Rudolf Clausius (1822), Albert A. Michelson (1852), Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898), Joseph Rotblat (1908), and Klaus von Klitzing (1943). After him are Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848), Vladimir Chelomey (1914), Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (1803), Hagen Kleinert (1941), Eugen Goldstein (1860), and Max Abraham (1875).
Otto Stern
1888 - 1969
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
Rudolf Clausius
1822 - 1888
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 5
Albert A. Michelson
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 - 1988
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 7
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 8
Klaus von Klitzing
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 9
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 10
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
1848 - 1916
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 11
Vladimir Chelomey
1914 - 1984
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 12
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
1803 - 1879
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 13
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 14
Eugen Goldstein
1860 - 1930
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 15
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 16