Physicist
Marie Curie
1867 - 1934
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Marie Curie
Her biography is available in 189 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 177 in 2024). Marie Curie is the 3rd most popular physicist, the most popular biography from Poland (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Polish Physicist.
Marie Curie is most famous for her pioneering work in the field of radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Marie Curie ranks 3 out of 851. Before her are Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein. After her are J. Robert Oppenheimer, Stephen Hawking, Wilhelm Röntgen, Michael Faraday, Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Ørsted, Max Planck, Alessandro Volta, and Albert A. Michelson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Isaac Newton
1643 - 1726
HPI: 99.44
Rank: 1
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 2
Marie Curie
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 3
J. Robert Oppenheimer
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 4
Stephen Hawking
1942 - 2018
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Röntgen
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 6
Michael Faraday
1791 - 1867
HPI: 86.08
Rank: 7
Niels Bohr
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 8
Hans Christian Ørsted
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 9
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 10
Alessandro Volta
1745 - 1827
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 11
Albert A. Michelson
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Marie Curie ranks 1. After her are Mary of Teck, Edgar de Wahl, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Józef Piłsudski, Margaret Brown, Frank Lloyd Wright, Emily Greene Balch, Luigi Pirandello, Louise, Princess Royal, Pierre Bonnard, and Arturo Toscanini. Among people deceased in 1934, Marie Curie ranks 1. After her are Paul von Hindenburg, Lev Vygotsky, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Edward Elgar, Fritz Haber, Ernst Röhm, Raymond Poincaré, Albert I of Belgium, Nestor Makhno, Kurt von Schleicher, and Sergey Kirov.
Others Born in 1867
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PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 83.82
Rank: 2
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 3
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1951
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 4
Józef Piłsudski
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 5
Margaret Brown
CELEBRITY
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 6
Frank Lloyd Wright
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 7
Emily Greene Balch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1961
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 8
Luigi Pirandello
WRITER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 9
Louise, Princess Royal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1931
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 10
Pierre Bonnard
PAINTER
1867 - 1947
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 11
Arturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1934
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PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 2
Lev Vygotsky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1934
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 3
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1934
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 4
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 5
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Ernst Röhm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1934
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 7
Raymond Poincaré
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1934
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 8
Albert I of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1934
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 9
Nestor Makhno
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1934
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 10
Kurt von Schleicher
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1934
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 11
Sergey Kirov
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Marie Curie ranks 1 out of NaN. After her are Nicolaus Copernicus (1473), Pope John Paul II (1920), Frédéric Chopin (1810), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Catherine the Great (1729), Rosa Luxemburg (1871), Albert A. Michelson (1852), Lech Wałęsa (1943), Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), L. L. Zamenhof (1859), and Paul von Hindenburg (1847).
Others born in Poland
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PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Nicolaus Copernicus
ASTRONOMER
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 2
Pope John Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2005
HPI: 92.56
Rank: 3
Frédéric Chopin
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Arthur Schopenhauer
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1860
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 5
Catherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 6
Rosa Luxemburg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1871 - 1919
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 8
Lech Wałęsa
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 9
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 10
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 11
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 12
Among Physicists In Poland
Among physicists born in Poland, Marie Curie ranks 1. After her are Albert A. Michelson (1852), Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686), Otto Stern (1888), Rudolf Clausius (1822), Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898), Klaus von Klitzing (1943), Joseph Rotblat (1908), Hagen Kleinert (1941), Leopold Infeld (1898), and Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848).
Marie Curie
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Albert A. Michelson
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 2
Maria Goeppert Mayer
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 3
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
1686 - 1736
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 4
Otto Stern
1888 - 1969
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 5
Rudolf Clausius
1822 - 1888
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 6
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 - 1988
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 7
Klaus von Klitzing
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 8
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 9
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - 2025
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 10
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 11
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
1848 - 1916
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 12
