PHYSICIST
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
Max Planck
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (; German: [maks ˈplaŋk] ; 23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many substantial contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame as a physicist rests primarily on his role as the originator of quantum theory and one of the founders of modern physics, which revolutionized understanding of atomic and subatomic processes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Planck has received more than 4,346,624 page views. His biography is available in 142 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 135 in 2019). Max Planck is the 7th most popular physicist (up from 8th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Germany (up from 29th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Physicist.
Max Planck is most famous for his work in quantum physics. He was able to show that light is not a continuous wave, but instead comes in packets of energy called quanta.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Max Planck ranks 7 out of 851. Before him are Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Wilhelm Röntgen, Stephen Hawking, and Michael Faraday. After him are Alessandro Volta, Hans Christian Ørsted, Pierre Curie, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Prescott Joule.
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HPI: 97.67
Rank: 1
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HPI: 92.13
Rank: 2
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HPI: 85.49
Rank: 3
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HPI: 83.96
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Stephen Hawking
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HPI: 82.87
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Michael Faraday
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HPI: 82.73
Rank: 6
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 7
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HPI: 81.97
Rank: 8
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HPI: 81.28
Rank: 9
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HPI: 80.78
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HPI: 80.59
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HPI: 80.58
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HPI: 80.53
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Max Planck ranks 1. After him are Émile Durkheim, Giacomo Puccini, Selma Lagerlöf, Theodore Roosevelt, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Gustaf V of Sweden, Rudolf Diesel, Georg Simmel, Omar Mukhtar, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Giuseppe Peano. Among people deceased in 1947, Max Planck ranks 1. After him are Henry Ford, Al Capone, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Aleister Crowley, Kurt Lewin, George II of Greece, and Jozef Tiso.
Others Born in 1858
Go to all RankingsMax Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
Émile Durkheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1917
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 2
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 3
Selma Lagerlöf
WRITER
1858 - 1940
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 5
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1889
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 6
Gustaf V of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1950
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 7
Rudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 8
Georg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 9
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 10
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Peano
MATHEMATICIAN
1858 - 1932
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsMax Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
Henry Ford
INVENTOR
1863 - 1947
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 2
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 3
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 4
Philipp Lenard
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1947
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 7
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 8
Aleister Crowley
OCCULTIST
1875 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 9
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 10
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 11
Jozef Tiso
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max Planck ranks 26 out of 7,253. Before him are George Frideric Handel (1685), Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837), Frederick the Great (1712), Robert Schumann (1810), and Friedrich Engels (1820). After him are Johannes Brahms (1833), Karl Dönitz (1891), Anne Frank (1929), Friedrich Schiller (1759), Martin Heidegger (1889), and Hermann Hesse (1877).
Others born in Germany
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COMPOSER
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 21
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 22
Frederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 23
Robert Schumann
COMPOSER
1810 - 1856
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 24
Friedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 25
Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 26
Johannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 27
Karl Dönitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 28
Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 29
Friedrich Schiller
WRITER
1759 - 1805
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 30
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 31
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 32
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Max Planck ranks 3. Before him are Albert Einstein (1879), and Wilhelm Röntgen (1845). After him are Werner Heisenberg (1901), Georg Ohm (1789), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Max Born (1882), Max von Laue (1879), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), J. Hans D. Jensen (1907), Johannes Stark (1874), and Otto von Guericke (1602).
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Röntgen
1845 - 1923
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 2
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 3
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 4
Georg Ohm
1789 - 1854
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 5
Heinrich Hertz
1857 - 1894
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
Max Born
1882 - 1970
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 7
Max von Laue
1879 - 1960
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 8
Hermann von Helmholtz
1821 - 1894
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 9
J. Hans D. Jensen
1907 - 1973
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 10
Johannes Stark
1874 - 1957
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 11
Otto von Guericke
1602 - 1686
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 12