PHYSICIST
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
Nicholas Kurti
Nicholas Kurti, (Hungarian: Kürti Miklós) (14 May 1908 – 24 November 1998) was a Hungarian-born British physicist who lived in Oxford, UK, for most of his life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas Kurti has received more than 72,974 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Kurti is the 570th most popular physicist (down from 558th in 2019), the 424th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 405th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Physicist.
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73k
Page Views (PV)
57.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.78
Effective Languages (L*)
1.55
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Nicholas Kurti ranks 570 out of 851. Before him are Emil Warburg, Woldemar Voigt, Kenneth Bainbridge, August Beer, Carl August von Steinheil, and Vladimir Veksler. After him are Alexis Thérèse Petit, Otto Lehmann, Gunnar Nordström, James David Forbes, Antonio Pacinotti, and Ludvig Faddeev.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 564
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 565
Kenneth Bainbridge
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 566
August Beer
1825 - 1863
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 567
Carl August von Steinheil
1801 - 1870
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 568
Vladimir Veksler
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 569
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 570
Alexis Thérèse Petit
1791 - 1820
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 571
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 572
Gunnar Nordström
1881 - 1923
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 573
James David Forbes
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 574
Antonio Pacinotti
1841 - 1912
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 575
Ludvig Faddeev
1934 - 2017
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 576
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Nicholas Kurti ranks 221. Before him are Ethel Catherwood, Agustín Sauto Arana, Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Marina Semyonova, Oddbjørn Hagen, and Percy Faith. After him are Aleksander Ford, Jenő Vincze, František Kriegel, Louis Jordan, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, and Teizo Takeuchi. Among people deceased in 1998, Nicholas Kurti ranks 174. Before him are Rolan Bykov, Michèle Arnaud, Lilí Álvarez, Maurice Schumann, Bruno Rodzik, and Gloria Fuertes. After him are Ludvík Daněk, Galina Starovoytova, Jack Lord, Eva Bartok, Gene Autry, and Ernesto Grillo.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsEthel Catherwood
ATHLETE
1908 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 215
Agustín Sauto Arana
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 216
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1994
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 217
Marina Semyonova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1908 - 2010
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 218
Oddbjørn Hagen
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1983
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 219
Percy Faith
COMPOSER
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 220
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 221
Aleksander Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 222
Jenő Vincze
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 223
František Kriegel
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 224
Louis Jordan
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1975
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 225
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1983
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 226
Teizo Takeuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1946
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 227
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsRolan Bykov
ACTOR
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 168
Michèle Arnaud
SINGER
1919 - 1998
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 169
Lilí Álvarez
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 170
Maurice Schumann
WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 171
Bruno Rodzik
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 172
Gloria Fuertes
WRITER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 173
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 174
Ludvík Daněk
ATHLETE
1937 - 1998
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 175
Galina Starovoytova
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1998
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 176
Jack Lord
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 177
Eva Bartok
ACTOR
1927 - 1998
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 178
Gene Autry
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 179
Ernesto Grillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1998
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 180
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Nicholas Kurti ranks 424 out of 1,077. Before him are Ferenc Fejtő (1909), Mária Mednyánszky (1901), Angelica Bella (1968), Máté Fenyvesi (1933), Károly Palotai (1935), and Olga Gyarmati (1924). After him are Tibor Szamuely (1890), Jenő Vincze (1908), Márta Rudas (1937), Rózsa Péter (1905), Rudolf Kárpáti (1920), and Yuriy Venelin (1802).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsFerenc Fejtő
WRITER
1909 - 2008
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 418
Mária Mednyánszky
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 419
Angelica Bella
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - 2021
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 420
Máté Fenyvesi
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 421
Károly Palotai
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 422
Olga Gyarmati
ATHLETE
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 423
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 424
Tibor Szamuely
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1919
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 425
Jenő Vincze
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 426
Márta Rudas
ATHLETE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 427
Rózsa Péter
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 428
Rudolf Kárpáti
FENCER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 429
Yuriy Venelin
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 430
Among PHYSICISTS In Hungary
Among physicists born in Hungary, Nicholas Kurti ranks 8. Before him are Eugene Wigner (1902), Leo Szilard (1898), Dennis Gabor (1900), Georg von Békésy (1899), Ferenc Krausz (1962), and Arpad Elo (1903). After him are Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900), Valentine Telegdi (1922), and Egon Orowan (1902).
Eugene Wigner
1902 - 1995
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 2
Leo Szilard
1898 - 1964
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 3
Dennis Gabor
1900 - 1979
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 4
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 5
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 7
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 8
Zoltán Lajos Bay
1900 - 1992
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 9
Valentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 10
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 11