PHYSICIST
Ole Worm
1588 - 1654
Ole Worm
Ole Worm (13 May 1588 – 31 August 1654), who often went by the Latinized form of his name Olaus Wormius, was a Danish physician, natural historian and antiquary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ole Worm has received more than 246,059 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ole Worm is the 477th most popular physicist (down from 469th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 291st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
53.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.71
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ole Worm ranks 477 out of 851. Before him are Jacques Babinet, Pyotr Lebedev, Clarence Zener, Johann Christian Poggendorff, Anatole Abragam, and Max Abraham. After him are Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Emil Wiechert, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, Yuri Orlov, Carlo Rovelli, and Marian Smoluchowski.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Babinet
1794 - 1872
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 471
Pyotr Lebedev
1866 - 1912
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 472
Clarence Zener
1905 - 1993
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 473
Johann Christian Poggendorff
1796 - 1877
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 474
Anatole Abragam
1914 - 2011
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 475
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 476
Ole Worm
1588 - 1654
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 477
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 478
Emil Wiechert
1861 - 1928
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 479
Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
1715 - 1794
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 480
Yuri Orlov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 481
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 482
Marian Smoluchowski
1872 - 1917
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 483
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1588, Ole Worm ranks 13. Before him are Isaac Beeckman, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Robert Filmer, Jan Janssonius, and Pierre Séguier. After him are Johann Heinrich Alsted, Margherita Aldobrandini, Claudius Salmasius, Johann von Aldringen, François de La Mothe Le Vayer, and Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen. Among people deceased in 1654, Ole Worm ranks 14. Before him are Peter Claver, İslâm III Giray, Samuel Scheidt, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Jacques Lemercier, and Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. After him are Matei Basarab, Athanasius III of Constantinople, John Selden, and Nicholas Culpeper.
Others Born in 1588
Go to all RankingsIsaac Beeckman
MATHEMATICIAN
1588 - 1637
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 7
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1588 - 1665
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 8
Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1658
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 9
Robert Filmer
PHILOSOPHER
1588 - 1653
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 10
Jan Janssonius
GEOGRAPHER
1588 - 1664
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 11
Pierre Séguier
POLITICIAN
1588 - 1672
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 12
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 13
Johann Heinrich Alsted
PHILOSOPHER
1588 - 1638
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 14
Margherita Aldobrandini
POLITICIAN
1588 - 1646
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 15
Claudius Salmasius
WRITER
1588 - 1653
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 16
Johann von Aldringen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1588 - 1634
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 17
François de La Mothe Le Vayer
WRITER
1588 - 1672
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 18
Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1635
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1654
Go to all RankingsPeter Claver
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1654
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 8
İslâm III Giray
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1654
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 9
Samuel Scheidt
COMPOSER
1587 - 1654
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 10
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 11
Jacques Lemercier
ARCHITECT
1585 - 1654
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 12
Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
NOBLEMAN
1598 - 1654
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 13
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 14
Matei Basarab
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1654
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 15
Athanasius III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1654
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 16
John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 17
Nicholas Culpeper
WRITER
1616 - 1654
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 18
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Ole Worm ranks 278 out of 1,032. Before him are Kjeld Abell (1901), Margrethe Vestager (1968), Ernst Reuter (1889), Frank Arnesen (1956), Rued Langgaard (1893), and Christian Frederik Hansen (1756). After him are Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Laurits Tuxen (1853), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), H. C. Hansen (1906), and Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1721).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsKjeld Abell
WRITER
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 272
Margrethe Vestager
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 273
Ernst Reuter
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 274
Frank Arnesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 275
Rued Langgaard
COMPOSER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 276
Christian Frederik Hansen
ARCHITECT
1756 - 1845
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 277
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 278
Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1609 - 1689
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 279
Ebbe Schwartz
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1964
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 280
Laurits Tuxen
PAINTER
1853 - 1927
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 281
Estrid Svendsdatter
COMPANION
990 - 1073
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 282
H. C. Hansen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1960
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 283
Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1721 - 1794
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 284
Among PHYSICISTS In Denmark
Among physicists born in Denmark, Ole Worm ranks 5. Before him are Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Niels Bohr (1885), Aage Bohr (1922), and Ludvig Lorenz (1829). After him are Martin Knudsen (1871), Henrik Svensmark (1958), and Lene Hau (1959).
Hans Christian Ørsted
1777 - 1851
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 1
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