PHYSICIST
Oskar Klein
1894 - 1977
Oskar Klein
Oskar Benjamin Klein (Swedish: [ˈklajn]; 15 September 1894 – 5 February 1977) was a Swedish theoretical physicist. Oskar Klein is known for his work on Kaluza–Klein theory, which is partially named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oskar Klein has received more than 162,880 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Klein is the 383rd most popular physicist (down from 359th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
56.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Oskar Klein ranks 383 out of 851. Before him are John Mauchly, Nathan Rosen, Ralph Asher Alpher, Georgy Flyorov, Duncan Haldane, and Hiroshi Amano. After him are Christopher Polhem, Sameera Moussa, Robert Brout, Louis Poinsot, Wolfgang Ketterle, and George Johnstone Stoney.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Mauchly
1907 - 1980
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 377
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 378
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 379
Georgy Flyorov
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 380
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 381
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 382
Oskar Klein
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 383
Christopher Polhem
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 384
Sameera Moussa
1917 - 1952
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 385
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 386
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 387
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 388
George Johnstone Stoney
1826 - 1911
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 389
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, Oskar Klein ranks 78. Before him are E. E. Cummings, Fritz Freitag, Albert Leo Schlageter, Friedrich Hossbach, Friedrich Ebert Jr., and Erwin Schulhoff. After him are Mikhail Zoshchenko, Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, Meher Baba, Józef Beck, Boris Lyatoshinsky, and Gerhard Schmidhuber. Among people deceased in 1977, Oskar Klein ranks 74. Before him are Yevgenia Ginzburg, Hans Martin Sutermeister, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Zózimo, and Edmund Veesenmayer. After him are Eduard Roschmann, Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Džemal Bijedić, Miloš Crnjanski, Arsenio Erico, and Hamazasp Babadzhanian.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsE. E. Cummings
WRITER
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 72
Fritz Freitag
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 73
Albert Leo Schlageter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1923
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 74
Friedrich Hossbach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1980
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 75
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 76
Erwin Schulhoff
COMPOSER
1894 - 1942
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 77
Oskar Klein
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 78
Mikhail Zoshchenko
WRITER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 79
Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 80
Meher Baba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1969
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 81
Józef Beck
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 82
Boris Lyatoshinsky
COMPOSER
1894 - 1968
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 83
Gerhard Schmidhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsYevgenia Ginzburg
WRITER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 68
Hans Martin Sutermeister
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 69
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 70
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 71
Zózimo
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 72
Edmund Veesenmayer
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 73
Oskar Klein
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 74
Eduard Roschmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 75
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1977
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 76
Džemal Bijedić
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1977
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 77
Miloš Crnjanski
WRITER
1893 - 1977
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 78
Arsenio Erico
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 79
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 80
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Oskar Klein ranks 280 out of 1,879. Before him are Bruno Liljefors (1860), Börje Salming (1951), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Helge von Koch (1870), Per Wahlöö (1926), and Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926). After him are Christopher Polhem (1661), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Mikael Persbrandt (1963), Stig Dagerman (1923), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), and Magnus Stenbock (1664).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsBruno Liljefors
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 274
Börje Salming
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 275
Stig Blomqvist
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 276
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 277
Per Wahlöö
WRITER
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 278
Thorbjörn Fälldin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 279
Oskar Klein
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 280
Christopher Polhem
PHYSICIST
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 281
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
COMPOSER
1807 - 1844
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 282
Mikael Persbrandt
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 283
Stig Dagerman
WRITER
1923 - 1954
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 284
Princess Eugénie of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1889
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 285
Magnus Stenbock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1664 - 1717
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 286
Among PHYSICISTS In Sweden
Among physicists born in Sweden, Oskar Klein ranks 9. Before him are Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Hannes Alfvén (1908), Kai Siegbahn (1918), Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896), Johannes Rydberg (1854), and Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874). After him are Christopher Polhem (1661), Knut Ångström (1857), Wilhelm Hisinger (1766), Bert Bolin (1925), Max Tegmark (1967), and Inga Fischer-Hjalmars (1918).
Anders Jonas Ångström
1814 - 1874
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 3
Hannes Alfvén
1908 - 1995
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 4
Kai Siegbahn
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 5
Rolf Maximilian Sievert
1896 - 1966
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 6
Johannes Rydberg
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 7
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
1874 - 1954
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 8
Oskar Klein
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 9
Christopher Polhem
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 10
Knut Ångström
1857 - 1910
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Hisinger
1766 - 1852
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 12
Bert Bolin
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 13
Max Tegmark
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 14
Inga Fischer-Hjalmars
1918 - 2008
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 15