CHEMIST
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
Otto Hahn
Otto Hahn (pronounced [ˈɔtoː ˈhaːn] ; 8 March 1879 – 28 July 1968) was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and father of nuclear fission. Hahn and Lise Meitner discovered radioactive isotopes of radium, thorium, protactinium and uranium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Hahn has received more than 1,383,553 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Otto Hahn is the 15th most popular chemist (up from 18th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Germany (up from 169th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Chemist.
Otto Hahn was a German chemist who is most famous for the discovery of nuclear fission.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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9.15
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Otto Hahn ranks 15 out of 602. Before him are Jabir ibn Hayyan, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Svante Arrhenius, Fritz Haber, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, and Wilhelm Ostwald. After him are Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Linus Pauling, Edwin McMillan, Friedrich Wöhler, and Paul Karrer.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJabir ibn Hayyan
721 - 815
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 9
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 - 1848
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 10
Svante Arrhenius
1859 - 1927
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 11
Fritz Haber
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 12
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1742 - 1786
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 - 1932
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 14
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 15
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 16
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 17
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 18
Edwin McMillan
1907 - 1991
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 19
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Otto Hahn ranks 8. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, and Max von Laue. After him are Franz von Papen, Francis Picabia, Emiliano Zapata, Alma Mahler, Owen Willans Richardson, and Symon Petliura. Among people deceased in 1968, Otto Hahn ranks 6. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Helen Keller, Marcel Duchamp, Martin Luther King Jr., and Lise Meitner. After him are Padre Pio, John Steinbeck, Lev Landau, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Robert F. Kennedy, and Trygve Lie.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsJoseph Stalin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1953
HPI: 89.54
Rank: 2
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 3
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 4
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 5
Emperor Taishō
PUBLIC WORKER
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 6
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 7
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 8
Franz von Papen
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 9
Francis Picabia
PAINTER
1879 - 1953
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 10
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 11
Alma Mahler
COMPOSER
1879 - 1964
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 12
Owen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 13
Symon Petliura
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1926
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsYuri Gagarin
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 1968
HPI: 84.53
Rank: 1
Helen Keller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1968
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 2
Marcel Duchamp
ARTIST
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 4
Lise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 5
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 6
Padre Pio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1968
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 7
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 8
Lev Landau
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 9
Konstantin Rokossovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 10
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 11
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Otto Hahn ranks 139 out of 7,253. Before him are George I of Great Britain (1660), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Baron Munchausen (1720), Max von Laue (1879), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), and Meister Eckhart (1260). After him are Max Müller (1823), Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767), and Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGeorge I of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 133
Georg Philipp Telemann
COMPOSER
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 134
Baron Munchausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1720 - 1797
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 135
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 136
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 137
Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 138
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 139
Max Müller
LINGUIST
1823 - 1900
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 140
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 141
Frederick William III of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 142
Gerd von Rundstedt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 143
Wilhelm von Humboldt
PHILOSOPHER
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 144
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 145
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Otto Hahn ranks 2. Before him are Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742). After him are Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Emil Fischer (1852), Eduard Buchner (1860), Justus von Liebig (1803), Robert Bunsen (1811), Carl Bosch (1874), August Kekulé (1829), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), Adolf Butenandt (1903), and Adolf Windaus (1876).
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1742 - 1786
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 1
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 2
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 3
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 4
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 5
Justus von Liebig
1803 - 1873
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 6
Robert Bunsen
1811 - 1899
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 7
Carl Bosch
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 9
Adolf von Baeyer
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 10
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 11
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 12