PHYSICIST
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
Otto Schmidt
Otto Yulyevich Shmidt (born Otto Friedrich Julius Schmidt; 30 September [O.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Schmidt has received more than 174,423 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Otto Schmidt is the 335th most popular physicist (down from 318th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 46th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belarusian Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
64.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
3.71
Effective Languages (L*)
4.19
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Otto Schmidt ranks 335 out of 851. Before him are Daniel C. Tsui, Félix Savart, Joseph Swan, Pierre Louis Dulong, Ami Argand, and Donna Strickland. After him are Frank Wilczek, Ferenc Krausz, Frank Oppenheimer, Philip Abelson, John Stewart Bell, and John Theophilus Desaguliers.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 329
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 330
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 331
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 332
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 333
Donna Strickland
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 334
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 335
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 336
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 337
Frank Oppenheimer
1912 - 1985
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 338
Philip Abelson
1913 - 2004
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 339
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 340
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 341
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Otto Schmidt ranks 48. Before him are Michael Polanyi, Otto Rasch, Anton Dostler, John Langenus, Bronislava Nijinska, and Olga Khokhlova. After him are Cole Porter, Pier Luigi Nervi, Walter A. Shewhart, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Takijirō Ōnishi, and Shukri al-Quwatli. Among people deceased in 1956, Otto Schmidt ranks 53. Before him are Art Tatum, Lyonel Feininger, Savielly Tartakower, Erich Kleiber, Hiram Bingham III, and Infante Alfonso of Spain. After him are Max Emmerich, Drastamat Kanayan, Thomas J. Watson, Pío Baroja, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, and Michael Ventris.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsMichael Polanyi
CHEMIST
1891 - 1976
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 42
Otto Rasch
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1948
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 43
Anton Dostler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 44
John Langenus
BUSINESSPERSON
1891 - 1952
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 45
Bronislava Nijinska
DANCER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 46
Olga Khokhlova
DANCER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 47
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 48
Cole Porter
COMPOSER
1891 - 1964
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 49
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 50
Walter A. Shewhart
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1967
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 51
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1985
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 52
Takijirō Ōnishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 53
Shukri al-Quwatli
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsArt Tatum
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1956
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 47
Lyonel Feininger
PAINTER
1871 - 1956
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 48
Savielly Tartakower
CHESS PLAYER
1887 - 1956
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 49
Erich Kleiber
CONDUCTOR
1890 - 1956
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 50
Hiram Bingham III
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 51
Infante Alfonso of Spain
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1956
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 52
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 53
Max Emmerich
ATHLETE
1879 - 1956
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 54
Drastamat Kanayan
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1956
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 55
Thomas J. Watson
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 56
Pío Baroja
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 57
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1956
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 58
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 59
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Otto Schmidt ranks 44 out of 368. Before him are Vilna Gaon (1720), Ivan Yakubovsky (1912), Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745), Aleksei Antonov (1896), Mendele Mocher Sforim (1835), and Bronislava Nijinska (1891). After him are Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515), Paul Baran (1926), Euphrosyne of Polotsk (1110), Ignacy Domeyko (1802), Vasil Bykaŭ (1924), and Yakov Zeldovich (1914).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsVilna Gaon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1720 - 1797
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 38
Ivan Yakubovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1976
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 39
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
PHILOSOPHER
1745 - 1812
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 40
Aleksei Antonov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1962
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 41
Mendele Mocher Sforim
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 42
Bronislava Nijinska
DANCER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 43
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 44
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1565
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 45
Paul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 46
Euphrosyne of Polotsk
NOBLEMAN
1110 - 1173
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 47
Ignacy Domeyko
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1889
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 48
Vasil Bykaŭ
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 49
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 50
Among PHYSICISTS In Belarus
Among physicists born in Belarus, Otto Schmidt ranks 2. Before him are Zhores Alferov (1930). After him are Yakov Zeldovich (1914), Leonid Mandelstam (1879), and Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski (1845).
Zhores Alferov
1930 - 2019
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 1
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 2
Yakov Zeldovich
1914 - 1987
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 3
Leonid Mandelstam
1879 - 1944
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 4
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
1845 - 1888
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5