PHYSICIST
Paul Davies
1946 - Today
Paul Davies
Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies in Chapman University in California. He previously held academic appointments in the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Adelaide and Macquarie University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Davies has received more than 524,042 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Paul Davies is the 558th most popular physicist (down from 505th in 2019), the 2,695th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,437th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
520k
Page Views (PV)
57.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
4.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Paul Davies ranks 558 out of 851. Before him are Willem Hendrik Keesom, Georg Hermann Quincke, Albert Betz, Leopoldo Nobili, Augusto Righi, and John G. Trump. After him are Joseph Larmor, Pierre Weiss, Alexander Markovich Polyakov, Matvei Bronstein, Frank J. Tipler, and Emil Warburg.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWillem Hendrik Keesom
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 552
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 553
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 554
Leopoldo Nobili
1784 - 1835
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 555
Augusto Righi
1850 - 1920
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 556
John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 557
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 558
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 559
Pierre Weiss
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 560
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 561
Matvei Bronstein
1906 - 1938
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 562
Frank J. Tipler
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 563
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 564
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Paul Davies ranks 378. Before him are Gitte Hænning, Christophe Pierre, Nicola Piovani, Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Dennis Dugan, and Wolfgang Kleff. After him are Zhang Dejiang, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, John Barnard, Katia Ricciarelli, Hayley Mills, and Gregory Hines.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsGitte Hænning
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 372
Christophe Pierre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 373
Nicola Piovani
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 374
Ognyan Gerdzhikov
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 375
Dennis Dugan
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 376
Wolfgang Kleff
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 377
Paul Davies
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 378
Zhang Dejiang
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 379
Lyudmila Zhuravleva
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 380
John Barnard
INVENTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 381
Katia Ricciarelli
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 382
Hayley Mills
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 383
Gregory Hines
ACTOR
1946 - 2003
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 384
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Davies ranks 2,695 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Brown (1942), John Florio (1553), Glen Matlock (1956), Jack Taylor (1930), Israel Zangwill (1864), and Ron Atkinson (1939). After him are Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871), Edward Colston (1636), Eric Ambler (1909), Samuel Morland (1625), Jimmy Gardner (1924), and Asser (900).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsArthur Brown
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2,689
John Florio
LINGUIST
1553 - 1625
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2,690
Glen Matlock
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2,691
Jack Taylor
REFEREE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2,692
Israel Zangwill
WRITER
1864 - 1926
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2,693
Ron Atkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2,694
Paul Davies
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 2,695
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 2,696
Edward Colston
BUSINESSPERSON
1636 - 1721
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 2,697
Eric Ambler
WRITER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 2,698
Samuel Morland
INVENTOR
1625 - 1695
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 2,699
Jimmy Gardner
ACTOR
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 2,700
Asser
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 908
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 2,701
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Paul Davies ranks 59. Before him are John Leslie (1766), William Robert Grove (1811), William Edward Ayrton (1847), Ernest Marsden (1889), Ralph H. Fowler (1889), and C. P. Snow (1905). After him are Joseph Larmor (1857), James David Forbes (1809), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), John Robison (1739), John D. Barrow (1952), and John Lennard-Jones (1894).
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 53
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 54
William Edward Ayrton
1847 - 1908
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 55
Ernest Marsden
1889 - 1970
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 56
Ralph H. Fowler
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 57
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 58
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 59
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 60
James David Forbes
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 61
Sergey Kapitsa
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 62
John Robison
1739 - 1805
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 63
John D. Barrow
1952 - 2020
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 64
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 65