PHYSICIST
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
Paul Drude
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (German: [ˈdʁuːdə]; 12 July 1863 – 5 July 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Drude has received more than 76,168 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Paul Drude is the 366th most popular physicist (down from 360th in 2019), the 1,847th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,913th in 2019) and the 55th most popular German Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
76k
Page Views (PV)
57.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
9.62
Effective Languages (L*)
1.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Paul Drude ranks 366 out of 851. Before him are Manfred von Ardenne, Gaston Planté, Charles Fabry, Abram Ioffe, Louis Slotin, and Johann Wilhelm Hittorf. After him are Maurice de Broglie, Jules Antoine Lissajous, Jean-Antoine Nollet, Carlo Matteucci, Vladimir Shukhov, and Carl Wieman.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsManfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 360
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 361
Charles Fabry
1867 - 1945
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 362
Abram Ioffe
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 363
Louis Slotin
1910 - 1946
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 364
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 365
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 366
Maurice de Broglie
1875 - 1960
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 367
Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 368
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 369
Carlo Matteucci
1811 - 1868
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 370
Vladimir Shukhov
1853 - 1939
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 371
Carl Wieman
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 372
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Paul Drude ranks 56. Before him are Alexander Siloti, Manuel Gomes da Costa, Hermann Bahr, Hugo Haase, Arthur Machen, and W. I. Thomas. After him are Qasim Amin, Princess Isabella of Bavaria, S. Ansky, Fyodor Sologub, Charles Martin Hall, and Gabriel Pierné. Among people deceased in 1906, Paul Drude ranks 18. Before him are Anton Arensky, Alexander Kielland, Frits Thaulow, Bartolomé Mitre, Jules Breton, and Elizabeth of the Trinity. After him are Eugène Carrière, Raja Ravi Varma, Mihály Zichy, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, Joseph Monier, and Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsAlexander Siloti
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 50
Manuel Gomes da Costa
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1929
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 51
Hermann Bahr
WRITER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 52
Hugo Haase
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1919
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 53
Arthur Machen
WRITER
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 54
W. I. Thomas
SOCIOLOGIST
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 55
Paul Drude
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 56
Qasim Amin
LAWYER
1863 - 1908
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 57
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
COMPANION
1863 - 1924
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 58
S. Ansky
WRITER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 59
Fyodor Sologub
WRITER
1863 - 1927
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 60
Charles Martin Hall
INVENTOR
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 61
Gabriel Pierné
COMPOSER
1863 - 1937
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1906
Go to all RankingsAnton Arensky
COMPOSER
1861 - 1906
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 12
Alexander Kielland
WRITER
1849 - 1906
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 13
Frits Thaulow
PAINTER
1847 - 1906
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 14
Bartolomé Mitre
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1906
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 15
Jules Breton
PAINTER
1827 - 1906
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 16
Elizabeth of the Trinity
WRITER
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 17
Paul Drude
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 18
Eugène Carrière
PAINTER
1849 - 1906
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 19
Raja Ravi Varma
PAINTER
1848 - 1906
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 20
Mihály Zichy
PAINTER
1827 - 1906
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 21
Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1906
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 22
Joseph Monier
INVENTOR
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 23
Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1906
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 24
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Paul Drude ranks 1,847 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733), Johann Rattenhuber (1897), Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373), Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460), Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1202), and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (1706). After him are Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (1390), Julius Dorpmüller (1869), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia (1746), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), Joanna Sophia of Bavaria (1373), and Charles II, Elector Palatine (1651).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCharles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,841
Johann Rattenhuber
EXTREMIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,842
Ernest, Duke of Bavaria
1373 - 1438
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,843
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1536
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,844
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1248
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,845
Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
COMPANION
1706 - 1735
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,846
Paul Drude
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,847
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1390 - 1440
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,848
Julius Dorpmüller
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1945
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,849
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1746 - 1840
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,850
Hugo Schuchardt
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,851
Joanna Sophia of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1373 - 1410
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,852
Charles II, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1685
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,853
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Paul Drude ranks 55. Before him are John B. Goodenough (1922), Franz Ernst Neumann (1798), Moritz von Jacobi (1801), Heinrich Geißler (1814), Manfred von Ardenne (1907), and Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824). After him are Wolfgang Ketterle (1957), Franz Aepinus (1724), Friedrich Paschen (1865), Rudolf Peierls (1907), Walther Gerlach (1889), and Johanna Budwig (1908).
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 49
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 50
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 51
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 52
Manfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 53
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 54
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 55
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 56
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 57
Friedrich Paschen
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 58
Rudolf Peierls
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 59
Walther Gerlach
1889 - 1979
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 60
Johanna Budwig
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 61