PHYSICIST
Raymond Gosling
1926 - 2015
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Raymond Gosling
Raymond George Gosling (15 July 1926 – 18 May 2015) was a British scientist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Gosling has received more than 216,332 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Gosling is the 714th most popular physicist (up from 721st in 2019), the 4,195th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,714th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
45.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Raymond Gosling ranks 714 out of 851. Before him are Elliott H. Lieb, Albert W. Hull, Nicholas Metropolis, Bill Nye, Michael Fisher, and Juris Upatnieks. After him are Tom Kibble, Brandon Carter, Lisa Randall, Arthur Wightman, Peter Mark Roget, and Mark Oliphant.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElliott H. Lieb
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 708
Albert W. Hull
1880 - 1966
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 709
Nicholas Metropolis
1915 - 1999
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 710
Bill Nye
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 711
Michael Fisher
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 712
Juris Upatnieks
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 713
Raymond Gosling
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 714
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 715
Brandon Carter
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 716
Lisa Randall
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 717
Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 718
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 719
Mark Oliphant
1901 - 2000
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 720
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Raymond Gosling ranks 408. Before him are Beatriz Segall, Astrid Ivask, Jacques Swaters, Joan Shawlee, David Malet Armstrong, and Danny Blanchflower. After him are Diana Lynn, Bob Richards, W. Michael Blumenthal, Géza Kádas, Rosa Taikon, and A. N. R. Robinson. Among people deceased in 2015, Raymond Gosling ranks 361. Before him are Jerry Weintraub, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Zhanna Yorkina, Alena Vrzáňová, Astrid Ivask, and Andy White. After him are Sam Simon, Gennadiy Seleznyov, Steve Strange, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Saeed Jaffrey, and David Canary.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsBeatriz Segall
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 402
Astrid Ivask
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 403
Jacques Swaters
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 404
Joan Shawlee
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 405
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 406
Danny Blanchflower
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1993
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 407
Raymond Gosling
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 408
Diana Lynn
ACTOR
1926 - 1971
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 409
Bob Richards
ATHLETE
1926 - 2023
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 410
W. Michael Blumenthal
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 411
Géza Kádas
SWIMMER
1926 - 1979
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 412
Rosa Taikon
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 413
A. N. R. Robinson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 414
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsJerry Weintraub
PRODUCER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 355
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2015
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 356
Zhanna Yorkina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2015
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 357
Alena Vrzáňová
SKATER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 358
Astrid Ivask
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 359
Andy White
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 360
Raymond Gosling
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 361
Sam Simon
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - 2015
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 362
Gennadiy Seleznyov
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 363
Steve Strange
SINGER
1959 - 2015
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 364
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
FENCER
1951 - 2015
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 365
Saeed Jaffrey
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 366
David Canary
ACTOR
1938 - 2015
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 367
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Raymond Gosling ranks 4,195 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Bell (1792), Thomas Nashe (1567), Jim Brown (1908), Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), Nigel Davenport (1928), and Andy White (1930). After him are William Nicol (1770), Humza Yousaf (1985), George Montagu (1751), Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855), Brandon Carter (1942), and Ernest Mangnall (1866).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Bell
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1880
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 4,189
Thomas Nashe
WRITER
1567 - 1601
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 4,190
Jim Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 4,191
Nicholas Hawksmoor
ARCHITECT
1661 - 1736
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 4,192
Nigel Davenport
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,193
Andy White
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,194
Raymond Gosling
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,195
William Nicol
GEOLOGIST
1770 - 1851
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,196
Humza Yousaf
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 4,197
George Montagu
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1815
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 4,198
Henry Nicholas Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1956
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 4,199
Brandon Carter
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4,200
Ernest Mangnall
COACH
1866 - 1932
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4,201
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Raymond Gosling ranks 75. Before him are Michael Berry (1941), William Astbury (1898), C. V. Boys (1855), John Hopkinson (1849), John Polkinghorne (1930), and Alfred Ewing (1855). After him are Brandon Carter (1942), Peter Mark Roget (1779), Julian Barbour (1937), John Aitken (1839), Alan Cottrell (1919), and Bernard Lovell (1913).
Michael Berry
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 69
William Astbury
1898 - 1961
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 70
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 71
John Hopkinson
1849 - 1898
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 72
John Polkinghorne
1930 - 2021
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 73
Alfred Ewing
1855 - 1935
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 74
Raymond Gosling
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 75
Brandon Carter
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 76
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 77
Julian Barbour
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 78
John Aitken
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 79
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 80
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 81