1901 - 1967
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (December 20, 1901 – January 16, 1967) was an American physicist, noted for his design and construction of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert J. Van de Graaff has received more than 261,259 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert J. Van de Graaff is the 369th most popular physicist (up from 386th in 2019), the 2,441st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,738th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Physicist.
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Among physicists, Robert J. Van de Graaff ranks 369 out of 717. Before him are Nick Holonyak, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, George Uhlenbeck, Franz Ernst Neumann, Edwin Hall, and Ralph Asher Alpher. After him are Franz Aepinus, Carl Wieman, Maurice de Broglie, Arpad Elo, Giovanni Aldini, and Johanna Budwig.
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 363
1803 - 1879
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 364
1900 - 1988
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 365
1798 - 1895
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 366
1855 - 1938
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 367
1921 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 368
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 369
1724 - 1802
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 370
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 371
1875 - 1960
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 372
1903 - 1992
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 373
1762 - 1834
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 374
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 375
Among people born in 1901, Robert J. Van de Graaff ranks 96. Before him are Cassandre, Margarete Buber-Neumann, J. D. Bernal, Hendrik Verwoerd, Miklós Nyiszli, and Ramón Serrano Suñer. After him are Marino Marini, Jean Prouvé, Fred Uhlman, Eiji Tsuburaya, Michel Leiris, and Henri Cochet. Among people deceased in 1967, Robert J. Van de Graaff ranks 84. Before him are Joseph Boxhall, Martine Carol, Abdel Hakim Amer, David Burliuk, Hans Ledwinka, and Eddie Eagan. After him are Zbigniew Cybulski, Shukri al-Quwatli, Harold Holt, Jane Darwell, H. H. Kung, and Carl Sandburg.
1901 - 1968
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 90
1901 - 1989
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 91
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 92
1901 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 93
1901 - 1956
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 94
1901 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 95
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 96
1901 - 1980
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 97
1901 - 1984
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 98
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 99
1901 - 1970
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 100
1901 - 1990
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 101
1901 - 1987
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 102
1884 - 1967
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 78
1920 - 1967
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 79
1919 - 1967
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 80
1882 - 1967
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 81
1878 - 1967
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 82
1897 - 1967
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 83
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 84
1927 - 1967
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 85
1891 - 1967
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 86
1908 - 1967
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 87
1879 - 1967
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 88
1881 - 1967
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 89
1878 - 1967
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 90
Among people born in United States, Robert J. Van de Graaff ranks 2,441 out of 18,182. Before him are Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1886), Terry Crews (1968), Sofia Coppola (1971), Joseph Kittinger (1928), Leo Ryan (1925), and Felicity Huffman (1962). After him are James Baker (1930), Robert Benton (1932), Jim Bridger (1804), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), Richie Sambora (1959), and Karen Allen (1951).
1886 - 1945
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,435
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,436
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,437
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,438
1925 - 1978
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 2,439
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,440
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,441
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 2,442
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,443
1804 - 1881
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,444
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,445
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 2,446
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2,447
Among physicists born in United States, Robert J. Van de Graaff ranks 76. Before him are Edward Witten (1951), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), Nick Holonyak (1928), Edwin Hall (1855), and Ralph Asher Alpher (1921). After him are Carl Wieman (1951), Edwin H. Land (1909), Robert W. Wood (1868), Lyman Spitzer (1914), Chester Carlson (1906), and Philip Abelson (1913).
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 70
1911 - 1988
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 71
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 72
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 73
1855 - 1938
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 74
1921 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 75
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 76
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 77
1909 - 1991
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 78
1868 - 1955
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 79
1914 - 1997
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 80
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 81
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 82