PHYSICIST
Ronald Drever
1931 - 2017
Ronald Drever
Ronald William Prest Drever (26 October 1931 – 7 March 2017) was a Scottish experimental physicist. He was a professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, co-founded the LIGO project, and was a co-inventor of the Pound–Drever–Hall technique for laser stabilisation, as well as the Hughes–Drever experiment. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Drever has received more than 108,272 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Ronald Drever is the 780th most popular physicist (down from 717th in 2019), the 5,255th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,703rd in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
42.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ronald Drever ranks 780 out of 851. Before him are Walter Munk, Brian Cox, Jeffrey Goldstone, James M. Bardeen, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, and John Houghton. After him are Bertrand Halperin, James Hartle, Samuel King Allison, Daniel Kleppner, John Pendry, and Robert L. Forward.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 774
Brian Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 775
Jeffrey Goldstone
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 776
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 777
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 778
John Houghton
1931 - 2020
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 779
Ronald Drever
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 780
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 781
James Hartle
1939 - 2023
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 782
Samuel King Allison
1900 - 1965
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 783
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 784
John Pendry
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 785
Robert L. Forward
1932 - 2002
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 786
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Ronald Drever ranks 552. Before him are George Baker, Elliott Belgrave, Flora Nwapa, Barbara Barrie, Ken Bates, and John Houghton. After him are Tadeusz Rut, Maxine Singer, Gianuario Carta, Bill Hoskyns, Clifford Jordan, and Arne Nordheim. Among people deceased in 2017, Ronald Drever ranks 544. Before him are Kurt Marti, Kirti Nidhi Bista, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Michele Scarponi, Gilbert Stork, and Aleksandr Salnikov. After him are Gianuario Carta, Jiří Lanský, Cheick Tioté, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, George Mostow, and Hugo Budinger.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsGeorge Baker
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 546
Elliott Belgrave
JUDGE
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 547
Flora Nwapa
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 548
Barbara Barrie
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 549
Ken Bates
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 550
John Houghton
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 551
Ronald Drever
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 552
Tadeusz Rut
ATHLETE
1931 - 2002
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 553
Maxine Singer
BIOLOGIST
1931 - 2024
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 554
Gianuario Carta
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 555
Bill Hoskyns
FENCER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 556
Clifford Jordan
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 557
Arne Nordheim
COMPOSER
1931 - 2010
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 558
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsKurt Marti
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 538
Kirti Nidhi Bista
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 539
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
ATHLETE
1939 - 2017
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 540
Michele Scarponi
CYCLIST
1979 - 2017
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 541
Gilbert Stork
CHEMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 542
Aleksandr Salnikov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 543
Ronald Drever
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 544
Gianuario Carta
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 545
Jiří Lanský
ATHLETE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 546
Cheick Tioté
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - 2017
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 547
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 548
George Mostow
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 549
Hugo Budinger
HOCKEY PLAYER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 550
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald Drever ranks 5,255 out of 8,785. Before him are John Houghton (1931), W. Morgan Sheppard (1932), Emile Heskey (1978), Tony Nash (1936), Andy Taylor (1961), and Keeley Hawes (1976). After him are Teddy Sinclair (1986), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Thomas Hughes (1822), Ronald Firbank (1886), and Dan Abnett (1965).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Houghton
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 5,249
W. Morgan Sheppard
ACTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 5,250
Emile Heskey
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 5,251
Tony Nash
ATHLETE
1936 - 2022
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 5,252
Andy Taylor
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 5,253
Keeley Hawes
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 5,254
Ronald Drever
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 5,255
Teddy Sinclair
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 5,256
Benjamin Mountfort
ARCHITECT
1825 - 1898
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 5,257
Edward Augustus Freeman
HISTORIAN
1823 - 1892
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 5,258
Thomas Hughes
WRITER
1822 - 1896
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 5,259
Ronald Firbank
WRITER
1886 - 1926
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 5,260
Dan Abnett
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 5,261
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Ronald Drever ranks 88. Before him are Gilbert Walker (1868), Balfour Stewart (1828), Charles Sheffield (1935), Brian Cox (1968), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), and John Houghton (1931). After him are John Pendry (1943), Edward Andrade (1887), and Jess Wade (1988).
Gilbert Walker
1868 - 1958
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 82
Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 83
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 84
Brian Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 85
Jeffrey Goldstone
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 86
John Houghton
1931 - 2020
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 87
Ronald Drever
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 88
John Pendry
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 89
Edward Andrade
1887 - 1971
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 90
Jess Wade
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.47
Rank: 91