PHYSICIST
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
Shoichi Sakata
Shoichi Sakata (坂田 昌一, Sakata Shōichi, 18 January 1911 – 16 October 1970) was a Japanese physicist and Marxist who was internationally known for theoretical work on the subatomic particles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoichi Sakata has received more than 51,717 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Shoichi Sakata is the 665th most popular physicist (down from 649th in 2019), the 1,273rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,219th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
52k
Page Views (PV)
47.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.23
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Shoichi Sakata ranks 665 out of 851. Before him are Hans Reissner, Mordehai Milgrom, Paul Peter Ewald, Christian Møller, Charles H. Bennett, and Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels. After him are Ted Fujita, William Astbury, C. V. Boys, Balthasar van der Pol, Sulamith Goldhaber, and Ash Carter.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Reissner
1874 - 1967
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 659
Mordehai Milgrom
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 660
Paul Peter Ewald
1888 - 1985
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 661
Christian Møller
1904 - 1980
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 662
Charles H. Bennett
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 663
Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels
1865 - 1913
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 664
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 665
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 666
William Astbury
1898 - 1961
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 667
C. V. Boys
1855 - 1944
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 668
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 669
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 670
Ash Carter
1954 - 2022
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 671
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Shoichi Sakata ranks 268. Before him are Leslie Graham, Bill Monroe, C. L. Moore, Matthias Kaburek, Reidar Andersen, and Jean Cayrol. After him are Alfred Manessier, Nikolai Baibakov, Szilárd Bogdánffy, Zoltán Beke, Álvaro Cunqueiro, and Alberto Galateo. Among people deceased in 1970, Shoichi Sakata ranks 196. Before him are Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Janko Alexy, Hélène Sparrow, Ludovico Bidoglio, Vano Muradeli, and István Fekete. After him are David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Christopher Kelk Ingold, Valerio Arri, Cyril Scott, Andrejs Upīts, and Gypsy Rose Lee.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsLeslie Graham
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1953
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 262
Bill Monroe
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 263
C. L. Moore
WRITER
1911 - 1987
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 264
Matthias Kaburek
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1976
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 265
Reidar Andersen
SKIER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 266
Jean Cayrol
WRITER
1911 - 2005
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 267
Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 268
Alfred Manessier
PAINTER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 269
Nikolai Baibakov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2008
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 270
Szilárd Bogdánffy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1953
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 271
Zoltán Beke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 272
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 273
Alberto Galateo
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1961
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 274
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsRafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 190
Janko Alexy
PAINTER
1894 - 1970
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 191
Hélène Sparrow
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 192
Ludovico Bidoglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 193
Vano Muradeli
COMPOSER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 194
István Fekete
WRITER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 195
Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 196
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
NOBLEMAN
1919 - 1970
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 197
Christopher Kelk Ingold
CHEMIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 198
Valerio Arri
ATHLETE
1892 - 1970
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 199
Cyril Scott
COMPOSER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 200
Andrejs Upīts
WRITER
1877 - 1970
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 201
Gypsy Rose Lee
ACTOR
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 202
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shoichi Sakata ranks 1,273 out of 6,245. Before him are Junichi Suwabe (1972), Satoshi Furukawa (1964), Osamu Watanabe (1940), Chūhei Nambu (1904), Nobuyo Fujishiro (1960), and Keiko Takemiya (1950). After him are Ted Fujita (1920), Akira Endo (1933), Masakazu Katsura (1962), Akie Abe (1962), Sola Aoi (1983), and Tamlyn Tomita (1966).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsJunichi Suwabe
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,267
Satoshi Furukawa
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 1,268
Osamu Watanabe
WRESTLER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,269
Chūhei Nambu
ATHLETE
1904 - 1997
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,270
Nobuyo Fujishiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,271
Keiko Takemiya
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,272
Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 1,273
Ted Fujita
PHYSICIST
1920 - 1998
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,274
Akira Endo
BIOLOGIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,275
Masakazu Katsura
COMIC ARTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,276
Akie Abe
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,277
Sola Aoi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,278
Tamlyn Tomita
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,279
Among PHYSICISTS In Japan
Among physicists born in Japan, Shoichi Sakata ranks 17. Before him are Yoshio Nishina (1890), Hiroshi Amano (1960), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Hantaro Nagaoka (1865), Toshiko Yuasa (1909), and Sumio Iijima (1939). After him are Ted Fujita (1920), Yoshiaki Arata (1924), and Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926).
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 11
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12
Takaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 13
Hantaro Nagaoka
1865 - 1950
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 14
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 15
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 16
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 17
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 18
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 19
Kazuhiko Nishijima
1926 - 2009
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 20