PHYSICIST
Stanley Mandelstam
1928 - 2016
Stanley Mandelstam
Stanley Mandelstam (; 12 December 1928 – 23 June 2016) was a South African theoretical physicist. He introduced the relativistically invariant Mandelstam variables into particle physics in 1958 as a convenient coordinate system for formulating his double dispersion relations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley Mandelstam has received more than 114,725 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Stanley Mandelstam is the 707th most popular physicist (down from 662nd in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
53.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Stanley Mandelstam ranks 707 out of 851. Before him are Helen Quinn, Gregor Wentzel, Stuart Hameroff, Marcia Neugebauer, Aleksandr Andronov, and Vilho Väisälä. After him are Ernst Stueckelberg, Elliott H. Lieb, Albert W. Hull, Nicholas Metropolis, Bill Nye, and Michael Fisher.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHelen Quinn
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 701
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 702
Stuart Hameroff
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 703
Marcia Neugebauer
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 704
Aleksandr Andronov
1901 - 1952
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 705
Vilho Väisälä
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 706
Stanley Mandelstam
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 707
Ernst Stueckelberg
1905 - 1984
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 708
Elliott H. Lieb
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 709
Albert W. Hull
1880 - 1966
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 710
Nicholas Metropolis
1915 - 1999
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 711
Bill Nye
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 712
Michael Fisher
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 713
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Stanley Mandelstam ranks 450. Before him are Santiago Vernazza, Raymond E. Brown, Bernard Cribbins, William Alexander Morgan, Lucyna Winnicka, and Angélica Gorodischer. After him are Clu Gulager, Rıdvan Bolatlı, Milan Rúfus, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Nigel Davenport, and Alice Drummond. Among people deceased in 2016, Stanley Mandelstam ranks 397. Before him are Alexis Arquette, Rune Larsson, Alberto Sainz, Malick Sidibé, José Luis Artetxe, and Erol Keskin. After him are Halfdan T. Mahler, Gottfried Honegger, David Margulies, Paulo Emilio, Alain Decaux, and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsSantiago Vernazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 444
Raymond E. Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 1998
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 445
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 446
William Alexander Morgan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 1961
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 447
Lucyna Winnicka
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 448
Angélica Gorodischer
WRITER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 449
Stanley Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 450
Clu Gulager
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 451
Rıdvan Bolatlı
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 452
Milan Rúfus
WRITER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 453
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2003
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 454
Nigel Davenport
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 455
Alice Drummond
ACTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 456
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsAlexis Arquette
ACTOR
1969 - 2016
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 391
Rune Larsson
ATHLETE
1924 - 2016
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 392
Alberto Sainz
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 393
Malick Sidibé
PHOTOGRAPHER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 394
José Luis Artetxe
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 395
Erol Keskin
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 396
Stanley Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 397
Halfdan T. Mahler
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 398
Gottfried Honegger
PAINTER
1917 - 2016
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 399
David Margulies
ACTOR
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 400
Paulo Emilio
COACH
1936 - 2016
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 401
Alain Decaux
WRITER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 402
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 403
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Stanley Mandelstam ranks 134 out of 454. Before him are Kevin Curren (1958), Mark Shuttleworth (1973), Enoch Sontonga (1873), Belle Delphine (1999), Andrew Murray (1828), and Frew McMillan (1942). After him are Janet Suzman (1939), Marjorie Clark (1909), John Kani (1943), Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891), Solomon Linda (1909), and Johan Kriek (1958).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsKevin Curren
TENNIS PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 128
Mark Shuttleworth
BUSINESSPERSON
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 129
Enoch Sontonga
COMPOSER
1873 - 1905
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 130
Belle Delphine
MODEL
1999 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 131
Andrew Murray
WRITER
1828 - 1917
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 132
Frew McMillan
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 133
Stanley Mandelstam
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 134
Janet Suzman
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 135
Marjorie Clark
ATHLETE
1909 - 1993
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 136
John Kani
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 137
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 138
Solomon Linda
SINGER
1909 - 1962
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 139
Johan Kriek
TENNIS PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 140
Among PHYSICISTS In South Africa
Among physicists born in South Africa, Stanley Mandelstam ranks 2. Before him are Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924). After him are George F. R. Ellis (1939), and Neil Turok (1958).
Allan MacLeod Cormack
1924 - 1998
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1
Stanley Mandelstam
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 2
George F. R. Ellis
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 3
Neil Turok
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 4