PHYSICIST
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
Stephen Hales
Stephen Hales (17 September 1677 – 4 January 1761) was an English clergyman who made major contributions to a range of scientific fields including botany, pneumatic chemistry and physiology. He was the first person to measure blood pressure. He also invented several devices, including a ventilator, a pneumatic trough and a surgical forceps for the removal of bladder stones. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Hales has received more than 207,006 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Stephen Hales is the 352nd most popular physicist (down from 308th in 2019), the 1,224th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,078th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
63.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
6.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Stephen Hales ranks 352 out of 851. Before him are Franz Ernst Neumann, Walter A. Shewhart, Leopold Infeld, William Sturgeon, Marguerite Perey, and Moritz von Jacobi. After him are Yakov Zeldovich, Heinrich Geißler, Galileo Ferraris, Auguste Bravais, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, and George Uhlenbeck.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 346
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 347
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 348
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 349
Marguerite Perey
1909 - 1975
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 350
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 351
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 352
Yakov Zeldovich
1914 - 1987
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 353
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 354
Galileo Ferraris
1847 - 1897
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 355
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 356
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
1711 - 1753
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 357
George Uhlenbeck
1900 - 1988
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 358
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1677, Stephen Hales ranks 5. Before him are Stanisław Leszczyński, Li Ching-Yuen, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, and Jacques Cassini. After him are Johann Ludwig Bach, Pietro Grimani, Nicola Fago, John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jan Santini Aichel, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, and Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Among people deceased in 1761, Stephen Hales ranks 5. Before him are Thomas Bayes, Pieter van Musschenbroek, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, and Samuel Richardson. After him are Tarabai, Tokugawa Ieshige, Thomas Simpson, Clemens August of Bavaria, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, John Dollond, and Francesco Feo.
Others Born in 1677
Go to all RankingsStanisław Leszczyński
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1766
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 1
Li Ching-Yuen
PHYSICIAN
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
Françoise Marie de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1749
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 3
Jacques Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1677 - 1756
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4
Stephen Hales
PHYSICIST
1677 - 1761
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 5
Johann Ludwig Bach
COMPOSER
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 6
Pietro Grimani
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1752
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 7
Nicola Fago
COMPOSER
1677 - 1745
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 8
John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1742
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 9
Jan Santini Aichel
ARCHITECT
1677 - 1723
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 10
Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun
NOBLEMAN
1677 - 1748
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 11
Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1712
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1761
Go to all RankingsThomas Bayes
STATISTICIAN
1702 - 1761
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1
Pieter van Musschenbroek
ASTRONOMER
1692 - 1761
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 2
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1761
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3
Samuel Richardson
WRITER
1689 - 1761
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 4
Stephen Hales
PHYSICIST
1677 - 1761
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 5
Tarabai
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1761
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 6
Tokugawa Ieshige
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1761
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 7
Thomas Simpson
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1761
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 8
Clemens August of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1761
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 9
Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1761
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 10
John Dollond
PHYSICIST
1706 - 1761
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 11
Francesco Feo
COMPOSER
1691 - 1761
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Hales ranks 1,224 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (1480), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), David Thewlis (1963), Alasdair Gray (1934), Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), and Black (1962). After him are Dave Evans (1953), Jimmy Savile (1926), James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812), George Biddell Airy (1801), Robert Stirling (1790), and Ciarán Hinds (1953).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1538
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 1,218
Henry Thomas Buckle
HISTORIAN
1821 - 1862
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,219
David Thewlis
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1,220
Alasdair Gray
WRITER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 1,221
Charles Algernon Parsons
INVENTOR
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,222
Black
SINGER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1,223
Stephen Hales
PHYSICIST
1677 - 1761
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,224
Dave Evans
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 1,225
Jimmy Savile
PRESENTER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 1,226
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 1,227
George Biddell Airy
ASTRONOMER
1801 - 1892
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 1,228
Robert Stirling
INVENTOR
1790 - 1878
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 1,229
Ciarán Hinds
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 1,230
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Stephen Hales ranks 42. Before him are Freeman Dyson (1923), James Jeans (1877), William Whewell (1794), Joseph Swan (1828), John Stewart Bell (1928), and William Sturgeon (1783). After him are Peter Mansfield (1933), Duncan Haldane (1951), John Henry Poynting (1852), John Canton (1718), John Dollond (1706), and Louis Harold Gray (1905).
Freeman Dyson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 36
James Jeans
1877 - 1946
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 37
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 38
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 39
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 40
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 41
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 42
Peter Mansfield
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 43
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 44
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 45
John Canton
1718 - 1772
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 46
John Dollond
1706 - 1761
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 47
Louis Harold Gray
1905 - 1965
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 48