Physicist

Vagn Walfrid Ekman

Swedish oceanographer

1874 - 1954

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Vagn Walfrid Ekman

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Vagn Walfrid Ekman is the 525th most popular physicist (down from 313th in 2024), the 494th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 192nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Swedish Physicist.

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Vagn Walfrid Ekman's biography spans 23 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 59.62.

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Among Physicists

Among physicists, Vagn Walfrid Ekman ranks 525 out of 863. Before him are Konstantin Novoselov, Yuri Orlov, Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, David J. Griffiths, Ole Worm, and John Leslie. After him are George Volkoff, Paul Davies, Giovanni Poleni, Fabiola Gianotti, Heinz von Foerster, and Leonid Mandelstam.

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Konstantin Novoselov
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 519
Yuri Orlov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 520
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
1845 - 1888
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 521
David J. Griffiths
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 522
Ole Worm
1588 - 1654
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 523
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 524
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
1874 - 1954
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 525
George Volkoff
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 526
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 527
Giovanni Poleni
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 528
Fabiola Gianotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 529
Heinz von Foerster
1911 - 2002
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 530
Leonid Mandelstam
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 531

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Vagn Walfrid Ekman ranks 127. Before him are Alfred Tysoe, Ioannis Mitropoulos, Eugen Fischer, Amy Lowell, Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar, and Leopoldo Lugones. After him are Georges Lefebvre, Ludwig Diels, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Edward Marsh, and Mikhail Diterikhs. Among people deceased in 1954, Vagn Walfrid Ekman ranks 86. Before him are Joachim Lemelsen, Clara Westhoff, Jacob Tullin Thams, M. N. Roy, Édouard Le Roy, and Omer Nishani. After him are Ellen Thesleff, Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Oswald de Andrade, José Millán-Astray, Thành Thái, and Émile Mâle.

Others Born in 1874

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Alfred Tysoe
ATHLETE
1874 - 1901
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 121
Ioannis Mitropoulos
GYMNAST
1874 - 2000
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 122
Eugen Fischer
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1967
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 123
Amy Lowell
WRITER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 124
Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1927
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 125
Leopoldo Lugones
WRITER
1874 - 1938
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 126
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1954
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 127
Georges Lefebvre
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 128
Ludwig Diels
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1945
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 129
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 130
Mustafa Kamil Pasha
WRITER
1874 - 1908
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 131
Edward Marsh
ATHLETE
1874 - 1932
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 132
Mikhail Diterikhs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 133