PHYSICIST
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
Walter Munk
Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) was an American physical oceanographer. He was one of the first scientists to bring statistical methods to the analysis of oceanographic data. Munk worked on a wide range of topics, including surface waves, geophysical implications of variations in the Earth's rotation, tides, internal waves, deep-ocean drilling into the sea floor, acoustical measurements of ocean properties, sea level rise, and climate change. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Munk has received more than 204,143 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Munk is the 774th most popular physicist (down from 729th in 2019), the 1,044th most popular biography from Austria (down from 929th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Austrian Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
42.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Walter Munk ranks 774 out of 851. Before him are Edward C. Stone, Stanton T. Friedman, Erwin Hahn, Charles Sheffield, Daulat Singh Kothari, and Hedwig Kohn. After him are Brian Cox, Jeffrey Goldstone, James M. Bardeen, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, John Houghton, and Ronald Drever.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward C. Stone
1936 - 2024
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 768
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 769
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 770
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 771
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 772
Hedwig Kohn
1887 - 1964
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 773
Walter 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Walter Munk ranks 312. Before him are José Magriñá, Ottorino Volonterio, Valerie Hobson, Mikhail Anikushin, W. T. Tutte, and Vera Zorina. After him are Merle Travis, Denis Healey, Lassi Parkkinen, Elyse Knox, Isabel Sanford, and Katherine Rawls. Among people deceased in 2019, Walter Munk ranks 485. Before him are Stanton T. Friedman, Donald Kalpokas, Robert Walker, Neville Lederle, Jerry Herman, and Napoleon Chagnon. After him are Vasil Metodiev, Peter McNamara, Antal Bolvári, Jürgen Kissner, Eugène Camara, and Ugo Colombo.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsJosé Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 306
Ottorino Volonterio
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 307
Valerie Hobson
ACTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 308
Mikhail Anikushin
SCULPTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 309
W. T. Tutte
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 310
Vera Zorina
ACTOR
1917 - 2003
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 311
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 312
Merle Travis
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1983
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 313
Denis Healey
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 314
Lassi Parkkinen
SKATER
1917 - 1994
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 315
Elyse Knox
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 316
Isabel Sanford
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 317
Katherine Rawls
SWIMMER
1917 - 1982
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 318
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsStanton T. Friedman
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 479
Donald Kalpokas
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 480
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 481
Neville Lederle
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 482
Jerry Herman
COMPOSER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 483
Napoleon Chagnon
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 484
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 485
Vasil Metodiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 486
Peter McNamara
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - 2019
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 487
Antal Bolvári
ATHLETE
1932 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 488
Jürgen Kissner
CYCLIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 489
Eugène Camara
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 490
Ugo Colombo
CYCLIST
1940 - 2019
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 491
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Walter Munk ranks 1,044 out of 1,424. Before him are Peter Kern (1949), Klaus Lindenberger (1957), Alex Manninger (1977), Samuel Mosberg (1896), Barbara Frischmuth (1941), and Alfons Dorfner (1911). After him are Max Stiepl (1914), Werner Kogler (1961), Julius Lenhart (1875), Vanessa Brown (1928), Walther Penck (1888), and Jaroslav Volak (1915).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsPeter Kern
ACTOR
1949 - 2015
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,038
Klaus Lindenberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,039
Alex Manninger
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,040
Samuel Mosberg
BOXER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,041
Barbara Frischmuth
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,042
Alfons Dorfner
ATHLETE
1911 - 1982
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,043
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 1,044
Max Stiepl
ATHLETE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,045
Werner Kogler
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,046
Julius Lenhart
GYMNAST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 1,047
Vanessa Brown
ACTOR
1928 - 1999
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,048
Walther Penck
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1923
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 1,049
Jaroslav Volak
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 1,050
Among PHYSICISTS In Austria
Among physicists born in Austria, Walter Munk ranks 21. Before him are Heinz von Foerster (1911), Friedrich Hasenöhrl (1874), Julius Wess (1934), Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795), Sulamith Goldhaber (1923), and Peter Zoller (1952).
Heinz von Foerster
1911 - 2002
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 15
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
1874 - 1915
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 16
Julius Wess
1934 - 2007
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 17
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
1795 - 1871
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 18
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 19
Peter Zoller
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 20
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 21