PHYSICIST
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
William Robert Grove
Sir William Robert Grove, FRS FRSE (11 July 1811 – 1 August 1896) was a Welsh judge and physical scientist. He anticipated the general theory of the conservation of energy, and was a pioneer of fuel cell technology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Robert Grove has received more than 197,678 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. William Robert Grove is the 494th most popular physicist (down from 448th in 2019), the 2,226th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,081st in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
52.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, William Robert Grove ranks 494 out of 851. Before him are Martin Knudsen, Ivan Puluj, Maurice Karnaugh, Johann Heinrich Schulze, Gordon Gould, and Alexei Starobinsky. After him are Friedrich Kohlrausch, Raoul Pictet, Walter Heitler, Ira Sprague Bowen, Walther Ritz, and Richard Mollier.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Knudsen
1871 - 1949
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 488
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 489
Maurice Karnaugh
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 490
Johann Heinrich Schulze
1687 - 1744
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 491
Gordon Gould
1920 - 2005
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 492
Alexei Starobinsky
1948 - 2023
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 493
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 494
Friedrich Kohlrausch
1840 - 1910
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 495
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 496
Walter Heitler
1904 - 1981
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 497
Ira Sprague Bowen
1898 - 1973
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 498
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 499
Richard Mollier
1863 - 1935
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1811, William Robert Grove ranks 42. Before him are Karel Jaromír Erben, Karl Gutzkow, Émilie de Villeneuve, Joseph Cafasso, Georg August Wallin, and Peter Julian Eymard. After him are Carl Johan Thyselius, John William Draper, Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, J. C. Jacobsen, Sakuma Shōzan, and Ditlev Gothard Monrad. Among people deceased in 1896, William Robert Grove ranks 48. Before him are Stamata Revithi, Karl Verner, Antonio Maceo Grajales, Jules Simon, Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, and Napoleon Sarony. After him are Charles Floquet, Charilaos Trikoupis, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Ferdinand von Mueller, Maria Wodzińska, and Carl Humann.
Others Born in 1811
Go to all RankingsKarel Jaromír Erben
WRITER
1811 - 1870
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 36
Karl Gutzkow
WRITER
1811 - 1878
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 37
Émilie de Villeneuve
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1854
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 38
Joseph Cafasso
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1860
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 39
Georg August Wallin
EXPLORER
1811 - 1852
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 40
Peter Julian Eymard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1868
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 41
William Robert Grove
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 42
Carl Johan Thyselius
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1891
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 43
John William Draper
CHEMIST
1811 - 1882
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 44
Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1811 - 1902
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 45
J. C. Jacobsen
BUSINESSPERSON
1811 - 1887
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 46
Sakuma Shōzan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 47
Ditlev Gothard Monrad
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1887
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 48
Others Deceased in 1896
Go to all RankingsStamata Revithi
ATHLETE
1866 - 1896
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 42
Karl Verner
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1896
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 43
Antonio Maceo Grajales
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1845 - 1896
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 44
Jules Simon
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 45
Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1896
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 46
Napoleon Sarony
PHOTOGRAPHER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 47
William Robert Grove
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 48
Charles Floquet
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 49
Charilaos Trikoupis
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1896
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 50
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
ASTRONOMER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 51
Ferdinand von Mueller
PHYSICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 52
Maria Wodzińska
PAINTER
1819 - 1896
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 53
Carl Humann
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1896
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 54
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Robert Grove ranks 2,226 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Hunt (1938), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Frank Bridge (1879), Richard Wilson (1714), Joseph Fiennes (1970), and Mark Williams (1959). After him are Rufus Sewell (1967), Richard Chancellor (1521), Gerry Adams (1948), Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1455), Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), and Michelle Fairley (1964).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoger Hunt
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,220
Hamnet Shakespeare
WRITER
1585 - 1596
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,221
Frank Bridge
COMPOSER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,222
Richard Wilson
PAINTER
1714 - 1782
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,223
Joseph Fiennes
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,224
Mark Williams
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,225
William Robert Grove
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 2,226
Rufus Sewell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 2,227
Richard Chancellor
EXPLORER
1521 - 1556
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 2,228
Gerry Adams
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2,229
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1455 - 1483
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2,230
Dionysios Kasdaglis
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1931
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 2,231
Michelle Fairley
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 2,232
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, William Robert Grove ranks 54. Before him are Louis Harold Gray (1905), William Watson (1715), Dennis W. Sciama (1926), John Kerr (1824), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), and John Leslie (1766). After him are William Edward Ayrton (1847), Ernest Marsden (1889), Ralph H. Fowler (1889), C. P. Snow (1905), Paul Davies (1946), and Joseph Larmor (1857).
Louis Harold Gray
1905 - 1965
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 48
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 49
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 50
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 51
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 52
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 53
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 54
William Edward Ayrton
1847 - 1908
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 55
Ernest Marsden
1889 - 1970
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 56
Ralph H. Fowler
1889 - 1944
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 57
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 58
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 59
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 60