PHYSICIST
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
Wolfgang Paul
Wolfgang Paul (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l] ; 10 August 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what is now called an ion trap. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Paul has received more than 183,606 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Wolfgang Paul is the 190th most popular physicist (up from 193rd in 2019), the 634th most popular biography from Germany (up from 745th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Physicist.
Wolfgang Paul is most famous for his discovery of the element Hafnium.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
64.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
12.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Wolfgang Paul ranks 190 out of 851. Before him are Martinus J. G. Veltman, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Klaus von Klitzing, Charles H. Townes, David Bohm, and Gustav Ludwig Hertz. After him are Benjamin Thompson, Robert H. Goddard, Nikolay Basov, Douglas Osheroff, Herbert Kroemer, and Edward Mills Purcell.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartinus J. G. Veltman
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 184
Josiah Willard Gibbs
1839 - 1903
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 185
Klaus von Klitzing
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 186
Charles H. Townes
1915 - 2015
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 187
David Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 188
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 189
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 190
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 191
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 192
Nikolay Basov
1922 - 2001
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 193
Douglas Osheroff
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 194
Herbert Kroemer
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 195
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 196
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Wolfgang Paul ranks 34. Before him are Bảo Đại, Carmen Amaya, Stanford Moore, Trevor Howard, Frances Farmer, and Irwin Shaw. After him are Leônidas, Werner Mölders, Albert Ellis, Jimmy Hoffa, Artur Axmann, and René Clément. Among people deceased in 1993, Wolfgang Paul ranks 23. Before him are Hans Jonas, Albert Sabin, Inge Lehmann, Polykarp Kusch, Kōbō Abe, and Bill Bixby. After him are Brandon Lee, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Dizzy Gillespie, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, W. Edwards Deming, and Lillian Gish.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsBảo Đại
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 28
Carmen Amaya
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 29
Stanford Moore
CHEMIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 30
Trevor Howard
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 31
Frances Farmer
ACTOR
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 32
Irwin Shaw
WRITER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 33
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 34
Leônidas
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2004
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 35
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 36
Albert Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 37
Jimmy Hoffa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1975
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 38
Artur Axmann
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 39
René Clément
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsHans Jonas
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 17
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 18
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 19
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 20
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 21
Bill Bixby
ACTOR
1934 - 1993
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 22
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 24
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 25
Dizzy Gillespie
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 26
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 27
W. Edwards Deming
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1993
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 28
Lillian Gish
ACTOR
1893 - 1993
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 634 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Franz Brentano (1838), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), and Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653). After him are George Grosz (1893), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Michael Thonet (1796), Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779), and Erich Hoepner (1886).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Victoria Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 628
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 629
Heinrich Lübke
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 630
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1786 - 1861
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 631
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 632
Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
COMPANION
1653 - 1697
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 633
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 634
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 635
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
COMPANION
1668 - 1705
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 636
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1720
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 637
Michael Thonet
DESIGNER
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 638
Elizabeth Alexeievna
COMPANION
1779 - 1826
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 639
Erich Hoepner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 640
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 32. Before him are Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742), Klaus Fuchs (1911), Gerd Binnig (1947), Hans Georg Dehmelt (1922), Polykarp Kusch (1911), and Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887). After him are Herbert Kroemer (1928), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Georg Bednorz (1950), and Rainer Weiss (1932).
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
1742 - 1799
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 26
Klaus Fuchs
1911 - 1988
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 27
Gerd Binnig
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 28
Hans Georg Dehmelt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 29
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 30
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 31
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 32
Herbert Kroemer
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 33
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 35
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 36
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 37
Rainer Weiss
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 38