Physicist
Wolfgang Paul
German physicist
1913 - 1993
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Wolfgang Paul
His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2024). Wolfgang Paul is the 217th most popular physicist (down from 190th in 2024), the 623rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 634th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Physicist.
Wolfgang Paul is most famous for his discovery of the element Hafnium.
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#623 / 8,184
Wolfgang Paul ranks #623 among 8,184 people in Pantheon born in Germany, inside the top 8% of that group.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Wolfgang Paul ranks 217 out of 863. Before him are Francesco Maria Grimaldi, David Lee, Pyotr Kapitsa, Yoichiro Nambu, Joseph Rotblat, and Steven Weinberg. After him are Robert H. Goddard, Melvin Schwartz, Roy J. Glauber, Ralph Asher Alpher, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and Michio Kaku.
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1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 211
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 212
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 213
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 214
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 215
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 216
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 217
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 218
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 219
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 220
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 221
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 222
Michio Kaku
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 223
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Wolfgang Paul ranks 34. Before him are Roger Garaudy, Kenzō Tange, Lon Nol, Carmen Amaya, Albert Ellis, and William Tolbert. After him are Trevor Howard, Jacobo Árbenz, Jimmy Hoffa, Frances Farmer, Werner Mölders, and Witold Lutosławski. Among people deceased in 1993, Wolfgang Paul ranks 20. Before him are Polykarp Kusch, Inge Lehmann, Anthony Burgess, André the Giant, Robert W. Holley, and Bobby Moore. After him are Brandon Lee, Kōbō Abe, Hans Jonas, Albert Sabin, Bill Bixby, and Lillian Gish.
Others Born in 1913
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Roger Garaudy
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 28
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 29
Lon Nol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1985
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 30
Carmen Amaya
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 31
Albert Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 32
William Tolbert
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1980
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 33
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 34
Trevor Howard
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 35
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 36
Jimmy Hoffa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1975
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 37
Frances Farmer
ACTOR
1913 - 1970
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 38
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 39
Witold Lutosławski
COMPOSER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1993
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Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 14
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 15
Anthony Burgess
WRITER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 16
André the Giant
WRESTLER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 17
Robert W. Holley
CHEMIST
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 18
Bobby Moore
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1993
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 19
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 20
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 21
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 22
Hans Jonas
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 23
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 24
Bill Bixby
ACTOR
1934 - 1993
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 25
Lillian Gish
ACTOR
1893 - 1993
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 26
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 623 out of 8,184. Before him are Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), Feodor Lynen (1911), Hans von Seeckt (1866), Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), Till Lindemann (1963), and Maximilian von Weichs (1881). After him are Henri Nestlé (1814), Georg Wittig (1897), Elsa Einstein (1876), Franz Boas (1858), Ernst Mayr (1904), and Wolfgang Petersen (1941).
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
COMPOSER
1710 - 1784
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 617
Feodor Lynen
CHEMIST
1911 - 1979
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 618
Hans von Seeckt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1936
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 619
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1906
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 620
Till Lindemann
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 621
Maximilian von Weichs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1954
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 622
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 623
Henri Nestlé
BUSINESSPERSON
1814 - 1890
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 624
Georg Wittig
CHEMIST
1897 - 1987
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 625
Elsa Einstein
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 626
Franz Boas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1858 - 1942
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 627
Ernst Mayr
BIOLOGIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 628
Wolfgang Petersen
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 629
Among Physicists In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Wolfgang Paul ranks 36. Before him are Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742), Hans Geiger (1882), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), Max Delbrück (1906), Karl Schwarzschild (1873), and Theodor W. Hänsch (1941). After him are Klaus Fuchs (1911), Jack Steinberger (1921), Carl von Linde (1842), Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), and Friedrich Hund (1896).
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
1742 - 1799
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 30
Hans Geiger
1882 - 1945
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 31
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 32
Max Delbrück
1906 - 1981
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 33
Karl Schwarzschild
1873 - 1916
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 34
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 35
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 36
Klaus Fuchs
1911 - 1988
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 37
Jack Steinberger
1921 - 2020
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 38
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 39
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 40
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 41
Friedrich Hund
1896 - 1997
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 42
