PHYSICIST
Ányos Jedlik
1800 - 1895
Ányos Jedlik
Ányos István Jedlik (1800 – 1895) was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist, and Benedictine priest. He was also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ányos Jedlik has received more than 224,286 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ányos Jedlik is the 403rd most popular physicist (down from 378th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 57th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
61.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ányos Jedlik ranks 403 out of 851. Before him are Takaaki Kajita, Samuel Goudsmit, Hantaro Nagaoka, Chester Carlson, Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, and Nick Holonyak. After him are Rudolf Peierls, Walther Gerlach, John Canton, Wander Johannes de Haas, John Dollond, and Edwin Hall.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 397
Samuel Goudsmit
1902 - 1978
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 398
Hantaro Nagaoka
1865 - 1950
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 399
Chester Carlson
1906 - 1968
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 400
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
1851 - 1940
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 401
Nick Holonyak
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 402
Ányos Jedlik
1800 - 1895
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 403
Rudolf Peierls
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 404
Walther Gerlach
1889 - 1979
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 405
John Canton
1718 - 1772
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 406
Wander Johannes de Haas
1878 - 1960
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 407
John Dollond
1706 - 1761
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 408
Edwin Hall
1855 - 1938
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 409
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, Ányos Jedlik ranks 32. Before him are Thomas Babington Macaulay, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Devéria, and George Bentham. After him are John Nelson Darby, Charles Rogier, Aga Khan I, Jakob Lorber, Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Mihály Vörösmarty. Among people deceased in 1895, Ányos Jedlik ranks 36. Before him are John Russell Hind, Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, Floriano Peixoto, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Gustav Freytag, and François Certain de Canrobert. After him are Mykhailo Drahomanov, Stefan Stambolov, Ding Ruchang, Tomoji Tanabe, Albert F. Mummery, and Władysław Podkowiński.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsThomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 26
Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1842
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 27
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1800 - 1834
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 28
Henri Milne-Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1885
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 29
Achille Devéria
PAINTER
1800 - 1857
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 30
George Bentham
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 31
Ányos Jedlik
PHYSICIST
1800 - 1895
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 32
John Nelson Darby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1882
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 33
Charles Rogier
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1885
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 34
Aga Khan I
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1881
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 35
Jakob Lorber
PHILOSOPHER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 36
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1882
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 37
Mihály Vörösmarty
WRITER
1800 - 1855
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1895
Go to all RankingsJohn Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 30
Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1895
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 31
Floriano Peixoto
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1895
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 32
Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1895
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 33
Gustav Freytag
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1895
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 34
François Certain de Canrobert
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1895
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 35
Ányos Jedlik
PHYSICIST
1800 - 1895
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 36
Mykhailo Drahomanov
PHILOSOPHER
1841 - 1895
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 37
Stefan Stambolov
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1895
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 38
Ding Ruchang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1895
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 39
Tomoji Tanabe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1895
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 40
Albert F. Mummery
MOUNTAINEER
1855 - 1895
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 41
Władysław Podkowiński
PAINTER
1866 - 1895
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 42
In Slovakia
Among people born in Slovakia, Ányos Jedlik ranks 64 out of 418. Before him are Jozef Adamec (1942), Ján Popluhár (1935), Stefan Vojislav (990), Mikuláš Dzurinda (1956), Vladimír Clementis (1902), and Jan Kupecký (1667). After him are Ľudovít Fulla (1902), Karol Dobiaš (1947), Alexander Mach (1902), Ondrej Nepela (1951), Johann Andreas Segner (1704), and Léopold Szondi (1893).
Others born in Slovakia
Go to all RankingsJozef Adamec
COACH
1942 - 2018
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 58
Ján Popluhár
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 59
Stefan Vojislav
POLITICIAN
990 - 1043
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 60
Mikuláš Dzurinda
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 61
Vladimír Clementis
WRITER
1902 - 1952
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 62
Jan Kupecký
PAINTER
1667 - 1740
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 63
Ányos Jedlik
PHYSICIST
1800 - 1895
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 64
Ľudovít Fulla
PAINTER
1902 - 1980
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 65
Karol Dobiaš
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 66
Alexander Mach
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1980
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 67
Ondrej Nepela
SKATER
1951 - 1989
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 68
Johann Andreas Segner
PHYSICIST
1704 - 1777
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 69
Léopold Szondi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 70
Among PHYSICISTS In Slovakia
Among physicists born in Slovakia, Ányos Jedlik ranks 2. Before him are Philipp Lenard (1862). After him are Johann Andreas Segner (1704).
Philipp Lenard
1862 - 1947
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 1
Ányos Jedlik
1800 - 1895
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 2
Johann Andreas Segner
1704 - 1777
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3