PHYSICIST
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968

Albert Betz
Albert Betz (25 December 1885 – 16 April 1968) was a German physicist and a pioneer of wind turbine technology. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Betz is the 609th most popular physicist (down from 554th in 2019), the 4,281st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,799th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Albert Betz ranks 609 out of 851. Before him are Anatoly Alexandrov, Pierre Weiss, Robert Mills, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, James David Forbes, and Bryce DeWitt. After him are Victor J. Stenger, Prosper-René Blondlot, Aleksandr Stoletov, Alfred Landé, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, and Leopoldo Nobili.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 603
Pierre Weiss
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 604
Robert Mills
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 605
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 606
James David Forbes
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 607
Bryce DeWitt
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 608
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 609
Victor J. Stenger
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 610
Prosper-René Blondlot
1849 - 1930
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 611
Aleksandr Stoletov
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 612
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 613
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 614
Leopoldo Nobili
1784 - 1835
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 615
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Albert Betz ranks 180. Before him are Kazimierz Sosnkowski, István Somodi, Fernand de Montigny, Duncan Grant, Lajos Tihanyi, and Herman Sörgel. After him are Giovanni Martinelli, Carl Goßler, Per Thorén, Charles Bacon, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, and Sophia Parnok. Among people deceased in 1968, Albert Betz ranks 168. Before him are Verner Weckman, Carlos María de la Torre, Elly Ney, Valentine Hugo, Cuno Hoffmeister, and Naima Wifstrand. After him are Fernando Giudicelli, William Jordan, Herbert Copeland, Arnulf Øverland, Oscar Kreuzer, and Dorothy Gish.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsKazimierz Sosnkowski
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1969
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 174
István Somodi
ATHLETE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 175
Fernand de Montigny
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1974
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 176
Duncan Grant
PAINTER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 177
Lajos Tihanyi
PAINTER
1885 - 1938
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 178
Herman Sörgel
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1952
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 179
Albert Betz
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 180
Giovanni Martinelli
SINGER
1885 - 1969
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 181
Carl Goßler
ATHLETE
1885 - 1914
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 182
Per Thorén
SKATER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 183
Charles Bacon
ATHLETE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 184
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1964
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 185
Sophia Parnok
WRITER
1885 - 1933
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 186
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsVerner Weckman
WRESTLER
1882 - 1968
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 162
Carlos María de la Torre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1968
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 163
Elly Ney
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 164
Valentine Hugo
PAINTER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 165
Cuno Hoffmeister
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 166
Naima Wifstrand
ACTOR
1890 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 167
Albert Betz
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 168
Fernando Giudicelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1968
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 169
William Jordan
ATHLETE
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 170
Herbert Copeland
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 171
Arnulf Øverland
WRITER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 172
Oscar Kreuzer
TENNIS PLAYER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 173
Dorothy Gish
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 174
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Albert Betz ranks 4,283 out of 7,253. Before him are Eberhard Weber (1940), Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1697), Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1698), Gerhard Rohlfs (1892), Curt Bois (1901), and Erich Rademacher (1901). After him are Hugo Distler (1908), Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852), Martin Hoffmann (1955), Adolf Merckle (1934), Edgar Basel (1930), and August Wilhelm Iffland (1759).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEberhard Weber
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 4,277
Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1755
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 4,278
Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1698 - 1777
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 4,279
Gerhard Rohlfs
LINGUIST
1892 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 4,280
Curt Bois
ACTOR
1901 - 1991
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4,281
Erich Rademacher
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4,282
Albert Betz
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4,283
Hugo Distler
COMPOSER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,284
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1852 - 1904
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,285
Martin Hoffmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,286
Adolf Merckle
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,287
Edgar Basel
BOXER
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,288
August Wilhelm Iffland
ACTOR
1759 - 1814
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,289
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Albert Betz ranks 83. Before him are Pief Panofsky (1919), Woldemar Voigt (1850), Ursula Franklin (1921), Georg Adolf Erman (1806), Otto Lehmann (1855), and Gustav Mie (1868). After him are Alfred Landé (1888), Walter Kaufmann (1871), Heinrich Kayser (1853), Walther Müller (1905), Georg Hermann Quincke (1834), and Ralph Kronig (1904).
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 77
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 78
Ursula Franklin
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 79
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 80
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 81
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 82
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 83
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 84
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 85
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 86
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 87
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 88
Ralph Kronig
1904 - 1995
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 89