PHYSICIST
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959

Balthasar van der Pol
Balthasar van der Pol (27 January 1889 – 6 October 1959) was a Dutch physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Balthasar van der Pol is the 632nd most popular physicist (up from 670th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 776th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Dutch Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 632 out of 851. Before her are Max Wien, Walther Müller, Georg Hermann Quincke, Ole Jacob Broch, Robert R. Wilson, and Georges-Louis Le Sage. After her are Yvette Cauchois, Abraham Pais, James Hansen, Gordon Gould, Isaak Kikoin, and Lee Smolin.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 626
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 627
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 628
Ole Jacob Broch
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 629
Robert R. Wilson
1914 - 2000
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 630
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 631
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 632
Yvette Cauchois
1908 - 1999
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 633
Abraham Pais
1918 - 2000
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 634
James Hansen
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 635
Gordon Gould
1920 - 2005
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 636
Isaak Kikoin
1908 - 1984
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 637
Lee Smolin
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 638
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 221. Before her are Georges Bonnet, Alexia Bryn, Géo André, Stafford Cripps, Anita Loos, and Claudia Muzio. After her are Marcel Moyse, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, William Justin Kroll, Ted Wilde, Carl Folcker, and Nezihe Muhiddin. Among people deceased in 1959, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 155. Before her are Akaki Chkhenkeli, Antonio Campolo, Preston Sturges, Francis de Miomandre, Ruben Lagus, and Paul Rivet. After her are Andrés Martínez Trueba, Max O. Lorenz, Jacob Epstein, Maxwell Anderson, Jan Černý, and Vitaly Bianki.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsGeorges Bonnet
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1973
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 215
Alexia Bryn
SKATER
1889 - 1983
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 216
Géo André
ATHLETE
1889 - 1943
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 217
Stafford Cripps
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1952
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 218
Anita Loos
WRITER
1889 - 1981
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 219
Claudia Muzio
SINGER
1889 - 1936
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 220
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 221
Marcel Moyse
MUSICIAN
1889 - 1984
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 222
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 223
William Justin Kroll
INVENTOR
1889 - 1973
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 224
Ted Wilde
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1929
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 225
Carl Folcker
GYMNAST
1889 - 1911
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 226
Nezihe Muhiddin
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1958
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 227
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsAkaki Chkhenkeli
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 149
Antonio Campolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1959
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 150
Preston Sturges
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 151
Francis de Miomandre
WRITER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 152
Ruben Lagus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1959
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 153
Paul Rivet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 154
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 155
Andrés Martínez Trueba
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1959
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 156
Max O. Lorenz
ECONOMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 157
Jacob Epstein
SCULPTOR
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 158
Maxwell Anderson
WRITER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 159
Jan Černý
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 160
Vitaly Bianki
WRITER
1894 - 1959
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 161
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 701 out of 1,646. Before her are Jaap Bakema (1914), Roelof Klein (1877), Mark Blaug (1927), René Pijnen (1946), Ruud Hesp (1965), and Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686). After her are Abraham Pais (1918), Jan Lammers (1956), Bennie Muller (1938), Kees de Jager (1921), Jan Zwartkruis (1926), and Albert Kluyver (1888).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsJaap Bakema
ARCHITECT
1914 - 1981
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 695
Roelof Klein
ATHLETE
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 696
Mark Blaug
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 697
René Pijnen
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 698
Ruud Hesp
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 699
Jan Frederik Gronovius
BIOLOGIST
1686 - 1762
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 700
Balthasar van der Pol
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 701
Abraham Pais
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2000
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 702
Jan Lammers
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 703
Bennie Muller
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 704
Kees de Jager
ASTRONOMER
1921 - 2021
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 705
Jan Zwartkruis
COACH
1926 - 2013
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 706
Albert Kluyver
CHEMIST
1888 - 1956
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 707
Among PHYSICISTS In Netherlands
Among physicists born in Netherlands, Balthasar van der Pol ranks 19. Before her are Jan Ingenhousz (1730), Hans Kramers (1894), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), and Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876). After her are Abraham Pais (1918), Jan Burgers (1895), Dirk Coster (1889), Antonius van den Broek (1870), and Kees Schouhamer Immink (1946).
Jan Ingenhousz
1730 - 1799
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 13
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 14
Samuel Goudsmit
1902 - 1978
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 15
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 16
Wander Johannes de Haas
1878 - 1960
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 17
Willem Hendrik Keesom
1876 - 1956
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 18
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 19
Abraham Pais
1918 - 2000
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 20
Jan Burgers
1895 - 1981
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 21
Dirk Coster
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 22
Antonius van den Broek
1870 - 1926
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 23
Kees Schouhamer Immink
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 24