PHYSICIST
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995

Ernest Walton
Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (6 October 1903 – 25 June 1995) was an Irish nuclear physicist who shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Cockcroft "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles". According to their Nobel Prize citation: "Thus, for the first time, a nuclear transmutation was produced by means entirely under human control". He was also the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin from 1946 to 1974. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Walton is the 290th most popular physicist (down from 278th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 39th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Physicist.
Ernest Walton is most famous for splitting the atom and being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ernest Walton ranks 290 out of 851. Before him are Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Antoine César Becquerel, Ash Carter, Syukuro Manabe, Joseph Plateau, and Charles Wheatstone. After him are Lawrence M. Krauss, John Clauser, Anne L'Huillier, Harry Daghlian, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and Zhores Alferov.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
1754 - 1785
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 284
Antoine César Becquerel
1788 - 1878
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 285
Ash Carter
1954 - 2022
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 286
Syukuro Manabe
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 287
Joseph Plateau
1801 - 1883
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 288
Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 289
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 290
Lawrence M. Krauss
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 291
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 292
Anne L'Huillier
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 293
Harry Daghlian
1921 - 1945
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 294
Abdul Qadeer Khan
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 295
Zhores Alferov
1930 - 2019
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 296
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Ernest Walton ranks 57. Before him are Bruno Bettelheim, Andrei Grechko, Claudio Arrau, Kenneth Clark, Georg Elser, and George Davis Snell. After him are Alonzo Church, Yisrael Kristal, Raymond Radiguet, Empress Kōjun, Uichiro Hatta, and Vincente Minnelli. Among people deceased in 1995, Ernest Walton ranks 47. Before him are Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Lita Grey, Jonas Salk, Louis Malle, Pierre Schaeffer, and Aziz Nesin. After him are Don Cherry, Alonzo Church, Miklós Rózsa, Ștefan Kovács, Ko Takamoro, and César Rodríguez Álvarez.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsBruno Bettelheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 51
Andrei Grechko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1976
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 52
Claudio Arrau
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 53
Kenneth Clark
HISTORIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 54
Georg Elser
DESIGNER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 55
George Davis Snell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 56
Ernest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 57
Alonzo Church
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 58
Yisrael Kristal
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2017
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 59
Raymond Radiguet
WRITER
1903 - 1923
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 60
Empress Kōjun
COMPANION
1903 - 2000
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 61
Uichiro Hatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 62
Vincente Minnelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1986
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 63
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsArturo Benedetti Michelangeli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1995
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 41
Lita Grey
ACTOR
1908 - 1995
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 42
Jonas Salk
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 43
Louis Malle
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1995
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 44
Pierre Schaeffer
COMPOSER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 45
Aziz Nesin
WRITER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 46
Ernest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 47
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 48
Alonzo Church
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 49
Miklós Rózsa
COMPOSER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 50
Ștefan Kovács
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 51
Ko Takamoro
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 52
César Rodríguez Álvarez
COACH
1920 - 1995
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 53
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Ernest Walton ranks 54 out of 549. Before him are Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Gabriel Byrne (1950), Michael Collins (1890), Brendan Gleeson (1955), Brian Cowen (1960), and John Flanagan (1873). After him are Turlough O'Carolan (1670), Columba (521), John Toland (1670), Terry Wogan (1938), Conor McGregor (1988), and Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsCausantín mac Cináeda
POLITICIAN
836 - 877
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 48
Gabriel Byrne
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 49
Michael Collins
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1922
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 50
Brendan Gleeson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 51
Brian Cowen
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 52
John Flanagan
ATHLETE
1873 - 1938
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 53
Ernest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 54
Turlough O'Carolan
COMPOSER
1670 - 1738
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 55
Columba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
521 - 597
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 56
John Toland
PHILOSOPHER
1670 - 1722
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 57
Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 58
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 59
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1922
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 60
Among PHYSICISTS In Ireland
Among physicists born in Ireland, Ernest Walton ranks 3. Before him are William Rowan Hamilton (1805), and George Francis FitzGerald (1851). After him are John Tyndall (1820), George Johnstone Stoney (1826), John Sealy Townsend (1868), and John Joly (1857).
William Rowan Hamilton
1805 - 1865
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 1
George Francis FitzGerald
1851 - 1901
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 2
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 3
John Tyndall
1820 - 1893
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
George Johnstone Stoney
1826 - 1911
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 5
John Sealy Townsend
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 6
John Joly
1857 - 1933
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 7