PHYSICIST
Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647

Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli ( TORR-ee-CHEL-ee; Italian: [evandʒeˈlista torriˈtʃɛlli] ; 15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Benedetto Castelli. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work on the method of indivisibles. The torr is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evangelista Torricelli is the 15th most popular physicist (up from 17th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Italy (down from 47th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Physicist.
Torricelli is most famous for his invention of the barometer.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Evangelista Torricelli ranks 15 out of 851. Before him are Hans Christian Ørsted, Max Planck, Alessandro Volta, Albert A. Michelson, Pierre Curie, and André-Marie Ampère. After him are Erwin Schrödinger, Henri Becquerel, J. J. Thomson, James Prescott Joule, Ernest Rutherford, and Edward Victor Appleton.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Ørsted
1777 - 1851
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 9
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 10
Alessandro Volta
1745 - 1827
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 11
Albert A. Michelson
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 12
Pierre Curie
1859 - 1906
HPI: 84.35
Rank: 13
André-Marie Ampère
1775 - 1836
HPI: 84.30
Rank: 14
Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647
HPI: 84.27
Rank: 15
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 - 1961
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 16
Henri Becquerel
1852 - 1908
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 17
J. J. Thomson
1856 - 1940
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 18
James Prescott Joule
1818 - 1889
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 19
Ernest Rutherford
1871 - 1937
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 20
Edward Victor Appleton
1892 - 1965
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1608, Evangelista Torricelli ranks 1. After him are John Milton, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Tukaram, Ivan Vyhovsky, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, António Vieira, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Pieter Post. Among people deceased in 1647, Evangelista Torricelli ranks 1. After him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Peter Mogila, Giovanni Lanfranco, Matthias Gallas, Zhang Xianzhong, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Masaniello, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, and Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark.
Others Born in 1608
Go to all RankingsEvangelista Torricelli
PHYSICIST
1608 - 1647
HPI: 84.27
Rank: 1
John Milton
WRITER
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 2
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1657
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 3
Gaston, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1660
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 4
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
PHYSICIAN
1608 - 1679
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 5
Tukaram
WRITER
1608 - 1650
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 6
Ivan Vyhovsky
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1664
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7
Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1657
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 8
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1670
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 9
António Vieira
WRITER
1608 - 1697
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 10
Eudoxia Streshneva
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1645
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 11
Pieter Post
ARCHITECT
1608 - 1669
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1647
Go to all RankingsEvangelista Torricelli
PHYSICIST
1608 - 1647
HPI: 84.27
Rank: 1
Bonaventura Cavalieri
MATHEMATICIAN
1598 - 1647
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 2
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1647
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 3
Peter Mogila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1596 - 1647
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 4
Giovanni Lanfranco
PAINTER
1582 - 1647
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Matthias Gallas
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 6
Zhang Xianzhong
POLITICIAN
1606 - 1647
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 7
Sebastiaen Vrancx
PAINTER
1573 - 1647
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 8
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
ASTRONOMER
1562 - 1647
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 9
Masaniello
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1647
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 10
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
WRITER
1581 - 1647
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 11
Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1647
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Evangelista Torricelli ranks 66 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Julius II (1443), Parmenides (-501), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Niccolò Paganini (1782), Pope Leo XI (1535), and Pope Pius VII (1742). After him are Pope Leo X (1475), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Pope Leo XII (1760), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), and Titus (41).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Julius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1443 - 1513
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 60
Parmenides
PHILOSOPHER
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 61
Pope Gregory XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1502 - 1585
HPI: 84.42
Rank: 62
Niccolò Paganini
MUSICIAN
1782 - 1840
HPI: 84.38
Rank: 63
Pope Leo XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1535 - 1605
HPI: 84.32
Rank: 64
Pope Pius VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1742 - 1823
HPI: 84.28
Rank: 65
Evangelista Torricelli
PHYSICIST
1608 - 1647
HPI: 84.27
Rank: 66
Pope Leo X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1475 - 1521
HPI: 84.22
Rank: 67
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 68
Pope Leo XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1760 - 1829
HPI: 84.18
Rank: 69
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 70
Lorenzo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1492
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 71
Titus
POLITICIAN
41 - 81
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 72
Among PHYSICISTS In Italy
Among physicists born in Italy, Evangelista Torricelli ranks 2. Before him are Alessandro Volta (1745). After him are Enrico Fermi (1901), Luigi Galvani (1737), Emilio Segrè (1905), Laura Bassi (1711), Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618), Ettore Majorana (1906), Carlo Rubbia (1934), Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746), Giovanni Battista Amici (1786), and Bruno Pontecorvo (1913).
Alessandro Volta
1745 - 1827
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 1
Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647
HPI: 84.27
Rank: 2
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 3
Luigi Galvani
1737 - 1798
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 4
Emilio Segrè
1905 - 1989
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 5
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 6
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 7
Ettore Majorana
1906 - 1959
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 8
Carlo Rubbia
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 9
Giovanni Battista Venturi
1746 - 1822
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 10
Giovanni Battista Amici
1786 - 1863
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 11
Bruno Pontecorvo
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 12