PHYSICIST
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975

G. M. B. Dobson
Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson (25 February 1889 – 10 March 1976) was a British physicist and meteorologist who did important work on ozone. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. G. M. B. Dobson is the 512th most popular physicist (down from 486th in 2019), the 2,591st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,138th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 512 out of 851. Before him are Pierre Victor Auger, Dmitri Ivanenko, Frederick Guthrie, Nicola Cabibbo, George Zweig, and Jeremiah P. Ostriker. After him are Lester Germer, Yakir Aharonov, Ivan Puluj, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Clyde Cowan, and Edoardo Amaldi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Victor Auger
1899 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 506
Dmitri Ivanenko
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 507
Frederick Guthrie
1833 - 1886
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 508
Nicola Cabibbo
1935 - 2010
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 509
George Zweig
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 510
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 511
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 512
Lester Germer
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 513
Yakir Aharonov
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 514
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 515
Louis-François-Clement Breguet
1804 - 1883
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 516
Clyde Cowan
1919 - 1974
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 517
Edoardo Amaldi
1908 - 1989
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 518
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 139. Before him are Bernhard Karlgren, Azem Galica, Pavel Dybenko, Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, Arnold Fanck, and Joseph Laniel. After him are Edith Tolkien, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Lord Leopold Mountbatten, Laureano Gómez, Maria Dąbrowska, and Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg. Among people deceased in 1975, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 117. Before him are K. Kamaraj, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Vladimir Kuts, Knut Kroon, Joseph Laniel, and Hugo Österman. After him are Mary Ure, Victor Marijnen, Charles Journet, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Gustav von Wangenheim, and Aníbal Troilo.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsBernhard Karlgren
LINGUIST
1889 - 1978
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 133
Azem Galica
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1924
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 134
Pavel Dybenko
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1938
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 135
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1933
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 136
Arnold Fanck
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1974
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 137
Joseph Laniel
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 138
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 139
Edith Tolkien
COMPANION
1889 - 1971
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 140
Shigeyoshi Inoue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 141
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1922
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 142
Laureano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 143
Maria Dąbrowska
WRITER
1889 - 1965
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 144
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1963
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 145
Others Deceased in 1975
Go to all RankingsK. Kamaraj
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 111
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
WRITER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 112
Vladimir Kuts
ATHLETE
1927 - 1975
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 113
Knut Kroon
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 114
Joseph Laniel
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 115
Hugo Österman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1975
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 116
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 117
Mary Ure
ACTOR
1933 - 1975
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 118
Victor Marijnen
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1975
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 119
Charles Journet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1975
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 120
Shigeyoshi Inoue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 121
Gustav von Wangenheim
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1975
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 122
Aníbal Troilo
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1975
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 123
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 2,592 out of 8,785. Before him are Walter Legge (1906), Blaze Bayley (1963), Chris Squire (1948), Bear Grylls (1974), William Langland (1332), and Martin Lings (1909). After him are J. M. E. McTaggart (1866), Hamnet Shakespeare (1585), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Mary Ure (1933), Henry Percy (1364), and A. H. M. Jones (1904).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWalter Legge
PRODUCER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 2,586
Blaze Bayley
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 2,587
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 2,588
Bear Grylls
PRESENTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 2,589
William Langland
WRITER
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 2,590
Martin Lings
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 2,591
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 2,592
J. M. E. McTaggart
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2,593
Hamnet Shakespeare
WRITER
1585 - 1596
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,594
Alfred Tysoe
ATHLETE
1874 - 1901
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,595
Mary Ure
ACTOR
1933 - 1975
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,596
Henry Percy
POLITICIAN
1364 - 1403
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,597
A. H. M. Jones
HISTORIAN
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,598
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, G. M. B. Dobson ranks 56. Before him are John Henry Poynting (1852), John Dollond (1706), John Canton (1718), John Houghton (1931), Alfred Ewing (1855), and Frederick Guthrie (1833). After him are John Leslie (1766), Paul Davies (1946), William Robert Grove (1811), Joseph Larmor (1857), Gilbert Walker (1868), and John Robison (1739).
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
John Dollond
1706 - 1761
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 51
John Canton
1718 - 1772
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 52
John Houghton
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 53
Alfred Ewing
1855 - 1935
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 54
Frederick Guthrie
1833 - 1886
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 55
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 56
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 57
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 58
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 59
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 60
Gilbert Walker
1868 - 1958
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 61
John Robison
1739 - 1805
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 62