PHYSICIST

Georg Bednorz

1950 - Today

Georg Bednorz

Johannes Georg Bednorz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈbɛdnɔʁt͡s] ; born 16 May 1950) is a German physicist who, together with K. Alex Müller, discovered high-temperature superconductivity in ceramics, for which they shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Bednorz is the 90th most popular physicist (up from 249th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Germany (up from 849th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Georg Bednorz ranks 90 out of 851. Before him are Gustaf Dalén, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Johannes Stark, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, Rudolf Clausius, and Robert Andrews Millikan. After him are C. F. Powell, Otto von Guericke, Carl David Anderson, Barry Barish, Ben Roy Mottelson, and J. Hans D. Jensen.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Gustaf Dalén
1869 - 1937
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 84
Allan MacLeod Cormack
1924 - 1998
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 85
Johannes Stark
1874 - 1957
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 86
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 87
Rudolf Clausius
1822 - 1888
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 88
Robert Andrews Millikan
1868 - 1953
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 89
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 90
C. F. Powell
1903 - 1969
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 91
Otto von Guericke
1602 - 1686
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 92
Carl David Anderson
1905 - 1991
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 93
Barry Barish
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 94
Ben Roy Mottelson
1926 - 2022
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 95
J. Hans D. Jensen
1907 - 1973
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 96

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Georg Bednorz ranks 6. Before him are Narendra Modi, Anne, Princess Royal, Viktor Yanukovych, Zaha Hadid, and Agnetha Fältskog. After him are Sergey Lavrov, Abdullah Gül, Tom Petty, Jay Leno, Vicente del Bosque, and Sahle-Work Zewde.

Others Born in 1950

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Narendra Modi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 1
Anne, Princess Royal
NOBLEMAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 2
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 3
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 4
Agnetha Fältskog
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 5
Georg Bednorz
PHYSICIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 6
Sergey Lavrov
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 7
Abdullah Gül
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 8
Tom Petty
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 9
Jay Leno
PRESENTER
1950 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 10
Vicente del Bosque
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 11
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 12

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg Bednorz ranks 220 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Hans Frank (1900), Augustus III of Poland (1696), Wim Wenders (1945), and Baron d'Holbach (1723). After him are Michel Ney (1769), Walter Ulbricht (1893), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Georg Simmel (1858), and Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567).

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Frederick V of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1632
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 214
Ferdinand I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 215
Hans Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1946
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 216
Augustus III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1763
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 217
Wim Wenders
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 218
Baron d'Holbach
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1789
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 219
Georg Bednorz
PHYSICIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 220
Michel Ney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1815
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 221
Walter Ulbricht
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1973
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 222
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 223
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 224
Georg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 225
Maurice, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1625
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 226