PHYSICIST
Giovanni Poleni
1683 - 1761

Giovanni Poleni
Giovanni Poleni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni ˈpolɛni]; 23 August 1683 – 15 November 1761) was a Marquess, physicist, mathematician and antiquarian. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Poleni is the 528th most popular physicist (down from 507th in 2019), the 2,930th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,808th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Italian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Giovanni Poleni ranks 528 out of 851. Before him are David J. Griffiths, Ole Worm, John Leslie, Vagn Walfrid Ekman, George Volkoff, and Paul Davies. After him are Fabiola Gianotti, Heinz von Foerster, Leonid Mandelstam, Vikram Sarabhai, Gustave Trouvé, and Maurice Karnaugh.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid J. Griffiths
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 522
Ole Worm
1588 - 1654
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 523
John Leslie
1766 - 1832
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 524
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
1874 - 1954
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 525
George Volkoff
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 526
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 527
Giovanni Poleni
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 528
Fabiola Gianotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 529
Heinz von Foerster
1911 - 2002
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 530
Leonid Mandelstam
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 531
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 532
Gustave Trouvé
1839 - 1902
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 533
Maurice Karnaugh
1924 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 534
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1683, Giovanni Poleni ranks 20. Before him are Edward Young, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, Antoine Pesne, Lorenz Heister, Jonathan Wild, and Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After him are Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, and Mark Catesby. Among people deceased in 1761, Giovanni Poleni ranks 17. Before him are Pierre Fauchard, Tarabai, Thomas Simpson, John Dollond, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, and Francesco Feo. After him are Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Johann Georg Pinsel, Kelemen Mikes, Christian Ferdinand Abel, and Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Others Born in 1683
Go to all RankingsEdward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 14
Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1683 - 1767
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 15
Antoine Pesne
PAINTER
1683 - 1757
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 16
Lorenz Heister
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1758
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 17
Jonathan Wild
EXTREMIST
1683 - 1725
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 18
Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1745
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 19
Giovanni Poleni
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 20
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1683 - 1744
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 21
Mark Catesby
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1761
Go to all RankingsPierre Fauchard
PHYSICIAN
1679 - 1761
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 11
Tarabai
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1761
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 12
Thomas Simpson
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1761
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 13
John Dollond
PHYSICIST
1706 - 1761
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 14
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1761
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 15
Francesco Feo
COMPOSER
1691 - 1761
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 16
Giovanni Poleni
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 17
Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1761
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 18
Johann Georg Pinsel
SCULPTOR
1710 - 1761
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 19
Kelemen Mikes
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1761
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 20
Christian Ferdinand Abel
MUSICIAN
1682 - 1761
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 21
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1761
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 22
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Poleni ranks 2,930 out of 5,161. Before him are Alberto Grimaldi (1925), Aulus Caecina Alienus (50), Felice Bonetto (1903), Carlo Pavesi (1923), Domenico Monegario (750), and Aldo Olivieri (1910). After him are Giovanni de' Marignolli (1290), Roberto De Zerbi (1979), Mario Soldati (1906), Susanna Tamaro (1957), Laurence of Canterbury (550), and Augusto Genina (1892).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAlberto Grimaldi
PRODUCER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 2,924
Aulus Caecina Alienus
POLITICIAN
50 - 79
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 2,925
Felice Bonetto
RACING DRIVER
1903 - 1953
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 2,926
Carlo Pavesi
ATHLETE
1923 - 1995
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 2,927
Domenico Monegario
POLITICIAN
750 - 764
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 2,928
Aldo Olivieri
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2001
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 2,929
Giovanni Poleni
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 2,930
Giovanni de' Marignolli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1290 - 1358
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 2,931
Roberto De Zerbi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 2,932
Mario Soldati
WRITER
1906 - 1999
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 2,933
Susanna Tamaro
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 2,934
Laurence of Canterbury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 619
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2,935
Augusto Genina
WRITER
1892 - 1957
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2,936
Among PHYSICISTS In Italy
Among physicists born in Italy, Giovanni Poleni ranks 25. Before him are Carlo Rovelli (1956), Macedonio Melloni (1798), Augusto Righi (1850), Giovanni Aldini (1762), Nicola Cabibbo (1935), and Edoardo Amaldi (1908). After him are Fabiola Gianotti (1960), Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716), Richard Mollier (1863), Giuseppe Occhialini (1907), Antonio Pacinotti (1841), and Tullio Regge (1931).
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 19
Macedonio Melloni
1798 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 20
Augusto Righi
1850 - 1920
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 21
Giovanni Aldini
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 22
Nicola Cabibbo
1935 - 2010
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 23
Edoardo Amaldi
1908 - 1989
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 24
Giovanni Poleni
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 25
Fabiola Gianotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 26
Giovanni Battista Beccaria
1716 - 1781
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 27
Richard Mollier
1863 - 1935
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 28
Giuseppe Occhialini
1907 - 1993
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 29
Antonio Pacinotti
1841 - 1912
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 30
Tullio Regge
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 31