PHYSICIST
Gunnar Nordström
1881 - 1923

Gunnar Nordström
Gunnar Nordström (12 March 1881 – 24 December 1923) was a Finnish theoretical physicist best remembered for his theory of gravitation, which was an early competitor of general relativity. Nordström is often designated by modern writers as The Einstein of Finland due to his novel work in similar fields with similar methods to Einstein. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Nordström is the 549th most popular physicist (up from 573rd in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Finland (up from 190th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Gunnar Nordström ranks 549 out of 851. Before him are Gerard K. O'Neill, Pief Panofsky, Grote Reber, Gilbert Walker, John Robison, and Ludvig Faddeev. After him are Woldemar Voigt, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Gene Amdahl, Robert H. Dicke, Philip Morrison, and Richard Mollier.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerard K. O'Neill
1927 - 1992
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 543
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 544
Grote Reber
1911 - 2002
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 545
Gilbert Walker
1868 - 1958
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 546
John Robison
1739 - 1805
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 547
Ludvig Faddeev
1934 - 2017
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 548
Gunnar Nordström
1881 - 1923
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 549
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 550
Giovanni Battista Beccaria
1716 - 1781
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 551
Gene Amdahl
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 552
Robert H. Dicke
1916 - 1997
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 553
Philip Morrison
1915 - 2005
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 554
Richard Mollier
1863 - 1935
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 555
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Gunnar Nordström ranks 130. Before him are Matrona Nikonova, Zoltán Halmay, Daniel Jones, Max Weber, Heinrich Burger, and Edgar Leonard. After him are Vilhelm Buhl, Dimitrana Ivanova, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Rudolf Ramek, Móric Esterházy, and Henri Laurent. Among people deceased in 1923, Gunnar Nordström ranks 76. Before him are Princess Marie of Battenberg, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Katō Tomosaburō, Alexander Lodygin, Józef Bilczewski, and Krišjānis Barons. After him are Takeo Arishima, Kuroki Tamemoto, Jacoba van Heemskerck, Kadambini Ganguly, Michel-Joseph Maunoury, and Vatslav Vorovsky.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsMatrona Nikonova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 124
Zoltán Halmay
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 125
Daniel Jones
LINGUIST
1881 - 1967
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 126
Max Weber
PAINTER
1881 - 1961
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 127
Heinrich Burger
SKATER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 128
Edgar Leonard
TENNIS PLAYER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 129
Gunnar Nordström
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1923
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 130
Vilhelm Buhl
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 131
Dimitrana Ivanova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 132
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
ENGINEER
1881 - 1957
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 133
Rudolf Ramek
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 134
Móric Esterházy
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 135
Henri Laurent
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 136
Others Deceased in 1923
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1852 - 1923
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 70
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1923
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 71
Katō Tomosaburō
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1923
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 72
Alexander Lodygin
ENGINEER
1847 - 1923
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 73
Józef Bilczewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1923
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 74
Krišjānis Barons
WRITER
1835 - 1923
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 75
Gunnar Nordström
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1923
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 76
Takeo Arishima
WRITER
1878 - 1923
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 77
Kuroki Tamemoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1923
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 78
Jacoba van Heemskerck
PAINTER
1876 - 1923
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 79
Kadambini Ganguly
PHYSICIAN
1861 - 1923
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 80
Michel-Joseph Maunoury
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1923
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 81
Vatslav Vorovsky
DIPLOMAT
1871 - 1923
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 82
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Gunnar Nordström ranks 169 out of 751. Before him are Ville Valo (1976), Juha Mieto (1949), Marita Lindahl (1938), Johannes Gabriel Granö (1882), Leevi Madetoja (1887), and Marcus Grönholm (1968). After him are Heikki A. Alikoski (1912), Paavo Talvela (1897), Tuomas Holopainen (1976), Siri von Essen (1850), Magnus Enckell (1870), and JJ Lehto (1966).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsVille Valo
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 163
Juha Mieto
SKIER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 164
Marita Lindahl
CELEBRITY
1938 - 2017
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 165
Johannes Gabriel Granö
GEOGRAPHER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 166
Leevi Madetoja
COMPOSER
1887 - 1947
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 167
Marcus Grönholm
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 168
Gunnar Nordström
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1923
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 169
Heikki A. Alikoski
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 170
Paavo Talvela
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 171
Tuomas Holopainen
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 172
Siri von Essen
ACTOR
1850 - 1912
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 173
Magnus Enckell
PAINTER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 174
JJ Lehto
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 175
Among PHYSICISTS In Finland
Among physicists born in Finland, Gunnar Nordström ranks 1. After him are Vilho Väisälä (1889).