PHYSICIST
John Houghton
1931 - 2020

John Houghton
Sir John Theodore Houghton (30 December 1931 – 15 April 2020) was a Welsh atmospheric physicist who was the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific assessment working group which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore. He was lead editor of the first three IPCC reports. He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Director General at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre. He was the president of the John Ray Initiative, an organisation "connecting Environment, Science and Christianity", where he has compared the stewardship of the Earth, to the stewardship of the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Houghton is the 471st most popular physicist (up from 780th in 2019), the 2,251st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,250th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, John Houghton ranks 471 out of 851. Before her are Berta Karlik, Rashid Sunyaev, Gabriele Veneziano, Sameera Moussa, Mildred Dresselhaus, and John Canton. After her are Wilhelm Hisinger, Emil Wiechert, Jules Antoine Lissajous, Carlo Rovelli, Heinrich Barkhausen, and Pyotr Lebedev.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBerta Karlik
1904 - 1990
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 465
Rashid Sunyaev
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 466
Gabriele Veneziano
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 467
Sameera Moussa
1917 - 1952
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 468
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 469
John Canton
1718 - 1772
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 470
John Houghton
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 471
Wilhelm Hisinger
1766 - 1852
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 472
Emil Wiechert
1861 - 1928
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 473
Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 474
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 475
Heinrich Barkhausen
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 476
Pyotr Lebedev
1866 - 1912
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 477
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, John Houghton ranks 191. Before her are Rajko Kuzmanović, Johnny Kitagawa, Carl Brashear, William P. Clark Jr., Sergio Sebastiani, and Lucio Urtubia. After her are Philip Baker Hall, Dan Gurney, Stelios Kazantzidis, Tosiwo Nakayama, Cecil Andrus, and Cleopa Msuya. Among people deceased in 2020, John Houghton ranks 209. Before her are Peter Sutcliffe, Terry Goodkind, Duje Bonačić, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Pierino Prati, and Lucio Urtubia. After her are Suhaila Siddiq, Fou Ts'ong, Mustafa Nadarević, Samuel Little, Jackie Stallone, and Flavio Cotti.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsRajko Kuzmanović
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 185
Johnny Kitagawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2019
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 186
Carl Brashear
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1931 - 2006
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 187
William P. Clark Jr.
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 188
Sergio Sebastiani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 189
Lucio Urtubia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 190
John Houghton
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 191
Philip Baker Hall
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 192
Dan Gurney
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 193
Stelios Kazantzidis
SINGER
1931 - 2001
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 194
Tosiwo Nakayama
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 195
Cecil Andrus
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 196
Cleopa Msuya
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2025
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 197
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsPeter Sutcliffe
EXTREMIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 203
Terry Goodkind
WRITER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 204
Duje Bonačić
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 205
Hugh Keays-Byrne
ACTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 206
Pierino Prati
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 207
Lucio Urtubia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 208
John Houghton
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 209
Suhaila Siddiq
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 210
Fou Ts'ong
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2020
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 211
Mustafa Nadarević
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 212
Samuel Little
EXTREMIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 213
Jackie Stallone
ACTOR
1921 - 2020
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 214
Flavio Cotti
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 215
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Houghton ranks 2,251 out of 8,785. Before her are David Seaman (1963), Eric Woolfson (1945), Robert Conquest (1917), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Anthony Blunt (1907), and Robert Broom (1866). After her are Johnny Herbert (1964), Elizabeth de Burgh (1289), Andy Gibb (1958), Edward Walter Maunder (1851), Katie Johnson (1878), and Alexander Wilson (1766).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid Seaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,245
Eric Woolfson
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,246
Robert Conquest
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,247
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1860
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2,248
Anthony Blunt
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1983
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 2,249
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 2,250
John Houghton
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 2,251
Johnny Herbert
RACING DRIVER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 2,252
Elizabeth de Burgh
COMPANION
1289 - 1327
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,253
Andy Gibb
SINGER
1958 - 1988
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,254
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2,255
Katie Johnson
ACTOR
1878 - 1957
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,256
Alexander Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 2,257
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, John Houghton ranks 53. Before her are John Kerr (1824), William Watson (1715), Louis Harold Gray (1905), John Henry Poynting (1852), John Dollond (1706), and John Canton (1718). After her are Alfred Ewing (1855), Frederick Guthrie (1833), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), John Leslie (1766), Paul Davies (1946), and William Robert Grove (1811).
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 47
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 48
Louis Harold Gray
1905 - 1965
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 49
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