PHYSICIST
Ole Jacob Broch
1818 - 1889

Ole Jacob Broch
Ole Jacob Broch (14 January 1818 – 5 February 1889) was a Norwegian mathematician, physicist, economist and government minister. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ole Jacob Broch is the 629th most popular physicist (down from 578th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Norway (down from 251st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ole Jacob Broch ranks 629 out of 851. Before him are Charles Kittel, Carl August von Steinheil, Harriet Brooks, Max Wien, Walther Müller, and Georg Hermann Quincke. After him are Robert R. Wilson, Georges-Louis Le Sage, Balthasar van der Pol, Yvette Cauchois, Abraham Pais, and James Hansen.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Kittel
1916 - 2019
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 623
Carl August von Steinheil
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 624
Harriet Brooks
1876 - 1933
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 625
Max Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 626
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 627
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 628
Ole Jacob Broch
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 629
Robert R. Wilson
1914 - 2000
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 630
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 631
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 632
Yvette Cauchois
1908 - 1999
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 633
Abraham Pais
1918 - 2000
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 634
James Hansen
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 635
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1818, Ole Jacob Broch ranks 80. Before him are Josip Filipović, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Heinrich Zollinger, Élie-Abel Carrière, Dimitrie Brătianu, and Irvin McDowell. After him are Johan Lange, Wilhelm Camphausen, William M. Evarts, Joseph Roumanille, Jan Heemskerk, and Ludwig Traube. Among people deceased in 1889, Ole Jacob Broch ranks 72. Before him are Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, Josip Filipović, Miles Joseph Berkeley, Sergey Botkin, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Michele Amari. After him are Juan Montalvo, Dmitry Tolstoy, Francisco Antonino Vidal, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Warren De la Rue, and Paul du Bois-Reymond.
Others Born in 1818
Go to all RankingsJosip Filipović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1889
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 74
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
CHESS PLAYER
1818 - 1899
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 75
Heinrich Zollinger
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1859
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 76
Élie-Abel Carrière
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1896
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 77
Dimitrie Brătianu
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1892
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 78
Irvin McDowell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 79
Ole Jacob Broch
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 80
Johan Lange
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1898
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 81
Wilhelm Camphausen
PAINTER
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 82
William M. Evarts
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 83
Joseph Roumanille
WRITER
1818 - 1891
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 84
Jan Heemskerk
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 85
Ludwig Traube
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1876
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 1889
Go to all RankingsPyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1889
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 66
Josip Filipović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1889
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 67
Miles Joseph Berkeley
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1889
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 68
Sergey Botkin
PHYSICIAN
1832 - 1889
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 69
Gerard Manley Hopkins
WRITER
1844 - 1889
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 70
Michele Amari
HISTORIAN
1806 - 1889
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 71
Ole Jacob Broch
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 72
Juan Montalvo
WRITER
1832 - 1889
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 73
Dmitry Tolstoy
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1889
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 74
Francisco Antonino Vidal
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 75
Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1889
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 76
Warren De la Rue
ASTRONOMER
1815 - 1889
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 77
Paul du Bois-Reymond
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1889
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 78
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Ole Jacob Broch ranks 301 out of 1,039. Before him are Ivar Formo (1951), Arnulf Øverland (1889), Knut Haugland (1917), Jahn Teigen (1949), Elise Ottesen-Jensen (1886), and Bodil Katharine Biørn (1871). After him are Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771), Sigmund Ruud (1907), Sigurd Haakonsson (895), Alexia Bryn (1889), Hulda Garborg (1862), and Hakon Barfod (1926).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsIvar Formo
SKIER
1951 - 2006
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 295
Arnulf Øverland
WRITER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 296
Knut Haugland
EXPLORER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 297
Jahn Teigen
SINGER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 298
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 299
Bodil Katharine Biørn
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1960
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 300
Ole Jacob Broch
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 301
Hans Nielsen Hauge
WRITER
1771 - 1824
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 302
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 303
Sigurd Haakonsson
POLITICIAN
895 - 962
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 304
Alexia Bryn
SKATER
1889 - 1983
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 305
Hulda Garborg
WRITER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 306
Hakon Barfod
ATHLETE
1926 - 2013
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 307
Among PHYSICISTS In Norway
Among physicists born in Norway, Ole Jacob Broch ranks 3. Before him are Ivar Giaever (1929), and Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862).
Ivar Giaever
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 1
Vilhelm Bjerknes
1862 - 1951
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 2
Ole Jacob Broch
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3