PHYSICIST
Paul Peter Ewald
1888 - 1985

Paul Peter Ewald
Paul Peter Ewald, FRS (January 23, 1888 – August 22, 1985) was a German crystallographer and physicist, a pioneer of X-ray diffraction methods. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Peter Ewald is the 683rd most popular physicist (down from 662nd in 2019), the 4,812th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,650th in 2019) and the 90th most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Paul Peter Ewald ranks 683 out of 851. Before him are Francis Hauksbee, Lisa Randall, Ralph Kronig, Hertha Sponer, Gregory Breit, and Alfred Kleiner. After him are Aleksandr Andronov, Bert Bolin, Sulamith Goldhaber, Edwin H. Land, John Iliopoulos, and Nicholas Kurti.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancis Hauksbee
1660 - 1713
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 677
Lisa Randall
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 678
Ralph Kronig
1904 - 1995
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 679
Hertha Sponer
1895 - 1968
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 680
Gregory Breit
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 681
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 682
Paul Peter Ewald
1888 - 1985
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 683
Aleksandr Andronov
1901 - 1952
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 684
Bert Bolin
1925 - 2007
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 685
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 686
Edwin H. Land
1909 - 1991
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 687
John Iliopoulos
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 688
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 689
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Paul Peter Ewald ranks 212. Before him are Edward Cook, Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Kaarlo Koskelo, Harry Beaumont, Alexei Mateevici, and Guido Romano. After him are Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Rexhep Mitrovica, Zia ol Din Tabatabaee, Henri Bosco, Ferdinand Bie, and Harry Crerar. Among people deceased in 1985, Paul Peter Ewald ranks 201. Before him are Ilka Gedő, Georges Verriest, Efrem Zimbalist, Harry Hopman, Jack Medica, and Josef Smistik. After him are Nicolas Hoydonckx, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Sam Spiegel, Matt Monro, Edgar Reinhardt, and Roger Maris.
Others Born in 1888
Go to all RankingsEdward Cook
ATHLETE
1888 - 1972
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 206
Fritz-Hubert Gräser
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1960
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 207
Kaarlo Koskelo
WRESTLER
1888 - 1953
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 208
Harry Beaumont
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1966
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 209
Alexei Mateevici
WRITER
1888 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 210
Guido Romano
GYMNAST
1888 - 1916
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 211
Paul Peter Ewald
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1985
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 212
Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim
BIOLOGIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 213
Rexhep Mitrovica
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1967
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 214
Zia ol Din Tabatabaee
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1969
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 215
Henri Bosco
WRITER
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 216
Ferdinand Bie
ATHLETE
1888 - 1961
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 217
Harry Crerar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1965
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 218
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsIlka Gedő
PAINTER
1921 - 1985
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 195
Georges Verriest
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1985
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 196
Efrem Zimbalist
MUSICIAN
1889 - 1985
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 197
Harry Hopman
TENNIS PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 198
Jack Medica
SWIMMER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 199
Josef Smistik
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 200
Paul Peter Ewald
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1985
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 201
Nicolas Hoydonckx
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 202
Aleksandra Khokhlova
ACTOR
1897 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 203
Sam Spiegel
PRODUCER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 204
Matt Monro
SINGER
1930 - 1985
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 205
Edgar Reinhardt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 206
Roger Maris
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 1985
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 207
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Paul Peter Ewald ranks 4,815 out of 7,253. Before him are Hartwig Gauder (1954), Ulrich Wehling (1952), Hermann Josef Abs (1901), René Kollo (1937), Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (1857), and Ulf Timmermann (1962). After him are Christiane Nord (1943), Rudolf Harbig (1913), Franz Dienert (1900), Nikolaus Pevsner (1902), Otto Bütschli (1848), and Karl Knies (1821).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHartwig Gauder
ATHLETE
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 4,809
Ulrich Wehling
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 4,810
Hermann Josef Abs
BUSINESSPERSON
1901 - 1994
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 4,811
René Kollo
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 4,812
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
CHEMIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 4,813
Ulf Timmermann
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 4,814
Paul Peter Ewald
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1985
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 4,815
Christiane Nord
LINGUIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 4,816
Rudolf Harbig
ATHLETE
1913 - 1944
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 4,817
Franz Dienert
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1978
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,818
Nikolaus Pevsner
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,819
Otto Bütschli
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1920
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,820
Karl Knies
ECONOMIST
1821 - 1898
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,821
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Paul Peter Ewald ranks 90. Before him are Alfred Landé (1888), Walter Kaufmann (1871), Heinrich Kayser (1853), Walther Müller (1905), Georg Hermann Quincke (1834), and Ralph Kronig (1904). After him are Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (1769), Burkhard Heim (1925), Andreas von Ettingshausen (1796), Jürgen Kurths (1953), Ernst Ising (1900), and Rudolf Haag (1922).
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 84
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 85
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 86
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 87
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 88
Ralph Kronig
1904 - 1995
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 89
Paul Peter Ewald
1888 - 1985
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 90
Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
1769 - 1824
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 91
Burkhard Heim
1925 - 2001
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 92
Andreas von Ettingshausen
1796 - 1878
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 93
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 94
Ernst Ising
1900 - 1998
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 95
Rudolf Haag
1922 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 96