PHYSICIST
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939

Walter Gordon
Walter Gordon (13 August 1893 – 24 December 1939) was a German theoretical physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Gordon is the 730th most popular physicist (up from 733rd in 2019), the 5,109th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,134th in 2019) and the 97th most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Walter Gordon ranks 730 out of 851. Before him are Charles Stark Draper, Rudolf Haag, Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Nicholas Metropolis, Gerald Guralnik, and Karl Taylor Compton. After him are Arthur Schuster, James Hartle, Gregor Wentzel, Roald Sagdeev, Mordehai Milgrom, and Valentine Telegdi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Stark Draper
1901 - 1987
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 724
Rudolf Haag
1922 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 725
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
1862 - 1916
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 726
Nicholas Metropolis
1915 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 727
Gerald Guralnik
1936 - 2014
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 728
Karl Taylor Compton
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 729
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 730
Arthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 731
James Hartle
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 732
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 733
Roald Sagdeev
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 734
Mordehai Milgrom
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 735
Valentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 736
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Walter Gordon ranks 244. Before him are Perry McGillivray, Frances Schroth, Ichikawa Fusae, Ragnar Malm, Frans Blom, and Maja Berezowska. After him are Norman Bel Geddes, Tashi Namgyal, Cornelius Lanczos, Elizabeth Cotten, John Norton, and Harlow Curtice. Among people deceased in 1939, Walter Gordon ranks 144. Before him are Perikles Kakousis, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Ramón Eguiazábal, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, Owen Moore, and Arthur E. Kennelly. After him are Sergey Gritsevets, Siegfried Flesch, Eliodoro Villazón, James Parrott, Alfredo Panzini, and Louis Eugène Roy.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsPerry McGillivray
SWIMMER
1893 - 1944
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 238
Frances Schroth
SWIMMER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 239
Ichikawa Fusae
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 240
Ragnar Malm
ATHLETE
1893 - 1959
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 241
Frans Blom
EXPLORER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 242
Maja Berezowska
PAINTER
1893 - 1978
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 243
Walter Gordon
PHYSICIST
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 244
Norman Bel Geddes
DESIGNER
1893 - 1958
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 245
Tashi Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1963
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 246
Cornelius Lanczos
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 247
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 248
John Norton
ATHLETE
1893 - 1979
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 249
Harlow Curtice
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1962
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 250
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsPerikles Kakousis
ATHLETE
1879 - 1939
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 138
Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová
WRITER
1855 - 1939
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 139
Ramón Eguiazábal
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1939
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 140
Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
GEOLOGIST
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 141
Owen Moore
ACTOR
1886 - 1939
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 142
Arthur E. Kennelly
ENGINEER
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 143
Walter Gordon
PHYSICIST
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 144
Sergey Gritsevets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1939
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 145
Siegfried Flesch
FENCER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 146
Eliodoro Villazón
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1939
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 147
James Parrott
ACTOR
1897 - 1939
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 148
Alfredo Panzini
WRITER
1863 - 1939
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 149
Louis Eugène Roy
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 150
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Walter Gordon ranks 5,112 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedhelm Funkel (1953), Julia Klöckner (1972), Franz Pfnür (1908), Richard Rado (1906), Oleh Kuznetsov (1963), and Erik Ode (1910). After him are Maria Schrader (1965), Michael Glos (1944), Arthur Schuster (1851), Josef Neckermann (1912), Manuel Göttsching (1952), and Karl Leberecht Immermann (1796).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedhelm Funkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 5,106
Julia Klöckner
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,107
Franz Pfnür
SKIER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5,108
Richard Rado
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,109
Oleh Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,110
Erik Ode
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,111
Walter Gordon
PHYSICIST
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,112
Maria Schrader
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 5,113
Michael Glos
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 5,114
Arthur Schuster
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1934
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 5,115
Josef Neckermann
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1992
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 5,116
Manuel Göttsching
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2022
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5,117
Karl Leberecht Immermann
WRITER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5,118
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Walter Gordon ranks 97. Before him are Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert (1769), Burkhard Heim (1925), Andreas von Ettingshausen (1796), Jürgen Kurths (1953), Ernst Ising (1900), and Rudolf Haag (1922). After him are Arthur Schuster (1851), Gregor Wentzel (1898), Rolf-Dieter Heuer (1948), Hans Reissner (1874), Rolf Landauer (1927), and Werner Israel (1931).
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
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 97
Arthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 98
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 99
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 100
Hans Reissner
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 101
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 102
Werner Israel
1931 - 2022
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 103