PHYSICIST
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019

Walter Munk
Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) was an American physical oceanographer. He was one of the first scientists to bring statistical methods to the analysis of oceanographic data. Munk worked on a wide range of topics, including surface waves, geophysical implications of variations in the Earth's rotation, tides, internal waves, deep-ocean drilling into the sea floor, acoustical measurements of ocean properties, sea level rise, and climate change. His work won awards including the National Medal of Science, the Kyoto Prize, and induction to the French Legion of Honour. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Munk is the 781st most popular physicist (down from 775th in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from Austria and the 21st most popular Austrian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Walter Munk ranks 781 out of 851. Before him are Julian Barbour, Miguel Alcubierre, Emil Wolf, Egon Orowan, Harvey Fletcher, and Frank Press. After him are Anatoly Logunov, Henrik Svensmark, James M. Bardeen, Rolf Landauer, Robert Detweiler, and Thibault Damour.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulian Barbour
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 775
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 776
Emil Wolf
1922 - 2018
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 777
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 778
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 779
Frank Press
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 780
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 781
Anatoly Logunov
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 782
Henrik Svensmark
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 783
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 784
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 785
Robert Detweiler
1930 - 2003
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 786
Thibault Damour
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 787
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Walter Munk ranks 313. Before him are Jovdat Hajiyev, Jack Lynch, George Newberry, Qaysin Quli, Manuel Alexandre, and Pamela Brown. After him are Vera Zorina, David Hampshire, Ellis Clarke, Jerry Wexler, Mikhail Anikushin, and Lou Harrison. Among people deceased in 2019, Walter Munk ranks 499. Before him are Carmine Caridi, Marie Senghor Basse, Jeon Mi-seon, D. A. Pennebaker, Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, and Oleg Golovanov. After him are George Fernandes, Nicolae Pescaru, Nadja Regin, Robert Ouko, José Rodrigues Neto, and Neil Innes.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsJovdat Hajiyev
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 307
Jack Lynch
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 308
George Newberry
CYCLIST
1917 - 1978
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 309
Qaysin Quli
WRITER
1917 - 1985
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 310
Manuel Alexandre
ACTOR
1917 - 2010
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 311
Pamela Brown
ACTOR
1917 - 1975
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 312
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 313
Vera Zorina
ACTOR
1917 - 2003
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 314
David Hampshire
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 1990
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 315
Ellis Clarke
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2010
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 316
Jerry Wexler
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 317
Mikhail Anikushin
SCULPTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 318
Lou Harrison
COMPOSER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 319
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsCarmine Caridi
ACTOR
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 493
Marie Senghor Basse
PHYSICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 494
Jeon Mi-seon
ACTOR
1970 - 2019
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 495
D. A. Pennebaker
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2019
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 496
Arturo Fernández Rodríguez
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 497
Oleg Golovanov
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 498
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 499
George Fernandes
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 500
Nicolae Pescaru
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 501
Nadja Regin
ACTOR
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 502
Robert Ouko
ATHLETE
1948 - 2019
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 503
José Rodrigues Neto
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 504
Neil Innes
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2019
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 505
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Walter Munk ranks 1,045 out of 1,424. Before him are József Moravetz (1911), István Klimek (1913), Andreas Maislinger (1955), Andreas Goldberger (1972), Alfred Schmalzer (1912), and Oscar Baumann (1864). After him are DJ Ötzi (1971), Gerhard Roth (1942), Gertrude Liebhart (1928), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), Werner Kogler (1961), and Siegfried Powolny (1915).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsJózsef Moravetz
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1990
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,039
István Klimek
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1988
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,040
Andreas Maislinger
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,041
Andreas Goldberger
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 1,042
Alfred Schmalzer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1944
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,043
Oscar Baumann
EXPLORER
1864 - 1899
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 1,044
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 1,045
DJ Ötzi
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,046
Gerhard Roth
WRITER
1942 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,047
Gertrude Liebhart
ATHLETE
1928 - 2008
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 1,048
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
MOUNTAINEER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 1,049
Werner Kogler
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,050
Siegfried Powolny
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1944
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,051
Among PHYSICISTS In Austria
Among physicists born in Austria, Walter Munk ranks 21. Before him are Marietta Blau (1894), Friedrich Hasenöhrl (1874), Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795), Julius Wess (1934), Sulamith Goldhaber (1923), and Peter Zoller (1952).
Marietta Blau
1894 - 1970
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 15
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
1874 - 1915
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
1795 - 1871
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 17
Julius Wess
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 18
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 19
Peter Zoller
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 20
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 21