Physicist
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
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Sidney Drell
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Sidney Drell is the 818th most popular physicist (up from 827th in 2024), the 13,452nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,537th in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Sidney Drell ranks 818 out of 851. Before him are Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Daniel Kleppner, Sylvia Fedoruk, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Raja Ramanna, and J. Richard Gott. After him are Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Albert-László Barabási, Sabine Hossenfelder, Ernest Moniz, Harald Lesch, and Narinder Singh Kapany.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 812
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 813
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 814
Robbert Dijkgraaf
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 815
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 816
J. Richard Gott
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 817
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 818
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 819
Albert-László Barabási
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 820
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 821
Ernest Moniz
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 822
Harald Lesch
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 823
Narinder Singh Kapany
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 824
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Sidney Drell ranks 545. Before him are Ann B. Davis, Lorenzo Wright, June Haver, James Lipton, Audrey Patterson, and Paul Meister. After him are Dennis Wilshaw, Chuck Arnold, Lurleen Wallace, Pete Lovely, Narinder Singh Kapany, and Art Bisch. Among people deceased in 2016, Sidney Drell ranks 561. Before him are Jerry Doyle, Daniel Prodan, Patrick Ekeng, Riki Sorsa, Roger Cicero, and Bernie Worrell. After him are Joe Medicine Crow, Kitty Kallen, José María Rivas, Andy Bathgate, Nicholas Brathwaite, and Pavel Sheremet.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsAnn B. Davis
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 539
Lorenzo Wright
ATHLETE
1926 - 1972
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 540
June Haver
ACTOR
1926 - 2005
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 541
James Lipton
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 542
Audrey Patterson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 543
Paul Meister
ATHLETE
1926 - 2018
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 544
Sidney Drell
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 545
Dennis Wilshaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2004
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 546
Chuck Arnold
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 547
Lurleen Wallace
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1968
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 548
Pete Lovely
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 549
Narinder Singh Kapany
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 550
Art Bisch
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1958
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 551
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsJerry Doyle
PRESENTER
1956 - 2016
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 555
Daniel Prodan
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2016
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 556
Patrick Ekeng
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2016
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 557
Riki Sorsa
SINGER
1952 - 2016
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 558
Roger Cicero
SINGER
1970 - 2016
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 559
Bernie Worrell
COMPOSER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 560
Sidney Drell
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 561
Joe Medicine Crow
WRITER
1913 - 2016
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 562
Kitty Kallen
SINGER
1921 - 2016
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 563
José María Rivas
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2016
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 564
Andy Bathgate
HOCKEY PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 565
Nicholas Brathwaite
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 566
Pavel Sheremet
JOURNALIST
1971 - 2016
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 567
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sidney Drell ranks 13,452 out of NaN. Before him are Lee Greenwood (1942), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), Deidre Hall (1947), Hank Ballard (1927), Joseph Campanella (1924), and Walt Kelly (1913). After him are Angela Kinsey (1971), Brenda Chapman (1962), Cain Velasquez (1982), Kurt Warner (1971), James S. Voss (1949), and Lowell Thomas (1892).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLee Greenwood
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 13,446
Geoffrey A. Landis
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,447
Deidre Hall
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,448
Hank Ballard
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,449
Joseph Campanella
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,450
Walt Kelly
COMIC ARTIST
1913 - 1973
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,451
Sidney Drell
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,452
Angela Kinsey
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,453
Brenda Chapman
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 13,454
Cain Velasquez
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 13,455
Kurt Warner
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 13,456
James S. Voss
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 13,457
Lowell Thomas
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1981
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 13,458
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Sidney Drell ranks 191. Before him are Herbert Goldstein (1922), Stephen L. Adler (1939), Howard Georgi (1947), Arthur Wightman (1922), Daniel Kleppner (1932), and J. Richard Gott (1947). After him are Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), Ernest Moniz (1944), Carver Mead (1934), Richard A. Muller (1944), John C. Baez (1961), and Jacqueline Hewitt (1958).
Herbert Goldstein
1922 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 185
Stephen L. Adler
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 186
Howard Georgi
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 187
Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 188
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 189
J. Richard Gott
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 190
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 191
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 192
Ernest Moniz
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 193
Carver Mead
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 194
Richard A. Muller
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 195
John C. Baez
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 196
Jacqueline Hewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 197























































