The Most Famous
Physicists from Iran
This page contains a list of the greatest Iranians Physicists. The pantheon dataset contains 851 Physicists, 3 of which were born in Iran. This makes Iran the birth place of the 33rd most number of Physicists behind Norway and Spain.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Iranians Physicists of all time. This list of famous Iranians Physicists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958 - 2020)
With an HPI of 57.37, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is the most famous Iranians Physicist. biography has been translated into 39 different languages on wikipedia.
2. Ali Javan (1926 - 2016)
With an HPI of 55.74, Ali Javan is the 2nd most famous Iranians Physicist. biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
3. Cumrun Vafa (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 49.57, Cumrun Vafa is the 3rd most famous Iranians Physicist. biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Iranians physicists born between 1926 and 1960. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Iranians physicists include Cumrun Vafa. The most famous deceased Iranians physicists include Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and Ali Javan.
