Physicist

Abdul Qadeer Khan

1936 - 2021

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Abdul Qadeer Khan

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Abdul Qadeer Khan is the 295th most popular physicist (up from 306th in 2024), the 159th most popular biography from India (up from 161st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Physicist.

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Among Physicists

Among physicists, Abdul Qadeer Khan ranks 295 out of 851. Before him are Charles Wheatstone, Ernest Walton, Lawrence M. Krauss, John Clauser, Anne L'Huillier, and Harry Daghlian. After him are Zhores Alferov, Carl von Linde, Samuel C. C. Ting, Klaus Hasselmann, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, and Walter Kohn.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 289
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 290
Lawrence M. Krauss
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 291
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 292
Anne L'Huillier
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 293
Harry Daghlian
1921 - 1945
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 294
Abdul Qadeer Khan
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 295
Zhores Alferov
1930 - 2019
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 296
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 297
Samuel C. C. Ting
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 298
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 299
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 300
Walter Kohn
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 301

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Abdul Qadeer Khan ranks 65. Before him are Ghassan Kanafani, Costas Simitis, Don Cherry, Eva Hesse, Denny Hulme, and Steve Reich. After him are Jack Lousma, Iolanda Balaș, Samuel C. C. Ting, Petar Mladenov, Richard Wilson, and Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud. Among people deceased in 2021, Abdul Qadeer Khan ranks 63. Before him are Wilbur Smith, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Sam Jones, Betty White, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Jorge Medina. After him are John Magufuli, Pat Hitchcock, Viktor Bryukhanov, Osamu Yamaji, Phil Spector, and Norman Lloyd.

Others Born in 1936

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Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 59
Costas Simitis
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2025
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 60
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 61
Eva Hesse
SCULPTOR
1936 - 1970
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 62
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 63
Steve Reich
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 64
Abdul Qadeer Khan
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 65
Jack Lousma
ASTRONAUT
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 66
Iolanda Balaș
ATHLETE
1936 - 2016
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 67
Samuel C. C. Ting
PHYSICIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 68
Petar Mladenov
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2000
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 69
Richard Wilson
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 70
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 71

Others Deceased in 2021

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Wilbur Smith
WRITER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 57
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 58
Sam Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 59
Betty White
ACTOR
1922 - 2021
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 60
Jean-Claude Carrière
WRITER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 61
Jorge Medina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 62
Abdul Qadeer Khan
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 63
John Magufuli
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2021
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 64
Pat Hitchcock
ACTOR
1928 - 2021
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 65
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 66
Osamu Yamaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 67
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 68
Norman Lloyd
ACTOR
1914 - 2021
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 69