PHYSICIST
Anthony James Leggett
1938 - Today
Anthony James Leggett
Sir Anthony James Leggett (born 26 March 1938) is a British–American theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Leggett is widely recognised as a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics, and his pioneering work on superfluidity was recognised by the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics. He has shaped the theoretical understanding of normal and superfluid helium liquids and strongly coupled superfluids. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony James Leggett has received more than 214,105 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Anthony James Leggett is the 284th most popular physicist (down from 258th in 2019), the 840th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 843rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Physicist.
Anthony James Leggett is most famous for his work on the theory of superfluidity.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
60.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
10.75
Effective Languages (L*)
4.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Anthony James Leggett ranks 284 out of 851. Before him are Toshihide Maskawa, Antoine César Becquerel, Carl von Linde, Osborne Reynolds, Victor Weisskopf, and Walter Kohn. After him are Steven Chu, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Christoph Scheiner, Ettore Majorana, Yuri Oganessian, and Anna Mani.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsToshihide Maskawa
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 278
Antoine César Becquerel
1788 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 279
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 280
Osborne Reynolds
1842 - 1912
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 281
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 282
Walter Kohn
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 283
Anthony James Leggett
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 284
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 285
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 286
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 287
Ettore Majorana
1906 - 1959
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 288
Yuri Oganessian
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 289
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 290
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Anthony James Leggett ranks 74. Before him are Mamadou Tandja, Carlos Bilardo, Tomas Lindahl, Ivan Sutherland, Derek Jacobi, and Enrico Macias. After him are Ian Stewart, Ben E. King, Michael Rockefeller, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Luigi Tenco, and Etta James.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsMamadou Tandja
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 68
Carlos Bilardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 69
Tomas Lindahl
BIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 70
Ivan Sutherland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 71
Derek Jacobi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 72
Enrico Macias
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 73
Anthony James Leggett
PHYSICIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 74
Ian Stewart
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1985
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 75
Ben E. King
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 76
Michael Rockefeller
EXPLORER
1938 - 1963
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 77
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 78
Luigi Tenco
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1967
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 79
Etta James
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 80
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony James Leggett ranks 840 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), William Bateson (1861), John William Polidori (1795), Alan Parsons (1948), and Bernard Cornwell (1944). After him are Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Imelda Staunton (1956), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905), and Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 834
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
831 - 860
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 835
William Bateson
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 836
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 837
Alan Parsons
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 838
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 839
Anthony James Leggett
PHYSICIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 840
Pete Postlethwaite
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 841
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 842
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1578
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 843
Charlotte, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1766 - 1828
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 844
Prince John of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1905 - 1919
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 845
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1156 - 1189
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 846
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Anthony James Leggett ranks 34. Before him are Charles Wheatstone (1802), David Brewster (1781), John Cockcroft (1897), Daniel Rutherford (1749), Andrew Huxley (1917), and Osborne Reynolds (1842). After him are Nevill Francis Mott (1905), Freeman Dyson (1923), James Jeans (1877), William Whewell (1794), Joseph Swan (1828), and John Stewart Bell (1928).
Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 28
David Brewster
1781 - 1868
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 29
John Cockcroft
1897 - 1967
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 30
Daniel Rutherford
1749 - 1819
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 31
Andrew Huxley
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 32
Osborne Reynolds
1842 - 1912
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 33
Anthony James Leggett
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 34
Nevill Francis Mott
1905 - 1996
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 35
Freeman Dyson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 36
James Jeans
1877 - 1946
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 37
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 38
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 39
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 40