Physicist
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
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Arthur Ashkin
His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Ashkin is the 239th most popular physicist (down from 212th in 2024), the 996th most popular biography from United States (down from 820th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Physicist.
Arthur Ashkin is most famous for inventing the optical tweezers.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Arthur Ashkin ranks 239 out of 851. Before him are Jacques Charles, Victor Weisskopf, Tsung-Dao Lee, Leo Esaki, Vitaly Ginzburg, and Nikolay Basov. After him are Willard Boyle, John Cockcroft, Gérard Mourou, William Shockley, David Bohm, and Satyendra Nath Bose.
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Jacques Charles
1763 - 1823
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 233
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 234
Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 - 2024
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 235
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 236
Vitaly Ginzburg
1916 - 2009
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 237
Nikolay Basov
1922 - 2001
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 238
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 239
Willard Boyle
1924 - 2011
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 240
John Cockcroft
1897 - 1967
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 241
Gérard Mourou
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 242
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 243
David Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 244
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Arthur Ashkin ranks 45. Before him are Otto Carius, Nándor Hidegkuti, Julius Nyerere, Nikolay Basov, Miguel Muñoz, and Liliane Bettencourt. After him are Jacques Piccard, Nils Liedholm, Leon M. Lederman, Ademir de Menezes, Seymour Martin Lipset, and Roger Etchegaray. Among people deceased in 2020, Arthur Ashkin ranks 36. Before him are Abdul Halim Khaddam, Stanley Cohen, John Lewis, Diana Rigg, John le Carré, and Bettina Heinen-Ayech. After him are Lee Teng-hui, Little Richard, Juliette Gréco, Kenny Rogers, Dmitry Yazov, and Michael Lonsdale.
Others Born in 1922
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Otto Carius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 39
Nándor Hidegkuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 40
Julius Nyerere
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 41
Nikolay Basov
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 42
Miguel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 43
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 44
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 45
Jacques Piccard
INVENTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 46
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 47
Leon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 48
Ademir de Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 49
Seymour Martin Lipset
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 2006
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 50
Roger Etchegaray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2019
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2020
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Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 30
Stanley Cohen
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 31
John Lewis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 32
Diana Rigg
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 33
John le Carré
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 34
Bettina Heinen-Ayech
PAINTER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 35
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 36
Lee Teng-hui
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 37
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 38
Juliette Gréco
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 39
Kenny Rogers
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 40
Dmitry Yazov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2020
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 41
Michael Lonsdale
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 42
In United States
Among people born in United States, Arthur Ashkin ranks 996 out of NaN. Before him are Woody Guthrie (1912), Benny Goodman (1909), Talia Shire (1946), Burt Reynolds (1936), Jules Dassin (1911), and Frances McDormand (1957). After him are John Mott (1865), Andre Agassi (1970), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Greg Abbott (1957), William H. Macy (1950), and Frances Farmer (1913).
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Woody Guthrie
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1967
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 990
Benny Goodman
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1986
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 991
Talia Shire
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 992
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 993
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 994
Frances McDormand
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 995
Arthur Ashkin
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 996
John Mott
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1955
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 997
Andre Agassi
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 998
Douglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 999
Greg Abbott
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 1,000
William H. Macy
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 1,001
Frances Farmer
ACTOR
1913 - 1970
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 1,002
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Arthur Ashkin ranks 50. Before him are Melvin Schwartz (1932), Roy J. Glauber (1925), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Michio Kaku (1947), Frederick Reines (1918), and Robert Hofstadter (1915). After him are David Bohm (1992), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), Benjamin Thompson (1753), Leon M. Lederman (1922), John L. Hall (1934), and John Archibald Wheeler (1911).
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 44
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 45
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 46
Michio Kaku
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 47
Frederick Reines
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 48
Robert Hofstadter
1915 - 1990
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 49
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 50
David Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 51
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936 - 2013
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 52
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 53
Leon M. Lederman
1922 - 2018
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 54
John L. Hall
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 55
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 56
