Physicist
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
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C. P. Snow
His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. C. P. Snow is the 250th most popular physicist (up from 548th in 2024), the 743rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,616th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, C. P. Snow ranks 250 out of 851. Before him are David Bohm, Satyendra Nath Bose, Ivar Giaever, Ratko Janev, Anton Zeilinger, and Kenneth G. Wilson. After him are Jim Peebles, Benjamin Thompson, Leon M. Lederman, John L. Hall, John Archibald Wheeler, and Igor Kurchatov.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 244
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 245
Ivar Giaever
1929 - 2025
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 246
Ratko Janev
1939 - 2019
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 247
Anton Zeilinger
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 248
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936 - 2013
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 249
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 250
Jim Peebles
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 251
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 252
Leon M. Lederman
1922 - 2018
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 253
John L. Hall
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 254
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 255
Igor Kurchatov
1903 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 256
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, C. P. Snow ranks 30. Before him are Ulf von Euler, Artem Mikoyan, Guillermo Stábile, Władysław Gomułka, Gerard Kuiper, and Gertrude Ederle. After him are Félix Houphouët-Boigny, George H. Hitchings, Raymond Cattell, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Max Schmeling, and Michael Powell. Among people deceased in 1980, C. P. Snow ranks 38. Before him are John Bonham, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Alejo Carpentier, Milton H. Erickson, Hans Morgenthau, and Oswald Mosley. After him are Hans Asperger, Gregory Bateson, Robert Whittaker, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Bill Evans, and Marian Rejewski.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsUlf von Euler
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 24
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 25
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 26
Władysław Gomułka
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 27
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 28
Gertrude Ederle
SWIMMER
1905 - 2003
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 29
C. P. Snow
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 30
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 31
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 32
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 33
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 34
Max Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 35
Michael Powell
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1990
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsJohn Bonham
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1980
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 32
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1980
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 33
Alejo Carpentier
WRITER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 34
Milton H. Erickson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 35
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 36
Oswald Mosley
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 37
C. P. Snow
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 38
Hans Asperger
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 39
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 40
Robert Whittaker
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 41
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1980
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 42
Bill Evans
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1980
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 43
Marian Rejewski
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1980
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 44
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, C. P. Snow ranks 743 out of NaN. Before him are Henry Fielding (1707), Erasmus Darwin (1731), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Robert Carlyle (1961), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), and John Russell Hind (1823). After him are Alfonso de Portago (1928), Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Ben Jonson (1572), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), William Kidd (1645), and Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry Fielding
WRITER
1707 - 1754
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 737
Erasmus Darwin
BIOLOGIST
1731 - 1802
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 738
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 739
Robert Carlyle
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 740
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1397
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 741
John Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 742
C. P. Snow
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 743
Alfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 744
Hugh Despenser the younger
COMPANION
1287 - 1326
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 745
Ben Jonson
WRITER
1572 - 1637
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 746
Jerome K. Jerome
WRITER
1859 - 1927
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 747
William Kidd
PIRATE
1645 - 1701
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 748
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1840
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 749
Among Physicists In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, C. P. Snow ranks 33. Before him are John Kendrew (1917), James Jeans (1877), David Brewster (1781), Andrew Huxley (1917), John Cockcroft (1897), and William Shockley (1910). After him are Osborne Reynolds (1842), Anthony James Leggett (1938), Daniel Rutherford (1749), Peter Mansfield (1933), Charles Wheatstone (1802), and Freeman Dyson (1923).
John Kendrew
1917 - 1997
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 27
James Jeans
1877 - 1946
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 28
David Brewster
1781 - 1868
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 29
Andrew Huxley
1917 - 2012
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 30
John Cockcroft
1897 - 1967
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 31
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 32
C. P. Snow
1905 - 1980
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 33
Osborne Reynolds
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 34
Anthony James Leggett
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 35
Daniel Rutherford
1749 - 1819
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 36
Peter Mansfield
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 37
Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 38
Freeman Dyson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 39




























































