Physicist
Cumrun Vafa
1960 - today
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Cumrun Vafa
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Cumrun Vafa is the 810th most popular physicist (down from 792nd in 2024), the 469th most popular biography from Iran (down from 447th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Physicist. Learn more about Cumrun Vafa's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Cumrun Vafa ranks 810 out of 851. Before him are G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, Stephen L. Adler, Alan Cottrell, Howard Georgi, and Arthur Wightman. After him are Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Daniel Kleppner, Sylvia Fedoruk, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Raja Ramanna, and J. Richard Gott.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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G. N. Ramachandran
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 804
Herbert Goldstein
1922 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 805
Stephen L. Adler
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 806
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 807
Howard Georgi
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 808
Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 809
Cumrun Vafa
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 810
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 811
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 812
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 813
Robbert Dijkgraaf
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 814
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 815
J. Richard Gott
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 816
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Cumrun Vafa ranks 641. Before him are Don Harvey, Edward St Aubyn, Christian Engström, Rivo Rakotovao, Kara Wai, and Aécio Neves. After him are Ljubomir Radanović, Bruce Baumgartner, Per Fly, Seiko Noda, Konstantin Volkov, and Éric Caritoux.
Others Born in 1960
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Don Harvey
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 635
Edward St Aubyn
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 636
Christian Engström
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 637
Rivo Rakotovao
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 638
Kara Wai
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 639
Aécio Neves
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 640
Cumrun Vafa
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 641
Ljubomir Radanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 642
Bruce Baumgartner
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 643
Per Fly
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 644
Seiko Noda
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 645
Konstantin Volkov
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 646
Éric Caritoux
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 647
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Cumrun Vafa ranks 469 out of NaN. Before him are Hossein Alizadeh (1951), Ali Divandari (1957), Marina Nemat (1965), Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), and Towhidi Tabari (1964). After him are Hassan Rowshan (1955), Mahmoud Namjoo (1918), DJ Aligator (1975), Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), Shohreh (1959), and Maryam Namazie (1966).
Others born in Iran
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Hossein Alizadeh
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 463
Ali Divandari
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 464
Marina Nemat
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 465
Javad Nekounam
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 466
Karim Bagheri
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 467
Towhidi Tabari
PAINTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 468
Cumrun Vafa
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 469
Hassan Rowshan
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 470
Mahmoud Namjoo
ATHLETE
1918 - 1990
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 471
DJ Aligator
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 472
Jasmin Tabatabai
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 473
Shohreh
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 474
Maryam Namazie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 475
Among Physicists In Iran
Among physicists born in Iran, Cumrun Vafa ranks 3. Before him are Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), and Ali Javan (1926).
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1
Ali Javan
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2
Cumrun Vafa
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 3
