Physicist
Frank Wilczek
American physicist and Nobel laureate
1951 - today
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Frank Wilczek
His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2024). Frank Wilczek is the 356th most popular physicist (down from 336th in 2024), the 2,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,777th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Physicist. Learn more about Frank Wilczek's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Frank Wilczek ranks 356 out of 851. Before him are Ami Argand, Auguste Bravais, Louis Poinsot, Hans Kramers, Jean-Charles de Borda, and Pascual Jordan. After him are Franz Aepinus, Nathan Rosen, E. C. George Sudarshan, William Whewell, Heinrich Geißler, and Henri Pitot.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 350
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 351
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 352
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 353
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 354
Pascual Jordan
1902 - 1980
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 355
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 356
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 357
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 358
E. C. George Sudarshan
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 359
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 360
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 361
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 362
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Frank Wilczek ranks 93. Before him are Gustavo Santaolalla, Kazumi Takada, Javier Marías, Sydne Rome, Shigemi Ishii, and Dana Rosemary Scallon. After him are Kate Atkinson, Joe Lynn Turner, Roger Myerson, Horst Hrubesch, Šaban Šaulić, and Bob Geldof.
Others Born in 1951
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Gustavo Santaolalla
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 87
Kazumi Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2009
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 88
Javier Marías
WRITER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 89
Sydne Rome
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 90
Shigemi Ishii
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 91
Dana Rosemary Scallon
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 92
Frank Wilczek
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 93
Kate Atkinson
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 94
Joe Lynn Turner
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 95
Roger Myerson
ECONOMIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 96
Horst Hrubesch
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 97
Šaban Šaulić
SINGER
1951 - 2019
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 98
Bob Geldof
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 99
In United States
Among people born in United States, Frank Wilczek ranks 2,196 out of NaN. Before him are Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Blase J. Cupich (1949), Henry Ford II (1917), Ving Rhames (1959), and Theda Bara (1885). After him are William Wyatt Bibb (1781), Jerry Reed (1937), Alexander Haig (1924), Fredric Jameson (1934), Michael Massee (1952), and Henry Steel Olcott (1832).
Others born in United States
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Carl Keenan Seyfert
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1960
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 2,190
Barrington Moore Jr.
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,191
Blase J. Cupich
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,192
Henry Ford II
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 1987
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,193
Ving Rhames
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,194
Theda Bara
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,195
Frank Wilczek
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2,196
William Wyatt Bibb
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1820
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,197
Jerry Reed
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,198
Alexander Haig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,199
Fredric Jameson
WRITER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 2,200
Michael Massee
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 2,201
Henry Steel Olcott
WRITER
1832 - 1907
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 2,202
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Frank Wilczek ranks 76. Before him are John Vincent Atanasoff (1903), Steven Chu (1948), Carl Wieman (1951), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), John G. Trump (1907), and Theodore Lyman IV (1874). After him are Nathan Rosen (1909), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Edward Witten (1951), Walter A. Shewhart (1891), Nick Holonyak (1928), and Edwin Hall (1855).
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 70
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 71
Carl Wieman
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 72
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 73
John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 74
Theodore Lyman IV
1874 - 1954
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 75
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 76
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 77
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 78
Edward Witten
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 79
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 80
Nick Holonyak
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 81
Edwin Hall
1855 - 1938
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 82
