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G. N. Ramachandran

1922 - 2001

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Gopalasamudram Narayanan Ramachandran, or G.N. Ramachandran, FRS (8 October 1922 – 7 April 2001) was an Indian physicist who was known for his work that led to his creation of the Ramachandran plot for understanding peptide structure. He was the first to propose a triple-helical model for the structure of collagen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of G. N. Ramachandran has received more than 277,683 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. G. N. Ramachandran is the 825th most popular physicist, the 1,018th most popular biography from India and the 15th most popular Indian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, G. N. Ramachandran ranks 825 out of 851. Before him are Howard Georgi, Paul Steinhardt, Jim Al-Khalili, Carver Mead, Mary K. Gaillard, and Sabine Hossenfelder. After him are Sylvia Fedoruk, Sidney Drell, Nathan Seiberg, He Jiankui, Paul Ginsparg, and Gian Francesco Giudice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, G. N. Ramachandran ranks 449. Before him are Graham Whitehead, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Francis Pym, Fortune Gordien, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Jesús Iglesias. After him are Eugenie Clark, Lamont Johnson, Kay Starr, Len Lesser, Bernard Bailyn, and Mavis Gallant. Among people deceased in 2001, G. N. Ramachandran ranks 346. Before him are Dale Evans, Ken Green, Viktor Yakushev, Renée Schuurman, Joan Sims, and Tom Kilburn. After him are Stan Cullis, Wail al-Shehri, King Moody, Bobby Johnstone, Hani Hanjour, and Betty Everett.

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In India

Among people born in India, G. N. Ramachandran ranks 1,018 out of 1,861. Before him are V. N. Janaki (1923), Simi Garewal (1947), Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Ruby Myers (1907), Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927), and Yash Johar (1929). After him are Durga Khote (1905), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), Charles Correa (1930), and Kishori Amonkar (1932).

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Among PHYSICISTS In India

Among physicists born in India, G. N. Ramachandran ranks 15. Before him are Tom Kibble (1932), Raja Ramanna (1925), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), and Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932). After him are Ashoke Sen (1956).

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