PHYSICIST
Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
Hideki Yukawa
Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate for his prediction of the pi meson, or pion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hideki Yukawa has received more than 437,340 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Hideki Yukawa is the 135th most popular physicist (up from 141st in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Japan (up from 72nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Physicist.
Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist who is most famous for his theory of mesons. He also predicted the existence of quarks.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Hideki Yukawa ranks 135 out of 851. Before him are Arno Allan Penzias, Frits Zernike, Ernst Abbe, Laura Bassi, Felix Bloch, and Walther Bothe. After him are William Henry Bragg, Peter Grünberg, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Rudolf Mössbauer, George Paget Thomson, and Donald A. Glaser.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArno Allan Penzias
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 129
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 130
Ernst Abbe
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 131
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 132
Felix Bloch
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 133
Walther Bothe
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 134
Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 135
William Henry Bragg
1862 - 1942
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 136
Peter Grünberg
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 137
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
1788 - 1827
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 138
Rudolf Mössbauer
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 139
George Paget Thomson
1892 - 1975
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 140
Donald A. Glaser
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Hideki Yukawa ranks 20. Before him are Baldur von Schirach, Rachel Carson, Frank Whittle, Junji Nishikawa, Jacques Tati, and Lin Biao. After him are Robert A. Heinlein, Lars Ahlfors, Yang Shangkun, Bhagat Singh, Fred Zinnemann, and John Bowlby. Among people deceased in 1981, Hideki Yukawa ranks 10. Before him are Jacques Lacan, Albert Speer, Soong Ching-ling, Max Euwe, Natalie Wood, and Frederica of Hanover. After him are William Holden, William Wyler, Hans Adolf Krebs, Odd Hassel, Eugenio Montale, and Béla Guttmann.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsBaldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 14
Rachel Carson
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1964
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 15
Frank Whittle
INVENTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 16
Junji Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 17
Jacques Tati
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 18
Lin Biao
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 19
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 20
Robert A. Heinlein
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 22
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 23
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 24
Fred Zinnemann
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 25
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsJacques Lacan
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1981
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 4
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1905 - 1981
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 5
Soong Ching-ling
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1981
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 6
Max Euwe
CHESS PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 7
Natalie Wood
ACTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 8
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 9
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 10
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 11
William Wyler
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1981
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 12
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 13
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 14
Eugenio Montale
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 15
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 16
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hideki Yukawa ranks 67 out of 6,245. Before him are Mako (1933), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Natsume Sōseki (1867), Kane Tanaka (1903), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), and Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837). After him are Kenzō Tange (1913), Fumio Kishida (1957), Akira Toriyama (1955), Uesugi Kenshin (1530), Shirō Ishii (1892), and Date Masamune (1567).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 61
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 62
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 63
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 64
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 66
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 67
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 68
Fumio Kishida
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 69
Akira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 70
Uesugi Kenshin
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 71
Shirō Ishii
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 72
Date Masamune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 73
Among PHYSICISTS In Japan
Among physicists born in Japan, Hideki Yukawa ranks 2. Before him are Isamu Akasaki (1929). After him are Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (1906), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Makoto Kobayashi (1944), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Syukuro Manabe (1931), Leo Esaki (1925), Toshihide Maskawa (1940), Shuji Nakamura (1954), Yoshio Nishina (1890), and Hiroshi Amano (1960).
Isamu Akasaki
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1
Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 2
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
1906 - 1979
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 3
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
Makoto Kobayashi
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 5
Masatoshi Koshiba
1926 - 2020
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
Syukuro Manabe
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 7
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 8
Toshihide Maskawa
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 9
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 10
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 11
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12