PHYSICIST
Homi J. Bhabha
1909 - 1966
Homi J. Bhabha
Homi Jehangir Bhabha, FNI, FASc, FRS(30 October 1909 – 24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear physicist who is widely credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme". He was the founding director and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), as well as the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) which was renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in his honour. TIFR and AEET served as the cornerstone to the Indian nuclear energy and weapons programme. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Homi J. Bhabha has received more than 7,112,240 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Homi J. Bhabha is the 376th most popular physicist (up from 414th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from India (up from 281st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Homi J. Bhabha ranks 376 out of 851. Before him are Jean-Antoine Nollet, Carlo Matteucci, Vladimir Shukhov, Carl Wieman, Yoshio Nishina, and Jurij Vega. After him are Peter Mansfield, John Mauchly, Nathan Rosen, Ralph Asher Alpher, Georgy Flyorov, and Duncan Haldane.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 370
Carlo Matteucci
1811 - 1868
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 371
Vladimir Shukhov
1853 - 1939
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 372
Carl Wieman
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 373
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 374
Jurij Vega
1754 - 1802
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 375
Homi J. Bhabha
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 376
Peter Mansfield
1933 - 2017
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 377
John Mauchly
1907 - 1980
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 378
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 379
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 380
Georgy Flyorov
1913 - 1990
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 381
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 382
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Homi J. Bhabha ranks 81. Before him are C. Northcote Parkinson, Gottfried von Cramm, Porfirio Rubirosa, Ben Webster, Stavros Niarchos, and William M. Branham. After him are Albert R. Broccoli, Willi Boskovsky, Juan Carlos Onetti, Malcolm Lowry, Nathan Rosen, and Tokizo Ichihashi. Among people deceased in 1966, Homi J. Bhabha ranks 63. Before him are Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern, Margaret Sanger, Hendrik Verwoerd, Yasuji Okamura, Gustavo Marzi, and Edward Gordon Craig. After him are Amédée Ozenfant, Fritz Wunderlich, Edmond Locard, Marguerite Long, Elena Stasova, and Vera Weizmann.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsC. Northcote Parkinson
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1993
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 75
Gottfried von Cramm
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 76
Porfirio Rubirosa
DIPLOMAT
1909 - 1965
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 77
Ben Webster
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 78
Stavros Niarchos
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 79
William M. Branham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1965
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 80
Homi J. Bhabha
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 81
Albert R. Broccoli
PRODUCER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 82
Willi Boskovsky
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1991
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 83
Juan Carlos Onetti
WRITER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 84
Malcolm Lowry
WRITER
1909 - 1957
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 85
Nathan Rosen
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 86
Tokizo Ichihashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsAugusta Victoria of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1966
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 57
Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 58
Hendrik Verwoerd
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1966
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 59
Yasuji Okamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1966
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 60
Gustavo Marzi
ATHLETE
1908 - 1966
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 61
Edward Gordon Craig
ACTOR
1872 - 1966
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 62
Homi J. Bhabha
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 63
Amédée Ozenfant
PAINTER
1886 - 1966
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 64
Fritz Wunderlich
SINGER
1930 - 1966
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 65
Edmond Locard
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 66
Marguerite Long
MUSICIAN
1874 - 1966
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 67
Elena Stasova
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1966
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 68
Vera Weizmann
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 69
In India
Among people born in India, Homi J. Bhabha ranks 227 out of 1,861. Before him are Rani Durgavati (1524), Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), Rajaraja I (947), Amrapali (-450), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), and Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887). After him are Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), Raja Ravi Varma (1848), Dignāga (480), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), and Shah Alam II (1728).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsRani Durgavati
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1564
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 221
Nizamuddin Auliya
POLITICIAN
1238 - 1325
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 222
Rajaraja I
POLITICIAN
947 - 1014
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 223
Amrapali
POLITICIAN
450 BC - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 224
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 225
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1965
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 226
Homi J. Bhabha
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 227
Mir Taqi Mir
WRITER
1723 - 1810
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 228
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 229
Raja Ravi Varma
PAINTER
1848 - 1906
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 230
Dignāga
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 540
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 231
Dashrath Manjhi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2007
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 232
Shah Alam II
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1806
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 233
Among PHYSICISTS In India
Among physicists born in India, Homi J. Bhabha ranks 5. Before him are C. V. Raman (1888), Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Anna Mani (1918), and Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936). After him are Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Jayant Narlikar (1938), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Tom Kibble (1932), Raja Ramanna (1925), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), and Abhay Ashtekar (1949).
C. V. Raman
1888 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 1
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 2
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 3
Abdul Qadeer Khan
1936 - 2021
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 4
Homi J. Bhabha
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 5
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 6
Jayant Narlikar
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 7
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 8
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 9
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 10
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 11
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 12