PHYSICIST
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Today
Hugh David Politzer
Hugh David Politzer (; born August 31, 1949) is an American theoretical physicist and the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh David Politzer has received more than 134,249 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Hugh David Politzer is the 271st most popular physicist (down from 265th in 2019), the 1,134th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,295th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Physicist.
Hugh David Politzer is most famous for his work in the field of particle physics. Politzer is a professor at the California Institute of Technology and is best known for his work on the discovery of the gluon.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
61.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
16.80
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Hugh David Politzer ranks 271 out of 851. Before him are Daniel Rutherford, John Vincent Atanasoff, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Andrew Huxley, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. After him are Johannes Rydberg, Edmond Becquerel, August Kundt, Carlo Rubbia, Leo Esaki, and Ernest Walton.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Rutherford
1749 - 1819
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 265
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 266
Allan MacLeod Cormack
1924 - 1998
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 267
Andrew Huxley
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 268
Jagadish Chandra Bose
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 269
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 270
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 271
Johannes Rydberg
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 272
Edmond Becquerel
1820 - 1891
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 273
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 274
Carlo Rubbia
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 275
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 276
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 277
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Hugh David Politzer ranks 64. Before him are Jim Broadbent, Peter Shilton, Zoia Ceaușescu, Miuccia Prada, Gene Simmons, and Shelley Duvall. After him are Tom Berenger, Teófilo Cubillas, Sissy Spacek, Issei Sagawa, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and Cliff Williams.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsJim Broadbent
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 58
Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 59
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 60
Miuccia Prada
DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 61
Gene Simmons
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 62
Shelley Duvall
ACTOR
1949 - 2024
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 63
Hugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 64
Tom Berenger
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 65
Teófilo Cubillas
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 66
Sissy Spacek
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 67
Issei Sagawa
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 68
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 69
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 70
In United States
Among people born in United States, Hugh David Politzer ranks 1,134 out of 20,380. Before him are James M. Buchanan (1919), Richard S. Castellano (1933), Ike Turner (1931), Stanley Miller (1930), Willie Nelson (1933), and Will Durant (1885). After him are Richard Matheson (1926), Gordon Parks (1912), James Cagney (1899), William Styron (1925), Charles Cooley (1864), and George H. Hitchings (1905).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJames M. Buchanan
ECONOMIST
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 1,128
Richard S. Castellano
ACTOR
1933 - 1988
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 1,129
Ike Turner
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 1,130
Stanley Miller
CHEMIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 1,131
Willie Nelson
MUSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,132
Will Durant
WRITER
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,133
Hugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,134
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,135
Gordon Parks
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2006
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,136
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,137
William Styron
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,138
Charles Cooley
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1929
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,139
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,140
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Hugh David Politzer ranks 58. Before him are Henry Way Kendall (1926), John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Philip Warren Anderson (1923), John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899), Julian Schwinger (1918), and John Vincent Atanasoff (1903). After him are Steven Chu (1948), George Smoot (1945), William Daniel Phillips (1948), David Gross (1941), John Robert Schrieffer (1931), and Robert B. Laughlin (1950).
Henry Way Kendall
1926 - 1999
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 52
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 53
Philip Warren Anderson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 54
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
1899 - 1980
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 55
Julian Schwinger
1918 - 1994
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 56
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 57
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 58
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 59
George Smoot
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 60
William Daniel Phillips
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 61
David Gross
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 62
John Robert Schrieffer
1931 - 2019
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 63
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 64