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J. Richard Gott

1947 - Today

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John Richard Gott III (born February 8, 1947) is a professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. Richard Gott has received more than 148,267 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. J. Richard Gott is the 813th most popular physicist, the 12,661st most popular biography from United States and the 188th most popular American Physicist.

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  • 48.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, J. Richard Gott ranks 813 out of 851. Before him are Ernest Moniz, William Penney, Baron Penney, Edward Andrade, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, Herbert Goldstein, and Carlos Frenk. After him are Richard A. Muller, Marcia Barbosa, Albert-László Barabási, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Sverker Johansson, and Howard Georgi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, J. Richard Gott ranks 814. Before him are Philippe Vorbe, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Martyn Poliakoff, Jana Bellin, Usha Uthup, and Bob Weir. After him are John Stossel, Ronnie Montrose, Janet Mills, Michael Albert, Ramesh Sippy, and László Réczi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. Richard Gott ranks 12,661 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Altman (1959), Cam Clarke (1957), Derek Chauvin (1976), Dale Midkiff (1959), Caesar Rodney (1728), and John Burroughs (1837). After him are Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970), Paul Russo (1914), William Yorzyk (1933), Archie Kao (1969), Robert Eggers (1983), and DaMarcus Beasley (1982).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, J. Richard Gott ranks 188. Before him are David J. Griffiths (1942), Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), Stephen L. Adler (1939), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), Ernest Moniz (1944), and Herbert Goldstein (1922). After him are Richard A. Muller (1944), Jeremiah P. Ostriker (1937), Howard Georgi (1947), Paul Steinhardt (1952), Carver Mead (1934), and Mary K. Gaillard (1939).

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