Physicist

James Cronin

1931 - 2016

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James Cronin

His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. James Cronin is the 210th most popular physicist (down from 209th in 2024), the 790th most popular biography from United States (up from 800th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Physicist.

James Cronin is most famous for being a professional rugby player.

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Among Physicists

Among physicists, James Cronin ranks 210 out of 851. Before him are Klaus von Klitzing, Karl Schwarzschild, Maurice Wilkins, Murray Gell-Mann, Theodor W. Hänsch, and Edward Mills Purcell. After him are Francesco Maria Grimaldi, David Lee, Pyotr Kapitsa, Yoichiro Nambu, Joseph Rotblat, and Steven Weinberg.

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Klaus von Klitzing
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 204
Karl Schwarzschild
1873 - 1916
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 205
Maurice Wilkins
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 206
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 207
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 208
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 209
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 210
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 211
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 212
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 213
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 214
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 215
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 216

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, James Cronin ranks 40. Before him are D. B. Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, João Gilberto, and Rupert Murdoch. After him are David Lee, Larry Hagman, Aldo Rossi, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Richard F. Heck, and Guy Debord. Among people deceased in 2016, James Cronin ranks 39. Before him are Walter Scheel, Elie Wiesel, Jerome Bruner, Kenny Baker, Harry Kroto, and Carrie Fisher. After him are Gabriele Amorth, Alvin Toffler, Junko Tabei, Andrzej Żuławski, Frano Selak, and George Kennedy.

Others Born in 1931

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D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 34
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 35
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 36
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 37
João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 38
Rupert Murdoch
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 39
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 40
David Lee
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 41
Larry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 42
Aldo Rossi
ARCHITECT
1931 - 1997
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 43
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 44
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 45
Guy Debord
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1994
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 46