PHYSICIST
Jim Peebles
1935 - Today
Jim Peebles
Phillip James Edwin Peebles (born April 25, 1935) is a Canadian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and theoretical cosmologist who was Albert Einstein Professor in Science, emeritus, at Princeton University. He is widely regarded as one of the world's leading theoretical cosmologists in the period since 1970, with major theoretical contributions to primordial nucleosynthesis, dark matter, the cosmic microwave background, and structure formation. Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Peebles has received more than 459,067 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Jim Peebles is the 247th most popular physicist (down from 233rd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Canada (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Physicist.
Jim Peebles is most famous for creating the Peebles Corporation.
Memorability Metrics
460k
Page Views (PV)
68.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
10.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Jim Peebles ranks 247 out of 851. Before him are Valentin Ceaușescu, Bertram Brockhouse, Alexey Ekimov, Patrick Blackett, Klaus Hasselmann, and John Archibald Wheeler. After him are Gérard Mourou, Georg Bednorz, Georg von Békésy, Ivar Giaever, Claude-Louis Navier, and Brian Josephson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValentin Ceaușescu
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 241
Bertram Brockhouse
1918 - 2003
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 242
Alexey Ekimov
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 243
Patrick Blackett
1897 - 1974
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 244
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 245
John Archibald Wheeler
1911 - 2008
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 246
Jim Peebles
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 247
Gérard Mourou
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 248
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 249
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 250
Ivar Giaever
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 251
Claude-Louis Navier
1785 - 1836
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 252
Brian Josephson
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 253
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Jim Peebles ranks 43. Before him are Adnan Khashoggi, Ryke Geerd Hamer, Danilo Kiš, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Giya Kancheli. After him are Artur Rasizade, Mirella Freni, Ei-ichi Negishi, Jack Kemp, Harvey J. Alter, and Harrison Schmitt.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsAdnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 37
Ryke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 38
Danilo Kiš
WRITER
1935 - 1989
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 39
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 40
Jerry Lee Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 41
Giya Kancheli
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 42
Jim Peebles
PHYSICIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 43
Artur Rasizade
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 44
Mirella Freni
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 45
Ei-ichi Negishi
CHEMIST
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 46
Jack Kemp
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 47
Harvey J. Alter
PHYSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 48
Harrison Schmitt
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 49
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Jim Peebles ranks 41 out of 1,622. Before him are Dan Aykroyd (1952), René Angélil (1942), Arthur B. McDonald (1943), Bertram Brockhouse (1918), Oswald Avery (1877), and Drake (1986). After him are Howard Shore (1946), Henry Mintzberg (1939), John Kenneth Galbraith (1908), Mary Pickford (1892), Joni Mitchell (1943), and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (1943).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsDan Aykroyd
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 35
René Angélil
PRODUCER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 36
Arthur B. McDonald
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 37
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 38
Oswald Avery
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1955
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 39
Drake
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 40
Jim Peebles
PHYSICIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 41
Howard Shore
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 42
Henry Mintzberg
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 43
John Kenneth Galbraith
ECONOMIST
1908 - 2006
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 44
Mary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 45
Joni Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 46
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 47
Among PHYSICISTS In Canada
Among physicists born in Canada, Jim Peebles ranks 4. Before him are Willard Boyle (1924), Richard E. Taylor (1929), and Bertram Brockhouse (1918). After him are Donna Strickland (1959), Louis Slotin (1910), Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886), Harriet Brooks (1876), Paul Corkum (1943), and Sylvia Fedoruk (1927).
Willard Boyle
1924 - 2011
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 1
Richard E. Taylor
1929 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 2
Bertram Brockhouse
1918 - 2003
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 3
Jim Peebles
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 4
Donna Strickland
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 5
Louis Slotin
1910 - 1946
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 6
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 7
Harriet Brooks
1876 - 1933
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 8
Paul Corkum
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 9
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 10