Physicist
Michio Kaku
1947 - today
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Michio Kaku
His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2024). Michio Kaku is the 223rd most popular physicist (down from 202nd in 2024), the 857th most popular biography from United States (down from 768th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Physicist.
Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, futurist, and popularizer of science. He is a professor of physics at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. His research covers topics in string theory, quantum mechanics, and quantum field theory.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Michio Kaku ranks 223 out of 851. Before him are Wolfgang Paul, Robert H. Goddard, Melvin Schwartz, Roy J. Glauber, Ralph Asher Alpher, and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. After him are Andrew Huxley, Makoto Kobayashi, Ettore Majorana, Alexander Prokhorov, Frederick Reines, and Klaus Fuchs.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 217
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 218
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 219
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 220
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 221
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 222
Michio Kaku
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 223
Andrew Huxley
1917 - 2012
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 224
Makoto Kobayashi
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 225
Ettore Majorana
1906 - 1959
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 226
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 227
Frederick Reines
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 228
Klaus Fuchs
1911 - 1988
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 229
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Michio Kaku ranks 49. Before him are Sam Neill, James Woods, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Stephen Collins, Gigliola Cinquetti, and Bruno Latour. After him are Aaron Ciechanover, Jonathan Pryce, Rob Rensenbrink, Ron Dennis, Farrah Fawcett, and Dick Advocaat.
Others Born in 1947
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Sam Neill
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 43
James Woods
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 44
Megawati Sukarnoputri
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 45
Stephen Collins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 46
Gigliola Cinquetti
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 47
Bruno Latour
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 48
Michio Kaku
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 49
Aaron Ciechanover
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 50
Jonathan Pryce
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 51
Rob Rensenbrink
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 52
Ron Dennis
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 53
Farrah Fawcett
ACTOR
1947 - 2009
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 54
Dick Advocaat
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 55
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michio Kaku ranks 857 out of NaN. Before him are Laura Bush (1946), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Isaac Singer (1811), Edmund Phelps (1933), Paul Morphy (1837), and Gary Becker (1930). After him are Larry Fink (1952), John Coltrane (1926), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Lady Gaga (1986), Lana Turner (1921), and Dolly Parton (1946).
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Laura Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 851
Monica Lewinsky
CELEBRITY
1973 - Present
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 852
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 853
Edmund Phelps
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 854
Paul Morphy
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1884
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 855
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 856
Michio Kaku
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 857
Larry Fink
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 858
John Coltrane
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1967
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 859
Harriet Beecher Stowe
WRITER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 860
Lady Gaga
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 861
Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 862
Dolly Parton
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 863
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Michio Kaku ranks 47. Before him are David Lee (1931), Steven Weinberg (1933), Robert H. Goddard (1882), Melvin Schwartz (1932), Roy J. Glauber (1925), and Ralph Asher Alpher (1921). After him are Frederick Reines (1918), Robert Hofstadter (1915), Arthur Ashkin (1922), David Bohm (1992), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), and Benjamin Thompson (1753).
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 41
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 42
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 43
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 44
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 45
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 46
Michio Kaku
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 47
Frederick Reines
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 48
Robert Hofstadter
1915 - 1990
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 49
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 50
David Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 51
Kenneth G. Wilson
1936 - 2013
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 52
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 53
