Physicist
Neil Turok
1958 - today
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Neil Turok
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Neil Turok is the 843rd most popular physicist (down from 838th in 2024), the 298th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 300th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Neil Turok ranks 843 out of 851. Before him are Yash Pal, Deborah S. Jin, Paul Ginsparg, Carlos Frenk, Charles L. Bennett, and Nima Arkani-Hamed. After him are Jim Al-Khalili, Katherine Freese, Giorgi Dvali, Sean M. Carroll, Robin Canup, and Seth Lloyd.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Yash Pal
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 837
Deborah S. Jin
1968 - 2016
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 838
Paul Ginsparg
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 839
Carlos Frenk
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 840
Charles L. Bennett
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 841
Nima Arkani-Hamed
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 842
Neil Turok
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 843
Jim Al-Khalili
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 844
Katherine Freese
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 845
Giorgi Dvali
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 846
Sean M. Carroll
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 847
Robin Canup
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 848
Seth Lloyd
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 849
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Neil Turok ranks 739. Before him are Yvonne Ridley, Doris Kareva, Maria Cantwell, Mohamed Kaci-Saïd, Steven Smith, and Joseph Finder. After him are Gordon Cowans, Eduardo Hernández, Cyrille Regis, Letitia James, Kevin Hooks, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Others Born in 1958
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Yvonne Ridley
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 733
Doris Kareva
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 734
Maria Cantwell
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 735
Mohamed Kaci-Saïd
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 736
Steven Smith
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 737
Joseph Finder
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 738
Neil Turok
PHYSICIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 739
Gordon Cowans
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 740
Eduardo Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 741
Cyrille Regis
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2018
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 742
Letitia James
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 743
Kevin Hooks
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 744
Mary Chapin Carpenter
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 745
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Neil Turok ranks 298 out of NaN. Before him are Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Zola Budd (1966), Matthew Booth (1977), Anele Ngcongca (1987), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995), and Oliver Schmitz (1960). After him are Péter Nagy (null), Cliff Simon (1962), Jeff Coetzee (1977), Chanelle Scheepers (1984), Eudy Simelane (1977), and Nick Price (1957).
Others born in South Africa
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Kelsey-Lee Barber
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 292
Zola Budd
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 293
Matthew Booth
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 294
Anele Ngcongca
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - 2020
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 295
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
CELEBRITY
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 296
Oliver Schmitz
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 297
Neil Turok
PHYSICIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 298
Péter Nagy
ATHLETE
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 299
Cliff Simon
ACTOR
1962 - 2021
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 300
Jeff Coetzee
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 301
Chanelle Scheepers
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 302
Eudy Simelane
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 303
Nick Price
GOLFER
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 304
Among Physicists In South Africa
Among physicists born in South Africa, Neil Turok ranks 4. Before him are Allan MacLeod Cormack (1924), George F. R. Ellis (1939), and Stanley Mandelstam (1928). After him are Michele Dougherty (1962).
Allan MacLeod Cormack
1924 - 1998
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 1
George F. R. Ellis
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2
Stanley Mandelstam
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 3
Neil Turok
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 4
Michele Dougherty
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 5
