Physicist
Raja Ramanna
Indian nuclear scientist
1925 - 2004
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Raja Ramanna
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Raja Ramanna is the 817th most popular physicist (down from 734th in 2024), the 1,028th most popular biography from India (down from 737th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Raja Ramanna ranks 817 out of 851. Before him are Arthur Wightman, Cumrun Vafa, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Daniel Kleppner, Sylvia Fedoruk, and Robbert Dijkgraaf. After him are J. Richard Gott, Sidney Drell, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Albert-László Barabási, Sabine Hossenfelder, and Ernest Moniz.
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Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 811
Cumrun Vafa
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 812
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 813
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 814
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 815
Robbert Dijkgraaf
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 816
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 817
J. Richard Gott
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 818
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 819
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 820
Albert-László Barabási
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 821
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 822
Ernest Moniz
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 823
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Raja Ramanna ranks 532. Before him are Albert Paulsen, Alexei Guryshev, Ravindra Kelekar, John Compton, Nina Bawden, and Roy Brown. After him are Swami Rama, Philip Carey, Nat Hentoff, Ebrahim Alkazi, Keshav Dutt, and Nicholas Brathwaite. Among people deceased in 2004, Raja Ramanna ranks 327. Before him are June Maston, Eddie Hopkinson, Beyers Naudé, Hiram Fong, Henry Cockburn, and Suraiya. After him are Brenda Fassie, Dennis Wilshaw, Pacita Abad, Virginia Capers, Ken Downing, and Munir Said Thalib.
Others Born in 1925
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Albert Paulsen
ACTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 526
Alexei Guryshev
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1983
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 527
Ravindra Kelekar
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 528
John Compton
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 529
Nina Bawden
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 530
Roy Brown
SINGER
1925 - 1981
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 531
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 532
Swami Rama
WRITER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 533
Philip Carey
ACTOR
1925 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 534
Nat Hentoff
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 535
Ebrahim Alkazi
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 536
Keshav Dutt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 537
Nicholas Brathwaite
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 538
Others Deceased in 2004
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June Maston
ATHLETE
1928 - 2004
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 321
Eddie Hopkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 322
Beyers Naudé
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 323
Hiram Fong
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2004
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 324
Henry Cockburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 325
Suraiya
ACTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 326
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 327
Brenda Fassie
SINGER
1964 - 2004
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 328
Dennis Wilshaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2004
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 329
Pacita Abad
PAINTER
1946 - 2004
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 330
Virginia Capers
ACTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 331
Ken Downing
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2004
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 332
Munir Said Thalib
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 333
In India
Among people born in India, Raja Ramanna ranks 1,028 out of NaN. Before him are Jamuna (1936), George Koovakad (1973), Nitin Gadkari (1957), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), N. Biren Singh (1961), and B. Saroja Devi (1938). After him are Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Mani Ratnam (1956), Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Anu Aggarwal (1969), Juliet Prowse (1936), and Asaf Ali (1888).
Others born in India
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Jamuna
ACTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,022
George Koovakad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 1,023
Nitin Gadkari
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 1,024
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 1,025
N. Biren Singh
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 1,026
B. Saroja Devi
ACTOR
1938 - 2025
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 1,027
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 1,028
Mahendra Kapoor
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 1,029
Mani Ratnam
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,030
Shreya Ghoshal
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,031
Anu Aggarwal
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,032
Juliet Prowse
ACTOR
1936 - 1996
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,033
Asaf Ali
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1953
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,034
Among Physicists In India
Among physicists born in India, Raja Ramanna ranks 14. Before him are Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), and G. N. Ramachandran (1922). After him are Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), and Ashoke Sen (1956).
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 8
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 9
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 10
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 11
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 12
G. N. Ramachandran
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 13
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 14
Narinder Singh Kapany
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 15
Ashoke Sen
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 16
