PHYSICIST
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
1921 - 2011
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally) for development of the radioimmunoassay technique. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow has received more than 296,335 page views. Her biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Rosalyn Sussman Yalow is the 174th most popular physicist (down from 126th in 2019), the 627th most popular biography from United States (down from 520th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Physicist.
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was a medical physicist and physiologist. She won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1977 for her work in developing the radioimmunoassay technique, which is used to measure the concentration of hormones and other substances in the blood.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow ranks 174 out of 851. Before her are Joseph Rotblat, Melvin Schwartz, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Hans Georg Dehmelt, George E. Smith, and Tsung-Dao Lee. After her are Emilio Segrè, Polykarp Kusch, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Martin Lewis Perl, Alexander Prokhorov, and Satyendra Nath Bose.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 168
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 169
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
1906 - 1979
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 170
Hans Georg Dehmelt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 171
George E. Smith
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 172
Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 - 2024
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 173
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 174
Emilio Segrè
1905 - 1989
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 175
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 176
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 177
Martin Lewis Perl
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 178
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 179
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 180
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow ranks 29. Before her are Patricia Highsmith, Nancy Reagan, Yitzhak Navon, Satyajit Ray, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Vasily Smyslov. After her are Vasily Stalin, Gianni Agnelli, John Glenn, Jane Russell, Lana Turner, and Arthur Leonard Schawlow. Among people deceased in 2011, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow ranks 24. Before her are Rudolf Mössbauer, Ramiz Alia, Simon van der Meer, Willard Boyle, Dennis Ritchie, and John Barry. After her are Sidney Lumet, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Jane Russell, Gary Moore, John McCarthy, and Manfred Gerlach.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsPatricia Highsmith
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 23
Nancy Reagan
ACTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 24
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 25
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 26
Sugar Ray Robinson
BOXER
1921 - 1989
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 27
Vasily Smyslov
CHESS PLAYER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 28
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 29
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 30
Gianni Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 31
John Glenn
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 32
Jane Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 33
Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 34
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsRudolf Mössbauer
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 18
Ramiz Alia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 19
Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 20
Willard Boyle
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 21
Dennis Ritchie
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 22
John Barry
COMPOSER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 23
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 24
Sidney Lumet
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 25
Burhanuddin Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 26
Jane Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 27
Gary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 28
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 29
Manfred Gerlach
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 30
In United States
Among people born in United States, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow ranks 627 out of 20,380. Before her are George E. Smith (1930), Isaac Singer (1811), Joan Crawford (1904), Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927), Sylvia Earle (1935), and William Friedkin (1935). After her are Harold Ramis (1944), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Paul Krugman (1953), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), and Carl Lewis (1961).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge E. Smith
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 621
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 622
Joan Crawford
ACTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 623
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 624
Sylvia Earle
BIOLOGIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 625
William Friedkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2023
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 626
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 627
Harold Ramis
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 628
Whoopi Goldberg
COMEDIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 629
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 630
Paul Krugman
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 631
Jamie Lee Curtis
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 632
Carl Lewis
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 633
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow ranks 22. Before her are Donald A. Glaser (1926), Kip Thorne (1940), Arthur Compton (1892), Hugh Everett III (1930), Melvin Schwartz (1932), and George E. Smith (1930). After her are Martin Lewis Perl (1927), James Rainwater (1917), Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839), Charles H. Townes (1915), David Bohm (1992), and Benjamin Thompson (1753).
Donald A. Glaser
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 16
Kip Thorne
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 17
Arthur Compton
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 18
Hugh Everett III
1930 - 1982
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 19
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 20
George E. Smith
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 21
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 22
Martin Lewis Perl
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 23
James Rainwater
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 24
Josiah Willard Gibbs
1839 - 1903
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 25
Charles H. Townes
1915 - 2015
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 26
David Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 27
Benjamin Thompson
1753 - 1814
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 28