PHYSICIST
Sameera Moussa
1917 - 1952
Sameera Moussa
Sameera Moussa or Samira Musa Aly (Egyptian Arabic: سميرة موسى) (March 3, 1917 – August 15, 1952) was an Egyptian atomic scientist and physicist, she is the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist. Moussa held a doctorate in atomic radiation. She hoped her work would one day lead to affordable medical treatments and the peaceful use of atomic energy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sameera Moussa has received more than 282,973 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Sameera Moussa is the 385th most popular physicist (up from 430th in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 341st in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
56.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
2.96
Effective Languages (L*)
3.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Sameera Moussa ranks 385 out of 851. Before her are Ralph Asher Alpher, Georgy Flyorov, Duncan Haldane, Hiroshi Amano, Oskar Klein, and Christopher Polhem. After her are Robert Brout, Louis Poinsot, Wolfgang Ketterle, George Johnstone Stoney, John Henry Poynting, and Franz Aepinus.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRalph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 379
Georgy Flyorov
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 380
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 381
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 382
Oskar Klein
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 383
Christopher Polhem
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 384
Sameera Moussa
1917 - 1952
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 385
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 386
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 387
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 388
George Johnstone Stoney
1826 - 1911
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 389
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 390
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 391
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Sameera Moussa ranks 105. Before her are Urie Bronfenbrenner, Irving Penn, Vasily Petrov, Erich Rudorffer, Luis Carniglia, and John Connally. After her are Giuseppe De Santis, Dondinho, Sharof Rashidov, Vera Lynn, Džemal Bijedić, and László Szabó. Among people deceased in 1952, Sameera Moussa ranks 52. Before her are Viktor Chernov, Hiranuma Kiichirō, William Fox, Luigi Fagioli, Solomiya Krushelnytska, and Henri Winkelman. After her are Efim Bogoljubov, Jigme Wangchuck, Kenwa Mabuni, Otto Dietrich, Yitzhak Sadeh, and Louise d'Orléans.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsUrie Bronfenbrenner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 99
Irving Penn
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 100
Vasily Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 101
Erich Rudorffer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 2016
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 102
Luis Carniglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 103
John Connally
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 104
Sameera Moussa
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1952
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 105
Giuseppe De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 106
Dondinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 107
Sharof Rashidov
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1983
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 108
Vera Lynn
SINGER
1917 - 2020
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 109
Džemal Bijedić
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1977
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 110
László Szabó
CHESS PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 111
Others Deceased in 1952
Go to all RankingsViktor Chernov
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 46
Hiranuma Kiichirō
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 47
William Fox
PRODUCER
1879 - 1952
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 48
Luigi Fagioli
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1952
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 49
Solomiya Krushelnytska
SINGER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 50
Henri Winkelman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1952
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 51
Sameera Moussa
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1952
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 52
Efim Bogoljubov
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1952
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 53
Jigme Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1952
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 54
Kenwa Mabuni
MARTIAL ARTS
1889 - 1952
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 55
Otto Dietrich
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 56
Yitzhak Sadeh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1952
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 57
Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1952
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 58
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Sameera Moussa ranks 304 out of 642. Before her are Berenice (-300), Edmond Jabès (1912), Nikare (-2200), Osorkon III (-900), Julius Pollux (200), and Qasim Amin (1863). After her are Djedefhor (-2600), Shadia (1931), Al-Musta'li (1076), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Pope Anianus of Alexandria (100), and Soad Hosny (1943).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsBerenice
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 298
Edmond Jabès
WRITER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 299
Nikare
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 300
Osorkon III
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 758 BC
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 301
Julius Pollux
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 238
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 302
Qasim Amin
LAWYER
1863 - 1908
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 303
Sameera Moussa
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1952
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 304
Djedefhor
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2600 BC
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 305
Shadia
ACTOR
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 306
Al-Musta'li
POLITICIAN
1076 - 1101
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 307
Tawfiq al-Hakim
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 308
Pope Anianus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 82
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 309
Soad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 310
Among PHYSICISTS In Egypt
Among physicists born in Egypt, Sameera Moussa ranks 1.