PHYSICIST
Thibault Damour
1951 - Today
Thibault Damour
Thibault Damour (French: [tibo damuʁ]; born 7 February 1951) is a French physicist. He was a permanent professor in theoretical physics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) from 1989 to 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thibault Damour has received more than 36,345 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thibault Damour is the 683rd most popular physicist, the 4,556th most popular biography from France and the 69th most popular French Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
36k
Page Views (PV)
54.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.03
Effective Languages (L*)
1.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Thibault Damour ranks 683 out of 851. Before him are Max Tegmark, Ursula Franklin, Edith Clarke, Paul Scherrer, John Polkinghorne, and Jan Burgers. After him are Isaak Kikoin, Robert R. Wilson, John Iliopoulos, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, and Gregory Breit.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Tegmark
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 677
Ursula Franklin
1921 - 2016
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 678
Edith Clarke
1883 - 1959
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 679
Paul Scherrer
1890 - 1969
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 680
John Polkinghorne
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 681
Jan Burgers
1895 - 1981
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 682
Thibault Damour
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 683
Isaak Kikoin
1908 - 1984
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 684
Robert R. Wilson
1914 - 2000
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 685
John Iliopoulos
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 686
Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
1769 - 1824
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 687
Inga Fischer-Hjalmars
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 688
Gregory Breit
1899 - 1981
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 689
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Thibault Damour ranks 384. Before him are André Hazes, Bindu, Luc Millecamps, Eva Rueber-Staier, Nana Patekar, and Barbara Morgan. After him are Gerrie Knetemann, Alexander Rosenbaum, Sally Mann, Spike Edney, Ivar Formo, and Cristine Rose.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsAndré Hazes
SINGER
1951 - 2004
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 378
Bindu
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 379
Luc Millecamps
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 380
Eva Rueber-Staier
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 381
Nana Patekar
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 382
Barbara Morgan
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 383
Thibault Damour
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 384
Gerrie Knetemann
CYCLIST
1951 - 2004
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 385
Alexander Rosenbaum
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 386
Sally Mann
PHOTOGRAPHER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 387
Spike Edney
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 388
Ivar Formo
SKIER
1951 - 2006
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 389
Cristine Rose
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 390
In France
Among people born in France, Thibault Damour ranks 4,556 out of 6,770. Before him are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1985), Raphaël Guerreiro (1993), André Messager (1853), Henri Béraud (1885), Roger Gautier (1922), and Maurice Larrouy (1872). After him are Randal Kolo Muani (1998), Marceline Loridan-Ivens (1928), Suzanne Duchamp (1889), Daniel Bravo (1963), Vikash Dhorasoo (1973), and Lucien Sève (1926).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJo-Wilfried Tsonga
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4,550
Raphaël Guerreiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4,551
André Messager
COMPOSER
1853 - 1929
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 4,552
Henri Béraud
WRITER
1885 - 1958
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 4,553
Roger Gautier
ATHLETE
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 4,554
Maurice Larrouy
ATHLETE
1872 - 1968
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 4,555
Thibault Damour
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,556
Randal Kolo Muani
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,557
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
WRITER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,558
Suzanne Duchamp
PAINTER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 4,559
Daniel Bravo
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 4,560
Vikash Dhorasoo
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 4,561
Lucien Sève
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4,562
Among PHYSICISTS In France
Among physicists born in France, Thibault Damour ranks 69. Before him are Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791), Jean Becquerel (1878), Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), Marcel Brillouin (1854), and Ferdinand Monoyer (1836). After him are Yvette Cauchois (1908), Hubert Curien (1924), and Jacques Friedel (1921).
Alexis Thérèse Petit
1791 - 1820
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 63
Jean Becquerel
1878 - 1953
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 64
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
1700 - 1782
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 65
Prosper-René Blondlot
1849 - 1930
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 66
Marcel Brillouin
1854 - 1948
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 67
Ferdinand Monoyer
1836 - 1912
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 68
Thibault Damour
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 69
Yvette Cauchois
1908 - 1999
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 70
Hubert Curien
1924 - 2005
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 71
Jacques Friedel
1921 - 2014
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 72