PHYSICIST
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
Tom Kibble
Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble (; 23 December 1932 – 2 June 2016) was a British theoretical physicist, senior research investigator at the Blackett Laboratory and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London. His research interests were in quantum field theory, especially the interface between high-energy particle physics and cosmology. He is best known as one of the first to describe the Higgs mechanism, and for his research on topological defects. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Kibble has received more than 160,868 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Kibble is the 715th most popular physicist (down from 647th in 2019), the 703rd most popular biography from India (down from 561st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Tom Kibble ranks 715 out of 851. Before him are Albert W. Hull, Nicholas Metropolis, Bill Nye, Michael Fisher, Juris Upatnieks, and Raymond Gosling. After him are Brandon Carter, Lisa Randall, Arthur Wightman, Peter Mark Roget, Mark Oliphant, and Pief Panofsky.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert W. Hull
1880 - 1966
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 709
Nicholas Metropolis
1915 - 1999
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 710
Bill Nye
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 711
Michael Fisher
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 712
Juris Upatnieks
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 713
Raymond Gosling
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 714
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 715
Brandon Carter
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 716
Lisa Randall
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 717
Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 718
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 719
Mark Oliphant
1901 - 2000
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 720
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Tom Kibble ranks 402. Before him are Louis Rwagasore, Joseph P. Kerwin, José Varacka, Elliott H. Lieb, Irma Johansson, and Jan Jindra. After him are Tetsuo Okamoto, James Stafford, Marc Bazin, Eeles Landström, Antonia Fraser, and Muhammad Khan Junejo. Among people deceased in 2016, Tom Kibble ranks 408. Before him are Alain Decaux, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Aki Schmidt, Anton Yelchin, Ken Howard, and Alice Drummond. After him are Lothar Späth, Karel Husa, Michael Herr, Teatao Teannaki, Fidel Uriarte, and Joe Alaskey.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsLouis Rwagasore
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1961
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 396
Joseph P. Kerwin
ASTRONAUT
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 397
José Varacka
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 398
Elliott H. Lieb
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 399
Irma Johansson
ATHLETE
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 400
Jan Jindra
ATHLETE
1932 - 2021
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 401
Tom Kibble
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2016
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 402
Tetsuo Okamoto
SWIMMER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 403
James Stafford
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 404
Marc Bazin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 405
Eeles Landström
ATHLETE
1932 - 2022
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 406
Antonia Fraser
WRITER
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 407
Muhammad Khan Junejo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1993
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 408
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsAlain Decaux
WRITER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 402
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 403
Aki Schmidt
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 404
Anton Yelchin
ACTOR
1989 - 2016
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 405
Ken Howard
ACTOR
1944 - 2016
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 406
Alice Drummond
ACTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 407
Tom Kibble
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2016
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 408
Lothar Späth
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2016
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 409
Karel Husa
COMPOSER
1921 - 2016
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 410
Michael Herr
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 411
Teatao Teannaki
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 412
Fidel Uriarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2016
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 413
Joe Alaskey
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 414
In India
Among people born in India, Tom Kibble ranks 703 out of 1,861. Before him are Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Vijay Amritraj (1953), Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928), Mehdi Hassan (1927), Soumitra Chatterjee (1935), and Vijay Mallya (1955). After him are Paddy Ashdown (1941), Govinda (1963), Madhavrao I (1745), Dwarkanath Tagore (1794), Naveen Patnaik (1946), and Jasraj (1930).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsRakhee Gulzar
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 697
Vijay Amritraj
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 698
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2003
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 699
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 700
Soumitra Chatterjee
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 701
Vijay Mallya
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 702
Tom Kibble
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2016
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 703
Paddy Ashdown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 704
Govinda
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 705
Madhavrao I
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1772
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 706
Dwarkanath Tagore
BUSINESSPERSON
1794 - 1846
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 707
Naveen Patnaik
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 708
Jasraj
SINGER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 709
Among PHYSICISTS In India
Among physicists born in India, Tom Kibble ranks 9. Before him are Anna Mani (1918), Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Jayant Narlikar (1938), and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893). After him are Raja Ramanna (1925), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932), and G. N. Ramachandran (1922).
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3
Abdul Qadeer Khan
1936 - 2021
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 4
Homi J. Bhabha
1909 - 1966
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 5
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 6
Jayant Narlikar
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 7
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 8
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 9
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 10
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 11
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 12
Narinder Singh Kapany
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 13
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
1932 - 2017
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 14
G. N. Ramachandran
1922 - 2001
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 15