Physicist
Yash Pal
1926 - 2017
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Yash Pal
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yash Pal is the 837th most popular physicist (down from 793rd in 2024), the 160th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 113th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Yash Pal ranks 837 out of 851. Before him are Marcia Barbosa, Gian Francesco Giudice, Jacqueline Hewitt, Victoria Kaspi, Nathan Seiberg, and Artur Ekert. After him are Deborah S. Jin, Paul Ginsparg, Carlos Frenk, Charles L. Bennett, Nima Arkani-Hamed, and Neil Turok.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Marcia Barbosa
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 831
Gian Francesco Giudice
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 832
Jacqueline Hewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 833
Victoria Kaspi
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 834
Nathan Seiberg
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 835
Artur Ekert
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 836
Yash Pal
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 837
Deborah S. Jin
1968 - 2016
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 838
Paul Ginsparg
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 839
Carlos Frenk
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 840
Charles L. Bennett
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 841
Nima Arkani-Hamed
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 842
Neil Turok
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 843
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Yash Pal ranks 560. Before him are Kenneth Richmond, Mathilde Krim, John Dingell, Eric Morecambe, Nalini Jaywant, and Johnny Boyd. After him are Richard Schweiker, Shakti Samanta, Sergio Franchi, Harris Wofford, and Mario Miranda. Among people deceased in 2017, Yash Pal ranks 654. Before him are Donna Ares, Dirk Hafemeister, Dick Gregory, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Marek Ostrowski, and Edith Windsor. After him are José Antonio Alonso, Hiep Thi Le, Lorna Gray, Mundell Lowe, Nelsan Ellis, and Helen Dunmore.
Others Born in 1926
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Kenneth Richmond
WRESTLER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 554
Mathilde Krim
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 555
John Dingell
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 556
Eric Morecambe
ACTOR
1926 - 1984
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 557
Nalini Jaywant
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 558
Johnny Boyd
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 559
Yash Pal
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 560
Richard Schweiker
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 561
Shakti Samanta
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 562
Sergio Franchi
SINGER
1926 - 1990
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 563
Harris Wofford
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 564
Mario Miranda
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 565
Others Deceased in 2017
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Donna Ares
SINGER
1977 - 2017
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 648
Dirk Hafemeister
ATHLETE
1958 - 2017
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 649
Dick Gregory
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 2017
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 650
Javier Valdez Cárdenas
WRITER
1967 - 2017
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 651
Marek Ostrowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2017
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 652
Edith Windsor
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2017
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 653
Yash Pal
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 654
José Antonio Alonso
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2017
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 655
Hiep Thi Le
ACTOR
1971 - 2017
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 656
Lorna Gray
ACTOR
1917 - 2017
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 657
Mundell Lowe
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 658
Nelsan Ellis
ACTOR
1977 - 2017
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 659
Helen Dunmore
WRITER
1952 - 2017
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 660
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Yash Pal ranks 160 out of NaN. Before him are Bina Rai (1931), Hamid Mir (1966), Fahmida Mirza (1956), Imran Abbas (1977), Abida Parveen (1954), and Nazia Hassan (1965). After him are Salma Agha (1956), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Iqbal Theba (1963), Hussain Shah (1964), and Chetan Anand (1915).
Others born in Pakistan
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Bina Rai
ACTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 154
Hamid Mir
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 155
Fahmida Mirza
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 156
Imran Abbas
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 157
Abida Parveen
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 158
Nazia Hassan
SINGER
1965 - 2000
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 159
Yash Pal
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 160
Salma Agha
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 161
Shahbaz Bhatti
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2011
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 162
Baitullah Mehsud
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2009
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 163
Iqbal Theba
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 164
Hussain Shah
BOXER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 165
Chetan Anand
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 166
Among Physicists In Pakistan
Among physicists born in Pakistan, Yash Pal ranks 3. Before him are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Abdus Salam (1926). After him are Nergis Mavalvala (1968).
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 1
Abdus Salam
1926 - 1996
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 2
Yash Pal
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 3
Nergis Mavalvala
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 4
