Physiker
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
Yoichiro Nambu
Yōichirō Nambu (japanisch 南部 陽一郎, Nambu Yōichirō; * 18. Januar 1921 in Tokio, Tokio; † 5. Juli 2015 in Osaka) war ein japanisch-US-amerikanischer Physiker. Am 7. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2024). Yoichiro Nambu is the 214th most popular physiker (down from 213th in 2024), the 83rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 119th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Physiker.
Yoichiro Nambu is most famous for his work on the theory of spontaneous broken symmetry.
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Among Physikers
Among physikers, Yoichiro Nambu ranks 214 out of 851. Before him are Theodor W. Hänsch, Edward Mills Purcell, James Cronin, Francesco Maria Grimaldi, David Lee, and Pyotr Kapitsa. After him are Joseph Rotblat, Steven Weinberg, Wolfgang Paul, Robert H. Goddard, Melvin Schwartz, and Roy J. Glauber.
Most Popular Physikers in Wikipedia
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Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 208
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 209
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 210
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 211
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 212
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 213
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 214
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 215
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 216
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 217
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 218
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 219
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Yoichiro Nambu ranks 34. Before him are Ágnes Keleti, Paulo Freire, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Vasily Smyslov, and Gianni Agnelli. After him are Patricia Highsmith, Ralph Asher Alpher, Lana Turner, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Amin al-Hafiz, and Satyajit Ray. Among people deceased in 2015, Yoichiro Nambu ranks 31. Before him are Josef Masopust, Leonard Nimoy, Kenan Evren, Val Logsdon Fitch, Ulrich Beck, and Khaled al-Asaad. After him are Manoel de Oliveira, Richard F. Heck, Otto Carius, Tariq Aziz, Maya Plisetskaya, and Zito.
Others Born in 1921
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Ágnes Keleti
GYMNAST
1921 - 2025
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 28
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 29
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 30
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
COMPANION
1921 - 2013
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 31
Vasily Smyslov
CHESS PLAYER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 32
Gianni Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 33
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 34
Patricia Highsmith
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 35
Ralph Asher Alpher
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 36
Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 37
Robert Bruce Merrifield
CHEMIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 38
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 39
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 2015
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Josef Masopust
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 25
Leonard Nimoy
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 26
Kenan Evren
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 27
Val Logsdon Fitch
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 28
Ulrich Beck
SOCIOLOGIST
1944 - 2015
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 29
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 30
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 31
Manoel de Oliveira
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 2015
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 32
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 33
Otto Carius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 34
Tariq Aziz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 35
Maya Plisetskaya
DANCER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 36
Zito
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 37
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoichiro Nambu ranks 83 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Annei (-577), Kazuo Ishiguro (1954), Shirō Ishii (1892), Sei Shōnagon (966), Emperor Momozono (1741), and Ishida Mitsunari (1559). After him are Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Uesugi Kenshin (1530), Naoto Kan (1946), Empress Michiko (1934), Kōbō Abe (1924), and Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916).
Others born in Japan
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Emperor Annei
POLITICIAN
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 77
Kazuo Ishiguro
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 78
Shirō Ishii
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 79
Sei Shōnagon
WRITER
966 - 1025
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 80
Emperor Momozono
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1762
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 81
Ishida Mitsunari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 82
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 83
Toyotomi Hideyori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1593 - 1615
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 84
Uesugi Kenshin
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1578
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 85
Naoto Kan
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 86
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 87
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 88
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 89
Among Physikers In Japan
Among physikers born in Japan, Yoichiro Nambu ranks 4. Before him are Hideki Yukawa (1907), Isamu Akasaki (1929), and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (1906). After him are Makoto Kobayashi (1944), Leo Esaki (1925), Toshihide Maskawa (1940), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Syukuro Manabe (1931), Shuji Nakamura (1954), Hiroshi Amano (1960), and Takaaki Kajita (1959).
Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 1
Isamu Akasaki
1929 - 2021
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
1906 - 1979
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 3
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 4
Makoto Kobayashi
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 5
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 6
Toshihide Maskawa
1940 - 2021
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 7
Masatoshi Koshiba
1926 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 8
Syukuro Manabe
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 9
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 10
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 11
Takaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 12
