The Most Famous
Physicists from Belarus
This page contains a list of the greatest Belarusians Physicists. The pantheon dataset contains 851 Physicists, 5 of which were born in Belarus. This makes Belarus the birth place of the 22nd most number of Physicists behind Belgium and Czechia.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusians Physicists of all time. This list of famous Belarusians Physicists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Zhores Alferov (1930 - 2019)
With an HPI of 67.85, Zhores Alferov is the most famous Belarusians Physicist. biography has been translated into 78 different languages on wikipedia.
2. Yakov Zeldovich (1914 - 1987)
With an HPI of 65.57, Yakov Zeldovich is the 2nd most famous Belarusians Physicist. biography has been translated into 48 different languages.
3. Otto Schmidt (1891 - 1956)
With an HPI of 63.33, Otto Schmidt is the 3rd most famous Belarusians Physicist. biography has been translated into 41 different languages.
4. Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski (1845 - 1888)
With an HPI of 59.66, Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski is the 4th most famous Belarusians Physicist. biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
5. Leonid Mandelstam (1879 - 1944)
With an HPI of 59.30, Leonid Mandelstam is the 5th most famous Belarusians Physicist. biography has been translated into 27 different languages.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Belarusians physicists born between 1845 and 1930. Of these 5, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Belarusians physicists include Zhores Alferov, Yakov Zeldovich, and Otto Schmidt.
Deceased Belarusians Physicists
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Zhores Alferov
1930 - 2019
HPI: 67.85
Yakov Zeldovich
1914 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
1845 - 1888
HPI: 59.66
Leonid Mandelstam
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Overlapping Lives
Which Physicists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Physicists since 1700.
