The Most Famous
PHYSICISTS from Nigeria
This page contains a list of the greatest Nigerian Physicists. The pantheon dataset contains 851 Physicists, NaN of which were born in Nigeria. This makes Nigeria the birth place of the 0th most number of Physicists.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nigerian Physicists of all time. This list of famous Nigerian Physicists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Rabia Salihu Sa'id (b. 1963)
With an HPI of 39.78, Rabia Salihu Sa'id is the most famous Nigerian Physicist. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Rabia Salihu Sa'id (born on 21 April 1963) is a Nigerian physicist, professor of atmospheric and space-weather physics, and a researcher at Bayero University Kano. She conducts research in atmospheric and space weather physics, particle physics, and electronics. Sa'id is an advocate and mentor for young women in science with the Visiola Foundation and Peace Corps; she co-founded Nigeria's Association of Women Physicists. She is an advocate and mentor of Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and is a facilitator for the British Council's Active Citizens' Programme. Sai'd has received fellowships from Institute of Applied Physics in Bern, Switzerland and the Ford Foundation and made a fellow of African Scientific Institute (ASI). In 2015, she received an Elsevier Foundation Award for Women Scientists in the Developing World. She was also recognised in 2015 by the British Council for her community work, and by the BBC as part of their 100 Women series.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Nigerian physicists born between 1963 and 1963. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Nigerian physicists include Rabia Salihu Sa'id. As of April 2024, 1 new Nigerian physicists have been added to Pantheon including Rabia Salihu Sa'id.
