The Most Famous
Physicists from Pakistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Pakistani Physicists. The pantheon dataset contains 851 Physicists, 4 of which were born in Pakistan. This makes Pakistan the birth place of the 27th most number of Physicists behind South Africa and Australia.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Pakistani Physicists of all time. This list of famous Pakistani Physicists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910 - 1995)
With an HPI of 71.06, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is the most famous Pakistani Physicist. biography has been translated into 86 different languages on wikipedia.
2. Abdus Salam (1926 - 1996)
With an HPI of 69.53, Abdus Salam is the 2nd most famous Pakistani Physicist. biography has been translated into 82 different languages.
3. Yash Pal (1926 - 2017)
With an HPI of 46.28, Yash Pal is the 3rd most famous Pakistani Physicist. biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
4. Nergis Mavalvala (b. 1968)
With an HPI of 39.40, Nergis Mavalvala is the 4th most famous Pakistani Physicist. biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Pakistani physicists born between 1910 and 1968. Of these 4, 1 (25.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Pakistani physicists include Nergis Mavalvala. The most famous deceased Pakistani physicists include Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Abdus Salam, and Yash Pal.
Living Pakistani Physicists
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Abdus Salam
1926 - 1996
HPI: 69.53
Yash Pal
1926 - 2017
HPI: 46.28
Overlapping Lives
Which Physicists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Physicists since 1700.
