Physicist
Alan Sokal
1955 - today
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Alan Sokal
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Sokal is the 480th most popular physicist (up from 514th in 2024), the 4,016th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,144th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Alan Sokal ranks 480 out of 851. Before him are Jules Antoine Lissajous, Carlo Rovelli, Heinrich Barkhausen, Pyotr Lebedev, Andrei Linde, and Marian Smoluchowski. After him are Jacques Babinet, Max Abraham, Martin Knudsen, Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Johann Heinrich Schulze, and Robert Brout.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 474
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 475
Heinrich Barkhausen
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 476
Pyotr Lebedev
1866 - 1912
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 477
Andrei Linde
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 478
Marian Smoluchowski
1872 - 1917
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 479
Alan Sokal
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 480
Jacques Babinet
1794 - 1872
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 481
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 482
Martin Knudsen
1871 - 1949
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 483
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov
1891 - 1951
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 484
Johann Heinrich Schulze
1687 - 1744
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 485
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 486
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Alan Sokal ranks 165. Before him are Mariya Takeuchi, Sherif Ismail, Kelsey Grammer, Alberto Iglesias, Rolf Lassgård, and Howard Jones. After him are Vladimir Sorokin, Alberto Tarantini, Edwin Moses, Judy Davis, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, and Thomas Newman.
Others Born in 1955
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Mariya Takeuchi
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 159
Sherif Ismail
ENGINEER
1955 - 2023
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 160
Kelsey Grammer
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 161
Alberto Iglesias
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 162
Rolf Lassgård
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 163
Howard Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 164
Alan Sokal
PHYSICIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 165
Vladimir Sorokin
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 166
Alberto Tarantini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 167
Edwin Moses
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 168
Judy Davis
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 169
Anneli Jäätteenmäki
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 170
Thomas Newman
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 171
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Sokal ranks 4,016 out of NaN. Before him are Josh Dallas (1978), Gene Krupa (1909), Gig Young (1913), Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), and Paul Winfield (1939). After him are Maurice Hilleman (1919), Josh Hartnett (1978), Dita Von Teese (1972), Paul Rudd (1969), Aaron Paul (1979), and Horace Greeley (1811).
Others born in United States
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Josh Dallas
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,010
Gene Krupa
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,011
Gig Young
ACTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4,012
Mick Mars
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,013
Ma Rainey
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,014
Paul Winfield
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,015
Alan Sokal
PHYSICIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,016
Maurice Hilleman
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,017
Josh Hartnett
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4,018
Dita Von Teese
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,019
Paul Rudd
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,020
Aaron Paul
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,021
Horace Greeley
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1872
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 4,022
Among Physicists In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Alan Sokal ranks 102. Before him are Richard C. Tolman (1881), Albert W. Hull (1880), Chester Carlson (1906), Leonard Susskind (1940), Clarence Zener (1905), and Mildred Dresselhaus (1930). After him are Robert Brout (1928), Theodore Hall (1925), Robert Serber (1909), Jeremiah P. Ostriker (1937), Lester Germer (1896), and Clyde Cowan (1919).
Richard C. Tolman
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 96
Albert W. Hull
1880 - 1966
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 97
Chester Carlson
1906 - 1968
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 98
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 99
Clarence Zener
1905 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 100
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 101
Alan Sokal
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 102
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 103
Theodore Hall
1925 - 1999
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 104
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 105
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 106
Lester Germer
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 107
Clyde Cowan
1919 - 1974
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 108
