PHYSICIST
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Today

Alexander Markovich Polyakov
Alexander Markovich Polyakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Поляко́в; born 27 September 1945) is a Russian theoretical physicist, formerly at the Landau Institute in Moscow and, since 1989, at Princeton University, where he is the Joseph Henry Professor of Physics Emeritus. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Markovich Polyakov is the 666th most popular physicist (down from 561st in 2019), the 1,797th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Russian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Alexander Markovich Polyakov ranks 666 out of 851. Before him are Alexis Thérèse Petit, Matvei Bronstein, Michael Green, Mario Livio, Seth Neddermeyer, and Helen Quinn. After him are Edith Clarke, Yoshiaki Arata, Brandon Carter, Kazuhiko Nishijima, Stanley Mandelstam, and Ali Javan.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexis Thérèse Petit
1791 - 1820
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 660
Matvei Bronstein
1906 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 661
Michael Green
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 662
Mario Livio
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 663
Seth Neddermeyer
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 664
Helen Quinn
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 665
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 666
Edith Clarke
1883 - 1959
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 667
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 668
Brandon Carter
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 669
Kazuhiko Nishijima
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 670
Stanley Mandelstam
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 671
Ali Javan
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 672
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Alexander Markovich Polyakov ranks 448. Before him are Portia Simpson-Miller, Mario Livio, Leslie West, Francisco Sá, Erwin Vandendaele, and Roland Moreno. After him are Gulnazar Keldi, Ralph Siegel, Clive Russell, Jürgen Möllemann, Johan Devrindt, and Masahiro Hasemi.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsPortia Simpson-Miller
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 442
Mario Livio
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 443
Leslie West
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 444
Francisco Sá
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 445
Erwin Vandendaele
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 446
Roland Moreno
INVENTOR
1945 - 2012
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 447
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 448
Gulnazar Keldi
WRITER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 449
Ralph Siegel
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 450
Clive Russell
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 451
Jürgen Möllemann
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 452
Johan Devrindt
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 453
Masahiro Hasemi
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 454
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Alexander Markovich Polyakov ranks 1,797 out of 3,761. Before him are Ivan Babushkin (1873), Andrei Kolkoutine (1957), Yury Malyshev (1941), Mukhu Aliyev (1940), Tamara Rylova (1931), and Boris Chicherin (1828). After him are Geydar Dzhemal (1947), Pavel Kolchin (1930), Svetlana Kuznetsova (1985), Irina Alfyorova (1951), Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov (1900), and Leonid Sobolev (1844).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsIvan Babushkin
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1906
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,791
Andrei Kolkoutine
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,792
Yury Malyshev
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 1999
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,793
Mukhu Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,794
Tamara Rylova
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,795
Boris Chicherin
HISTORIAN
1828 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,796
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,797
Geydar Dzhemal
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,798
Pavel Kolchin
SKIER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,799
Svetlana Kuznetsova
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,800
Irina Alfyorova
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,801
Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,802
Leonid Sobolev
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1,803
Among PHYSICISTS In Russia
Among physicists born in Russia, Alexander Markovich Polyakov ranks 39. Before him are Lev Artsimovich (1909), Yakov Frenkel (1894), Yulii Khariton (1904), Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Max Wien (1866), and Barys Kit (1910). After him are Orest Khvolson (1852), Aleksandr Andronov (1901), Nikolay Umov (1846), Grigory Landsberg (1890), Alexei Starobinsky (1948), and Boris Borisovich Golitsyn (1862).
Lev Artsimovich
1909 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 33
Yakov Frenkel
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 34
Yulii Khariton
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 35
Aleksandr Stoletov
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 36
Max Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 37
Barys Kit
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 38
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 39
Orest Khvolson
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 40
Aleksandr Andronov
1901 - 1952
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 41
Nikolay Umov
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 42
Grigory Landsberg
1890 - 1957
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 43
Alexei Starobinsky
1948 - 2023
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 44
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
1862 - 1916
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 45