PHYSICIST
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001

Anna Mani
Anna Mani (23 August 1918 – 16 August 2001) was an Indian physicist and meteorologist. She retired as the deputy director general of the Indian Meteorological Department and also served as a visiting professor at the Raman Research Institute. Mani made contributions to the field of meteorological instrumentation, conducted research, and published numerous papers on solar radiation, ozone, and wind energy measurements. Anna Mani's work in meteorology remains impactful and valuable to today's society. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Mani is the 305th most popular physicist (down from 291st in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from India (down from 137th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Anna Mani ranks 305 out of 851. Before her are Klaus Hasselmann, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Walter Kohn, Friedrich Hund, Henry Way Kendall, and Yuri Oganessian. After her are Freeman Dyson, Alain Aspect, Rainer Weiss, Andre Geim, Otto Robert Frisch, and Dennis W. Sciama.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKlaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 299
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 300
Walter Kohn
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 301
Friedrich Hund
1896 - 1997
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 302
Henry Way Kendall
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 303
Yuri Oganessian
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 304
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 305
Freeman Dyson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 306
Alain Aspect
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 307
Rainer Weiss
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 308
Andre Geim
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 309
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 310
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 311
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Anna Mani ranks 59. Before her are Hans Scholl, Pavlik Morozov, Robert Walker, André Bazin, Lila Kedrova, and João Figueiredo. After her are Günther Rall, Patricio Aylwin, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, and Rosemary Kennedy. Among people deceased in 2001, Anna Mani ranks 46. Before her are Jacques Mayol, John Lee Hooker, Ashok Kumar, W. G. Sebald, Isaac Stern, and Charles Trenet. After her are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Giovanni Leone, Seishiro Shimatani, Dương Văn Minh, Chung Ju-yung, and Victor Wong.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsHans Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1943
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 53
Pavlik Morozov
EXTREMIST
1918 - 1932
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 54
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1918 - 1951
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 55
André Bazin
WRITER
1918 - 1958
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 56
Lila Kedrova
ACTOR
1918 - 2000
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 57
João Figueiredo
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 58
Anna Mani
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2001
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 59
Günther Rall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 60
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 61
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 62
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 63
Edwin G. Krebs
CHEMIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 64
Rosemary Kennedy
CELEBRITY
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsJacques Mayol
CELEBRITY
1927 - 2001
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 40
John Lee Hooker
SINGER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 41
Ashok Kumar
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 42
W. G. Sebald
WRITER
1944 - 2001
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 43
Isaac Stern
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 44
Charles Trenet
SINGER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 45
Anna Mani
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2001
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 46
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 47
Giovanni Leone
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2001
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 48
Seishiro Shimatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2001
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 49
Dương Văn Minh
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 50
Chung Ju-yung
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 51
Victor Wong
ACTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 52
In India
Among people born in India, Anna Mani ranks 166 out of 1,861. Before her are Wilfred Bion (1897), Ashok Kumar (1911), Guru Angad (1504), Vikramaditya (-102), Ravi Shankar (1956), and George Alencherry (1945). After her are Jayalalithaa (1948), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Mukesh (1923), Anthony de Mello (1931), and Mahboob Ali Khan (1866).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsWilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 160
Ashok Kumar
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 161
Guru Angad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1504 - 1552
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 162
Vikramaditya
POLITICIAN
102 BC - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 163
Ravi Shankar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 164
George Alencherry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 165
Anna Mani
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2001
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 166
Jayalalithaa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 167
Julia Margaret Cameron
PHOTOGRAPHER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 168
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 169
Mukesh
ACTOR
1923 - 1976
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 170
Anthony de Mello
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 171
Mahboob Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1911
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 172
Among PHYSICISTS In India
Among physicists born in India, Anna Mani ranks 4. Before her are C. V. Raman (1888), Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), and Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936). After her are Tom Kibble (1932), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), Jayant Narlikar (1938), Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), and Daulat Singh Kothari (1906).
C. V. Raman
1888 - 1970
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 1
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2
Abdul Qadeer Khan
1936 - 2021
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 3
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 4
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 5
Homi J. Bhabha
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 6
Jayant Narlikar
1938 - 2025
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 7
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 8
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 9
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 10
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 11
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 12