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Barys Kit
1910 - 2018

Barys Kit
Barys Kit (April 6, 1910 – February 1, 2018) was a Belarusian-American rocket scientist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barys Kit is the 646th most popular physicist (down from 632nd in 2019), the 1,721st most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,699th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Russian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Barys Kit ranks 646 out of 851. Before him are Ferdinand Monoyer, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, Harold Brown, Jan Burgers, Sidney Coleman, and Marcia Neugebauer. After him are Joan Feynman, César Lattes, Charles W. Misner, John Polkinghorne, Christian Møller, and Giovanni Giorgi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Monoyer
1836 - 1912
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 640
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
1847 - 1884
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 641
Harold Brown
1927 - 2019
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 642
Jan Burgers
1895 - 1981
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 643
Sidney Coleman
1937 - 2007
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 644
Marcia Neugebauer
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 645
Barys Kit
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 646
Joan Feynman
1927 - 2020
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 647
César Lattes
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 648
Charles W. Misner
1932 - 2023
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 649
John Polkinghorne
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 650
Christian Møller
1904 - 1980
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 651
Giovanni Giorgi
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 652
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Barys Kit ranks 258. Before him are Robert Havemann, Giancarlo Brusati, Larysa Hienijuš, Iuliu Baratky, Paul Sweezy, and Mary Lou Williams. After him are David Dunlap, Alicia Markova, Vladas Mikėnas, Mamadou Dia, Ralph Metcalfe, and Georges Beuchat. Among people deceased in 2018, Barys Kit ranks 323. Before him are Houmane Jarir, Ringo Lam, Győző Forintos, Rosenda Monteros, Luigi Radice, and Lindy Remigino. After him are Fadil Vokrri, Clint Walker, Aureliano Bolognesi, Paddy Ashdown, Shuhrat Abbosov, and Adolf Grünbaum.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsRobert Havemann
CHEMIST
1910 - 1982
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 252
Giancarlo Brusati
ATHLETE
1910 - 2001
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 253
Larysa Hienijuš
WRITER
1910 - 1983
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 254
Iuliu Baratky
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 255
Paul Sweezy
ECONOMIST
1910 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 256
Mary Lou Williams
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1981
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 257
Barys Kit
PHYSICIST
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 258
David Dunlap
ATHLETE
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 259
Alicia Markova
DANCER
1910 - 2004
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 260
Vladas Mikėnas
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 261
Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 262
Ralph Metcalfe
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1978
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 263
Georges Beuchat
INVENTOR
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 264
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsHoumane Jarir
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2018
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 317
Ringo Lam
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - 2018
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 318
Győző Forintos
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 319
Rosenda Monteros
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 320
Luigi Radice
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 321
Lindy Remigino
ATHLETE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 322
Barys Kit
PHYSICIST
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 323
Fadil Vokrri
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 324
Clint Walker
ACTOR
1927 - 2018
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 325
Aureliano Bolognesi
BOXER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 326
Paddy Ashdown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 327
Shuhrat Abbosov
ACTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 328
Adolf Grünbaum
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 329
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Barys Kit ranks 1,721 out of 3,761. Before him are Albert Coates (1882), Alexander Fersman (1883), Tatyana Anisimova (1949), Alfred Asikainen (1888), Inna Makarova (1926), and Endel Tulving (1927). After him are Vadym Meller (1884), Teodor Shteingel (1870), Sergey Oldenburg (1863), Vladimir Gilyarovsky (1853), Sergey Shakurov (1942), and Anna Yegorova (1916).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlbert Coates
CONDUCTOR
1882 - 1953
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,715
Alexander Fersman
EXPLORER
1883 - 1945
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,716
Tatyana Anisimova
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,717
Alfred Asikainen
WRESTLER
1888 - 1942
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,718
Inna Makarova
ACTOR
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,719
Endel Tulving
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,720
Barys Kit
PHYSICIST
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,721
Vadym Meller
PAINTER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,722
Teodor Shteingel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,723
Sergey Oldenburg
OCCULTIST
1863 - 1934
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,724
Vladimir Gilyarovsky
WRITER
1853 - 1935
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,725
Sergey Shakurov
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,726
Anna Yegorova
PILOT
1916 - 2009
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,727
Among PHYSICISTS In Russia
Among physicists born in Russia, Barys Kit ranks 38. Before him are Boris Rosing (1869), Lev Artsimovich (1909), Yakov Frenkel (1894), Yulii Khariton (1904), Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), and Max Wien (1866). After him are Alexander Markovich Polyakov (1945), Orest Khvolson (1852), Aleksandr Andronov (1901), Nikolay Umov (1846), Grigory Landsberg (1890), and Alexei Starobinsky (1948).
Boris Rosing
1869 - 1933
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 32
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