PHYSICIST
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
1933 - Today
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (French pronunciation: [klod kɔɛn tanudʒi]; born 1 April 1933) is a French physicist. He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Chu and William Daniel Phillips for research in methods of laser cooling and trapping atoms. Currently he is still an active researcher, working at the École normale supérieure (Paris). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji is the 232nd most popular physicist (down from 228th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Physicist.
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji is a French physicist who is most famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji ranks 232 out of 851. Before him are Ettore Majorana, Alexander Prokhorov, Frederick Reines, Klaus Fuchs, Edme Mariotte, and Robert Hofstadter. After him are Jacques Charles, Victor Weisskopf, Tsung-Dao Lee, Leo Esaki, Vitaly Ginzburg, and Nikolay Basov.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Ettore Majorana
1906 - 1959
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 226
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 227
Frederick Reines
1918 - 1998
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 228
Klaus Fuchs
1911 - 1988
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 229
Edme Mariotte
1620 - 1684
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 230
Robert Hofstadter
1915 - 1990
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 231
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 232
Jacques Charles
1763 - 1823
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 233
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 234
Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 - 2024
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 235
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 236
Vitaly Ginzburg
1916 - 2009
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 237
Nikolay Basov
1922 - 2001
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 238
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji ranks 40. Before him are Kim Novak, Steven Weinberg, Quincy Jones, Edmund Phelps, Álvaro Siza Vieira, and Robert Curl. After him are Jerry Falwell, Costa-Gavras, Joan Collins, Ilia II of Georgia, Rik Van Looy, and Bernardo Provenzano.
Others Born in 1933
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Kim Novak
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 34
Steven Weinberg
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 35
Quincy Jones
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 36
Edmund Phelps
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 37
Álvaro Siza Vieira
ARCHITECT
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 38
Robert Curl
CHEMIST
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 39
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 40
Jerry Falwell
WRITER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 41
Costa-Gavras
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 42
Joan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 43
Ilia II of Georgia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 44
Rik Van Looy
CYCLIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 45
Bernardo Provenzano
MAFIOSO
1933 - 2016
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 46
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji ranks 18 out of 213. Before him are Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), Juba II (-52), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Dihya (700), and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898). After him are Juba I of Numidia (-85), Houari Boumédiène (1932), Martianus Capella (360), Ferhat Abbas (1899), Daniel Auteuil (1950), and Abd al-Mu'min (1094).
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Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 12
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 13
Juba II
POLITICIAN
52 BC - 23
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 14
Emir Abdelkader
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1883
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 15
Dihya
POLITICIAN
700 - 601
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 16
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 17
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 18
Juba I of Numidia
POLITICIAN
85 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 19
Houari Boumédiène
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 20
Martianus Capella
PHILOSOPHER
360 - 428
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 21
Ferhat Abbas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 22
Daniel Auteuil
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 23
Abd al-Mu'min
POLITICIAN
1094 - 1163
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 24
Among PHYSICISTS In Algeria
Among physicists born in Algeria, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji ranks 1.
