PHYSICIST

César Lattes

1924 - 2005

César Lattes

Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (11 July 1924 – 8 March 2005), also known as César Lattes, was a Brazilian experimental physicist, one of the discoverers of the pion, a subatomic particle composed of a quark and an antiquark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. César Lattes is the 648th most popular physicist (up from 653rd in 2019), the 537th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 549th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, César Lattes ranks 648 out of 851. Before him are Harold Brown, Jan Burgers, Sidney Coleman, Marcia Neugebauer, Barys Kit, and Joan Feynman. After him are Charles W. Misner, John Polkinghorne, Christian Møller, Giovanni Giorgi, Bernard Lovell, and John Sealy Townsend.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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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
Bernard Lovell
1913 - 2012
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 653
John Sealy Townsend
1868 - 1957
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 654

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, César Lattes ranks 337. Before him are Bobo Brazil, Freddie Bartholomew, John Love, Abdulah Gegić, Rudy Van Gelder, and Billy Barty. After him are Audouin Dollfus, Leonard Rosenman, Joseph Nérette, Omero Tognon, Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, and Friedrich L. Bauer. Among people deceased in 2005, César Lattes ranks 232. Before him are Luther Vandross, John Love, Constant Nieuwenhuys, P. Bhanumathi, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Shoji Nishio. After him are Ivan Kolev, Harrison Young, Larry Collins, Shirley Horn, Annemarie Heinrich, and Karen Lancaume.

Others Born in 1924

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Bobo Brazil
WRESTLER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 331
Freddie Bartholomew
ACTOR
1924 - 1992
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 332
John Love
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 333
Abdulah Gegić
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 334
Rudy Van Gelder
ENGINEER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 335
Billy Barty
ACTOR
1924 - 2000
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 336
César Lattes
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 337
Audouin Dollfus
ASTRONOMER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 338
Leonard Rosenman
COMPOSER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 339
Joseph Nérette
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 340
Omero Tognon
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 341
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2012
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 342
Friedrich L. Bauer
ENGINEER
1924 - 2015
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 343

Others Deceased in 2005

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Luther Vandross
SINGER
1951 - 2005
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 226
John Love
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 227
Constant Nieuwenhuys
PAINTER
1920 - 2005
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 228
P. Bhanumathi
ACTOR
1925 - 2005
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 229
Geraldine Fitzgerald
ACTOR
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 230
Shoji Nishio
MARTIAL ARTS
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 231
César Lattes
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 232
Ivan Kolev
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 233
Harrison Young
ACTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 234
Larry Collins
WRITER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 235
Shirley Horn
SINGER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 236
Annemarie Heinrich
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 2005
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 237
Karen Lancaume
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - 2005
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 238

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, César Lattes ranks 537 out of 2,236. Before him are Gonçalves Dias (1823), Christian Fittipaldi (1971), Beth Carvalho (1946), Cicinho (1980), Clara Nunes (1942), and Valdeir Vieira (1944). After him are Joel de Oliveira Monteiro (1904), Paulo Maluf (1931), Renata Sorrah (1947), Noronha (1918), Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (1965), and Hermógenes Fonseca (1908).

Others born in Brazil

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Gonçalves Dias
WRITER
1823 - 1864
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 531
Christian Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 532
Beth Carvalho
SINGER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 533
Cicinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 534
Clara Nunes
SINGER
1942 - 1983
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 535
Valdeir Vieira
COACH
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 536
César Lattes
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 537
Joel de Oliveira Monteiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1990
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 538
Paulo Maluf
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 539
Renata Sorrah
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 540
Noronha
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2003
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 541
Bernardo Fernandes da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 542
Hermógenes Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 543