PHYSICIST
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999

Dennis W. Sciama
Dennis William Siahou Sciama, (; 18 November 1926 – 18 December 1999) was an English physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. He was the PhD supervisor to many famous physicists and astrophysicists, including John D. Barrow, David Deutsch, George F. R. Ellis, Stephen Hawking, Adrian Melott and Martin Rees, among others; he is considered one of the fathers of modern cosmology. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis W. Sciama is the 311th most popular physicist (up from 470th in 2019), the 1,046th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,994th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Dennis W. Sciama ranks 311 out of 851. Before her are Anna Mani, Freeman Dyson, Alain Aspect, Rainer Weiss, Andre Geim, and Otto Robert Frisch. After her are Christoph Scheiner, Daniel C. Tsui, John Vincent Atanasoff, Steven Chu, Hagen Kleinert, and Pierre Louis Dulong.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnna 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
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 312
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 313
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 314
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 315
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 316
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 317
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Dennis W. Sciama ranks 82. Before her are György Kurtág, Andrew Schally, Henry Way Kendall, Gyula Grosics, Steve Reeves, and Konstantinos Stephanopoulos. After her are Robert Fogel, Michel Butor, David H. Hubel, Ta Mok, Richard Matheson, and Noah Gordon. Among people deceased in 1999, Dennis W. Sciama ranks 40. Before her are George C. Scott, Sarah Knauss, Henry Way Kendall, João Figueiredo, Hélder Câmara, and Desmond Llewelyn. After her are Amintore Fanfani, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Elliot Richardson, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, and Nathalie Sarraute.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsGyörgy Kurtág
COMPOSER
1926 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 76
Andrew Schally
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 77
Henry Way Kendall
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 78
Gyula Grosics
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 79
Steve Reeves
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 80
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 81
Dennis W. Sciama
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 82
Robert Fogel
ECONOMIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 83
Michel Butor
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 84
David H. Hubel
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 85
Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 86
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 87
Noah Gordon
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 88
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsGeorge C. Scott
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 34
Sarah Knauss
CELEBRITY
1880 - 1999
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 35
Henry Way Kendall
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 36
João Figueiredo
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 37
Hélder Câmara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 1999
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 38
Desmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 39
Dennis W. Sciama
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 40
Amintore Fanfani
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1999
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 41
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 42
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 43
Elliot Richardson
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1999
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 44
Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1999
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 45
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis W. Sciama ranks 1,046 out of 8,785. Before her are Charlotte Cooper (1870), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), Keith O'Brien (1938), N. R. Pogson (1829), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), and John Cale (1942). After her are William Webb Ellis (1806), Ninian (360), Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864), Robert Knox (1791), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), and Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Cooper
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,040
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
ENGINEER
1810 - 1900
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,041
Keith O'Brien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2018
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,042
N. R. Pogson
ASTRONOMER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1,043
Duncan I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1040
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,044
John Cale
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,045
Dennis W. Sciama
PHYSICIST
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,046
William Webb Ellis
INVENTOR
1806 - 1872
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,047
Ninian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
360 - 432
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1,048
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
DIPLOMAT
1864 - 1958
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,049
Robert Knox
PHYSICIAN
1791 - 1862
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,050
Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham
NOBLEMAN
1458 - 1497
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,051
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1960
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,052
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Dennis W. Sciama ranks 40. Before her are Osborne Reynolds (1842), Anthony James Leggett (1938), Daniel Rutherford (1749), Peter Mansfield (1933), Charles Wheatstone (1802), and Freeman Dyson (1923). After her are John Stewart Bell (1928), Stephen Hales (1677), Joseph Swan (1828), William Whewell (1794), Duncan Haldane (1951), and William Sturgeon (1783).
Osborne Reynolds
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 34
Anthony James Leggett
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 35
Daniel Rutherford
1749 - 1819
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 36
Peter Mansfield
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 37
Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 38
Freeman Dyson
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 39
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 40
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 41
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 42
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 43
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 44
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 45
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 46