PHYSICIST
Dmitri Ivanenko
1904 - 1994

Dmitri Ivanenko
Dmitri Dmitrievich Ivanenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро́ Дми́трович Іване́нко, Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Иване́нко; July 29, 1904 – December 30, 1994) was a Soviet theoretical physicist of Ukrainian origin who made great contributions to the physical science of the twentieth century, especially to nuclear physics, field theory, and gravitation theory. He worked in the Poltava Gravimetric Observatory of the Institute of Geophysics of NAS of Ukraine, was the head of the Theoretical Department Ukrainian Physico-Technical Institute in Kharkiv, Head of the Department of Theoretical Physics of the Kharkiv Institute of Mechanical Engineering. Professor of University of Kharkiv, Professor of Moscow State University (since 1943). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dmitri Ivanenko is the 507th most popular physicist (up from 539th in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 539th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Dmitri Ivanenko ranks 507 out of 851. Before him are Charles Galton Darwin, Alfred Ewing, Eugen Goldstein, Gaspard de Prony, Giovanni Aldini, and Pierre Victor Auger. After him are Frederick Guthrie, Nicola Cabibbo, George Zweig, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, G. M. B. Dobson, and Lester Germer.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 501
Alfred Ewing
1855 - 1935
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 502
Eugen Goldstein
1860 - 1930
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 503
Gaspard de Prony
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 504
Giovanni Aldini
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 505
Pierre Victor Auger
1899 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 506
Dmitri Ivanenko
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 507
Frederick Guthrie
1833 - 1886
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 508
Nicola Cabibbo
1935 - 2010
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 509
George Zweig
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 510
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 511
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 512
Lester Germer
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 513
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Dmitri Ivanenko ranks 154. Before him are Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Ellen Church, Lauri Virtanen, Emilio Recoba, Nikos Skalkottas, and Grete Stern. After him are Joseph Schmidt, Pyotr Koshevoy, Ray Bolger, Lin Huiyin, Oliver Macdonald, and Giulio Gaudini. Among people deceased in 1994, Dmitri Ivanenko ranks 159. Before him are Ales Adamovich, Roy J. Plunkett, Grigol Abashidze, Leonid Leonov, Mildred Natwick, and Joe Pass. After him are Phoumi Vongvichit, John Edward Williams, Mehmed Orhan, Rossano Brazzi, Zail Singh, and Nick Cravat.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsPeter Yorck von Wartenburg
LAWYER
1904 - 1944
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 148
Ellen Church
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1965
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 149
Lauri Virtanen
ATHLETE
1904 - 1982
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 150
Emilio Recoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1992
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 151
Nikos Skalkottas
COMPOSER
1904 - 1949
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 152
Grete Stern
PHOTOGRAPHER
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 153
Dmitri Ivanenko
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 154
Joseph Schmidt
SINGER
1904 - 1942
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 155
Pyotr Koshevoy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1976
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 156
Ray Bolger
ACTOR
1904 - 1987
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 157
Lin Huiyin
ARCHITECT
1904 - 1955
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 158
Oliver Macdonald
ATHLETE
1904 - 1973
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 159
Giulio Gaudini
ATHLETE
1904 - 1948
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 160
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsAles Adamovich
WRITER
1927 - 1994
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 153
Roy J. Plunkett
CHEMIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 154
Grigol Abashidze
WRITER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 155
Leonid Leonov
WRITER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 156
Mildred Natwick
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 157
Joe Pass
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1994
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 158
Dmitri Ivanenko
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 159
Phoumi Vongvichit
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 160
John Edward Williams
WRITER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 161
Mehmed Orhan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 162
Rossano Brazzi
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 163
Zail Singh
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1994
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 164
Nick Cravat
ACTOR
1912 - 1994
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 165
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Dmitri Ivanenko ranks 454 out of 1,365. Before him are Alexander Granach (1890), Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895), Iryna Melnykova (1918), Aleksandr Ptushko (1900), Andrey Razumovsky (1752), and Viorica Viscopoleanu (1939). After him are Janina Lewandowska (1908), Wilhelm Stekel (1868), Joseph Schmidt (1904), Les Kurbas (1887), Galina Chistyakova (1962), and Ciprian Porumbescu (1853).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsAlexander Granach
ACTOR
1890 - 1945
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 448
Jerzy Kuryłowicz
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 449
Iryna Melnykova
HISTORIAN
1918 - 2010
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 450
Aleksandr Ptushko
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 451
Andrey Razumovsky
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1836
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 452
Viorica Viscopoleanu
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 453
Dmitri Ivanenko
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 454
Janina Lewandowska
PILOT
1908 - 1940
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 455
Wilhelm Stekel
PHYSICIAN
1868 - 1940
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 456
Joseph Schmidt
SINGER
1904 - 1942
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 457
Les Kurbas
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1937
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 458
Galina Chistyakova
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 459
Ciprian Porumbescu
COMPOSER
1853 - 1883
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 460
Among PHYSICISTS In Ukraine
Among physicists born in Ukraine, Dmitri Ivanenko ranks 6. Before him are George Gamow (1904), Georges Charpak (1924), Moshé Feldenkrais (1904), Abram Ioffe (1880), and Evgeny Lifshitz (1915). After him are Ivan Puluj (1845), Vladimir Veksler (1907), Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (1882), Anatoly Alexandrov (1903), Matvei Bronstein (1906), and Gregory Breit (1899).
George Gamow
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 1
Georges Charpak
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 2
Moshé Feldenkrais
1904 - 1984
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 3
Abram Ioffe
1880 - 1960
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
Evgeny Lifshitz
1915 - 1985
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 5
Dmitri Ivanenko
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 6
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 7
Vladimir Veksler
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 8
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 9
Anatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 10
Matvei Bronstein
1906 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 11
Gregory Breit
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12