PHYSICIST
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Today

Duncan Haldane
Frederick Duncan Michael Haldane (born 14 September 1951) is a British physicist who is currently the Sherman Fairchild University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He is a co-recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with David J. Thouless and J. Michael Kosterlitz. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duncan Haldane is the 363rd most popular physicist (up from 382nd in 2019), the 1,439th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Duncan Haldane ranks 363 out of 851. Before him are Franz Aepinus, Nathan Rosen, E. C. George Sudarshan, William Whewell, Heinrich Geißler, and Henri Pitot. After him are Gaston Planté, Théophile de Donder, Louis Slotin, William Sturgeon, George F. R. Ellis, and Wolfgang Ketterle.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 357
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 358
E. C. George Sudarshan
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 359
William Whewell
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 360
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 361
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 362
Duncan Haldane
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 363
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 364
Théophile de Donder
1872 - 1957
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 365
Louis Slotin
1910 - 1946
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 366
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 367
George F. R. Ellis
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 368
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 369
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Duncan Haldane ranks 102. Before him are Horst Hrubesch, Šaban Šaulić, Bob Geldof, Lazarus You Heung-sik, Mamoru Oshii, and Behgjet Pacolli. After him are Joey Ramone, Laimdota Straujuma, Roberto Durán, Isabel Preysler, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and Treat Williams.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsHorst Hrubesch
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 96
Šaban Šaulić
SINGER
1951 - 2019
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 97
Bob Geldof
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 98
Lazarus You Heung-sik
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 99
Mamoru Oshii
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 100
Behgjet Pacolli
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 101
Duncan Haldane
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 102
Joey Ramone
SINGER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 103
Laimdota Straujuma
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 104
Roberto Durán
BOXER
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 105
Isabel Preysler
CELEBRITY
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 106
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 107
Treat Williams
ACTOR
1951 - 2023
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 108
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Duncan Haldane ranks 1,439 out of 8,785. Before him are David Hamilton (1933), John Kay (1704), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), Neil Gaiman (1960), Robert Stirling (1790), and Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942). After him are Thomas Chatterton (1752), John Austin (1790), Dusty Springfield (1939), Joseph Needham (1900), John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), and Caroline Graham (1931).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 1,433
John Kay
INVENTOR
1704 - 1779
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 1,434
Joseph Wright of Derby
PAINTER
1734 - 1797
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 1,435
Neil Gaiman
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 1,436
Robert Stirling
INVENTOR
1790 - 1878
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 1,437
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
BIOLOGIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 1,438
Duncan Haldane
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,439
Thomas Chatterton
WRITER
1752 - 1770
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,440
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,441
Dusty Springfield
SINGER
1939 - 1999
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 1,442
Joseph Needham
WRITER
1900 - 1995
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 1,443
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1908
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,444
Caroline Graham
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,445
Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Duncan Haldane ranks 45. Before him are Freeman Dyson (1923), Dennis W. Sciama (1926), John Stewart Bell (1928), Stephen Hales (1677), Joseph Swan (1828), and William Whewell (1794). After him are William Sturgeon (1783), John Kerr (1824), William Watson (1715), Louis Harold Gray (1905), John Henry Poynting (1852), and John Dollond (1706).
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
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 47
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 48
Louis Harold Gray
1905 - 1965
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 49
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
John Dollond
1706 - 1761
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 51