PHYSICIST

Franco Rasetti

1901 - 2001

Franco Rasetti

Franco Dino Rasetti (August 10, 1901 – December 5, 2001) was an Italian (later naturalized American) physicist, paleontologist and botanist. Together with Enrico Fermi, he discovered key processes leading to nuclear fission. Rasetti refused to work on the Manhattan Project on moral grounds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Rasetti is the 620th most popular physicist (down from 586th in 2019), the 3,424th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,287th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Italian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Franco Rasetti ranks 620 out of 851. Before him are Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Leopoldo Nobili, Walter Kaufmann, David Deutsch, Heinrich Kayser, and Jean Becquerel. After him are Abraham Alikhanov, Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Charles Kittel, Carl August von Steinheil, Harriet Brooks, and Max Wien.

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Udupi Ramachandra Rao
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 614
Leopoldo Nobili
1784 - 1835
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 615
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 616
David Deutsch
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 617
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 618
Jean Becquerel
1878 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 619
Franco Rasetti
1901 - 2001
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 620
Abraham Alikhanov
1904 - 1970
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 621
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
1795 - 1871
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 622
Charles Kittel
1916 - 2019
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 623
Carl August von Steinheil
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 624
Harriet Brooks
1876 - 1933
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 625
Max Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 626

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Franco Rasetti ranks 223. Before him are Curt Bois, Erich Rademacher, Gérard Blitz, Óscar Diego Gestido, Carl Joachim Friedrich, and José Planas. After him are Åke Borg, Sergey Obraztsov, Roy Urquhart, Harry Partch, Andrée Brunet, and Joseph De Combe. Among people deceased in 2001, Franco Rasetti ranks 204. Before him are John C. Lilly, Renée Schuurman, Jane Greer, Luise Krüger, Eudora Welty, and Gordon R. Dickson. After him are Arturo Uslar Pietri, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Bernard Heuvelmans, Joe Fagan, and Mongo Beti.

Others Born in 1901

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Curt Bois
ACTOR
1901 - 1991
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 217
Erich Rademacher
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 218
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 219
Óscar Diego Gestido
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1967
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 220
Carl Joachim Friedrich
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1901 - 1984
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 221
José Planas
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 222
Franco Rasetti
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2001
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 223
Åke Borg
SWIMMER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 224
Sergey Obraztsov
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1992
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 225
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 226
Harry Partch
COMPOSER
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 227
Andrée Brunet
SKATER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 228
Joseph De Combe
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 229

Others Deceased in 2001

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John C. Lilly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 198
Renée Schuurman
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 199
Jane Greer
ACTOR
1924 - 2001
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 200
Luise Krüger
ATHLETE
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 201
Eudora Welty
WRITER
1909 - 2001
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 202
Gordon R. Dickson
WRITER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 203
Franco Rasetti
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2001
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 204
Arturo Uslar Pietri
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 205
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 206
Nancye Wynne Bolton
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2001
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 207
Bernard Heuvelmans
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2001
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 208
Joe Fagan
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 209
Mongo Beti
WRITER
1932 - 2001
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 210

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franco Rasetti ranks 3,425 out of 5,161. Before him are Luciano Floridi (1964), Federigo Enriques (1871), Giovanni Pesaro (1589), Claudio Baglioni (1951), Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany (820), and Guido Boni (1892). After him are Gianni De Biasi (1956), Andrea Agnelli (1975), Giovanni Maria Nanino (1544), Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano (1872), Fabio Quagliarella (1983), and Antonio Fogazzaro (1842).

Others born in Italy

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Luciano Floridi
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3,419
Federigo Enriques
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3,420
Giovanni Pesaro
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1659
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3,421
Claudio Baglioni
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3,422
Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
820 - 886
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3,423
Guido Boni
GYMNAST
1892 - 1956
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3,424
Franco Rasetti
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2001
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3,425
Gianni De Biasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3,426
Andrea Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3,427
Giovanni Maria Nanino
COMPOSER
1544 - 1607
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3,428
Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1872 - 1952
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 3,429
Fabio Quagliarella
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3,430
Antonio Fogazzaro
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 3,431