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Hélène Langevin-Joliot

1927 - Today

Hélène Langevin-Joliot

Hélène Langevin-Joliot (née Joliot-Curie; born 19 September 1927) is a French nuclear physicist known for her research on nuclear reactions in French laboratories and for being the granddaughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie and the daughter of Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, all four of whom have received Nobel Prizes, in Physics (Pierre and Marie Curie) or Chemistry (Marie Curie and the Joliot-Curies). Since retiring from a career in research Hélène has participated in activism centered around encouraging women and girls to participate in STEM fields. Her activism also revolves around promoting greater science literacy for the general public. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hélène Langevin-Joliot is the 321st most popular physicist (down from 307th in 2019), the 1,368th most popular biography from France (up from 1,409th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Hélène Langevin-Joliot ranks 321 out of 851. Before her are Steven Chu, Hagen Kleinert, Pierre Louis Dulong, Shuji Nakamura, Félix Savart, and John Tyndall. After her are Charles Fabry, Alexey Ekimov, John Stewart Bell, Armen Sarkissian, Ludwig Prandtl, and Jean Charles Athanase Peltier.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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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
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 318
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 319
John Tyndall
1820 - 1893
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 320
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 321
Charles Fabry
1867 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 322
Alexey Ekimov
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 323
John Stewart Bell
1928 - 1990
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 324
Armen Sarkissian
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 325
Ludwig Prandtl
1875 - 1953
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 326
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
1785 - 1845
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 327

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Hélène Langevin-Joliot ranks 77. Before her are Cesar Chavez, Don Shirley, Enzo Bearzot, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Herbert Blomstedt, and Juan Almeida Bosque. After her are César Milstein, Margot Honecker, Ibrahim Ferrer, Lee Grant, Hiroshi Yamauchi, and Victor Wong.

Others Born in 1927

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Cesar Chavez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 71
Don Shirley
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2013
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 72
Enzo Bearzot
COACH
1927 - 2010
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 73
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 74
Herbert Blomstedt
CONDUCTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 75
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 76
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
PHYSICIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 77
César Milstein
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 78
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 79
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 80
Lee Grant
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 81
Hiroshi Yamauchi
BUSINESSPERSON
1927 - 2013
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 82
Victor Wong
ACTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 83

In France

Among people born in France, Hélène Langevin-Joliot ranks 1,368 out of 6,770. Before her are Karim Benzema (1987), Hubert Robert (1733), Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179), Guillaume Budé (1467), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), and Joan, Countess of Flanders (1200). After her are Laurent Schwartz (1915), André Campra (1660), Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier (1742), John of Matha (1150), Marie Anne de Bourbon (1666), and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643).

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Karim Benzema
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,362
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,363
Theobald III, Count of Champagne
NOBLEMAN
1179 - 1201
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,364
Guillaume Budé
PHILOSOPHER
1467 - 1540
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,365
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,366
Joan, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1244
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,367
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
PHYSICIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,368
Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,369
André Campra
COMPOSER
1660 - 1744
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,370
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1742 - 1819
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,371
John of Matha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1150 - 1213
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1,372
Marie Anne de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1739
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1,373
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
EXPLORER
1643 - 1687
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1,374