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J. Richard Gott

1947 - Today

J. Richard Gott

John Richard Gott III (born February 8, 1947) is a professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. He is known for his work on time travel and the Doomsday argument. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Richard Gott is the 815th most popular physicist (down from 813th in 2019), the 13,249th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,660th in 2019) and the 190th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, J. Richard Gott ranks 815 out of 851. Before him are Arthur Wightman, Cumrun Vafa, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Daniel Kleppner, Sylvia Fedoruk, and Raja Ramanna. After him are Sidney Drell, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Albert-László Barabási, Sabine Hossenfelder, Ernest Moniz, and Narinder Singh Kapany.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 809
Cumrun Vafa
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 810
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 811
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 812
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 813
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 814
J. Richard Gott
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 815
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 816
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 817
Albert-László Barabási
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 818
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 819
Ernest Moniz
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 820
Narinder Singh Kapany
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 821

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, J. Richard Gott ranks 836. Before him are Gennadiy Tsygankov, Dana Rohrabacher, Yevgeni Zimin, Stephen Hadley, Alexander Gusev, and Steve Khan. After him are Olympia Snowe, Peter Noone, Andrew Parrott, Marit Nybakk, Chris Stringer, and Jana Bellin.

Others Born in 1947

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Gennadiy Tsygankov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 830
Dana Rohrabacher
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 831
Yevgeni Zimin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 832
Stephen Hadley
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 833
Alexander Gusev
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 834
Steve Khan
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 835
J. Richard Gott
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 836
Olympia Snowe
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 837
Peter Noone
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 838
Andrew Parrott
CONDUCTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 839
Marit Nybakk
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 840
Chris Stringer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 841
Jana Bellin
CHESS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 842

In United States

Among people born in United States, J. Richard Gott ranks 13,253 out of 20,380. Before him are James Buchli (1945), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Arthur Hohl (1889), Andrea Jaeger (1965), Patsy Kelly (1910), and D'Arcy Carden (1980). After him are Marie Windsor (1919), Rachel Corrie (1979), Dennis O'Keefe (1908), John Davis (1921), George Nelson (1950), and Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911).

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James Buchli
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,247
Stanley Kunitz
WRITER
1905 - 2006
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,248
Arthur Hohl
ACTOR
1889 - 1964
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,249
Andrea Jaeger
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,250
Patsy Kelly
ACTOR
1910 - 1981
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,251
D'Arcy Carden
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,252
J. Richard Gott
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,253
Marie Windsor
ACTOR
1919 - 2000
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,254
Rachel Corrie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - 2003
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,255
Dennis O'Keefe
ACTOR
1908 - 1968
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,256
John Davis
ATHLETE
1921 - 1984
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,257
George Nelson
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,258
Amelia Boynton Robinson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 2015
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,259