PHYSICIST
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022

James M. Bardeen
James Maxwell Bardeen (May 9, 1939 – June 20, 2022) was an American physicist, well known for his work in general relativity, particularly his role in formulating the laws of black hole mechanics. He also discovered the Bardeen vacuum, an exact solution of the Einstein field equation. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James M. Bardeen is the 784th most popular physicist (down from 778th in 2019), the 10,807th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,771st in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, James M. Bardeen ranks 784 out of 851. Before him are Egon Orowan, Harvey Fletcher, Frank Press, Walter Munk, Anatoly Logunov, and Henrik Svensmark. After him are Rolf Landauer, Robert Detweiler, Thibault Damour, Erwin Hahn, Abhay Ashtekar, and Jeffrey Goldstone.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEgon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 778
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 779
Frank Press
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 780
Walter Munk
1917 - 2019
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 781
Anatoly Logunov
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 782
Henrik Svensmark
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 783
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 784
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 785
Robert Detweiler
1930 - 2003
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 786
Thibault Damour
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 787
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 788
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 789
Jeffrey Goldstone
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 790
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, James M. Bardeen ranks 557. Before him are S. David Griggs, Bob Clark, Mickey Kantor, Martin Feldstein, Stanley Anderson, and Jorge Fons. After him are James Dunn, Lee Trevino, Ted Kaufman, Pavel Morozenko, Mary Peters, and Basil van Rooyen. Among people deceased in 2022, James M. Bardeen ranks 576. Before him are Javier Cárdenas, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Txetxu Rojo, Lenny Von Dohlen, Keith Levene, and Jorge Fons. After him are Larry Storch, Yvan Colonna, Faouzi Mansouri, Patricia A. McKillip, António Lima Pereira, and Volodymyr Vakulenko.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsS. David Griggs
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 1989
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 551
Bob Clark
ACTOR
1939 - 2007
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 552
Mickey Kantor
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 553
Martin Feldstein
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2019
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 554
Stanley Anderson
ACTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 555
Jorge Fons
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 556
James M. Bardeen
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 557
James Dunn
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 558
Lee Trevino
GOLFER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 559
Ted Kaufman
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 560
Pavel Morozenko
ACTOR
1939 - 1991
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 561
Mary Peters
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 562
Basil van Rooyen
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 563
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsJavier Cárdenas
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 570
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2022
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 571
Txetxu Rojo
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 572
Lenny Von Dohlen
ACTOR
1958 - 2022
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 573
Keith Levene
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 574
Jorge Fons
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 575
James M. Bardeen
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 576
Larry Storch
ACTOR
1923 - 2022
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 577
Yvan Colonna
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2022
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 578
Faouzi Mansouri
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2022
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 579
Patricia A. McKillip
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 580
António Lima Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 581
Volodymyr Vakulenko
WRITER
1972 - 2022
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 582
In United States
Among people born in United States, James M. Bardeen ranks 10,809 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Kathy Hilton (1959), King Curtis (1934), Thomas C. Hart (1877), Chris Klein (1979), and Conn Findlay (1930). After him are Peter Segal (1962), Dick Richards (1936), Kevin Moore (1967), Edward Brooke (1919), Jim Nabors (1930), and Keen Johnson (1896).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilmer Valderrama
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 10,803
Kathy Hilton
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,804
King Curtis
SINGER
1934 - 1971
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,805
Thomas C. Hart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1971
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,806
Chris Klein
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,807
Conn Findlay
ATHLETE
1930 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,808
James M. Bardeen
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,809
Peter Segal
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,810
Dick Richards
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,811
Kevin Moore
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,812
Edward Brooke
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2015
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,813
Jim Nabors
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,814
Keen Johnson
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1970
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 10,815
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, James M. Bardeen ranks 179. Before him are Bertrand Halperin (1941), Robert Marshak (1916), Samuel King Allison (1900), C. R. Hagen (1937), Harvey Fletcher (1884), and Frank Press (1924). After him are Robert Detweiler (1930), Erwin Hahn (1921), Edward C. Stone (1936), Conyers Herring (1914), Robert L. Forward (1932), and Herbert Goldstein (1922).
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 173
Robert Marshak
1916 - 1992
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 174
Samuel King Allison
1900 - 1965
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 175
C. R. Hagen
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 176
Harvey Fletcher
1884 - 1981
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 177
Frank Press
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 178
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 179
Robert Detweiler
1930 - 2003
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 180
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 181
Edward C. Stone
1936 - 2024
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 182
Conyers Herring
1914 - 2009
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 183
Robert L. Forward
1932 - 2002
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 184
Herbert Goldstein
1922 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 185