PHYSICIST
John Iliopoulos
1940 - Today

John Iliopoulos
John (Jean) Iliopoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Ηλιόπουλος; 1940) is a Greek physicist. He is the first person to present the Standard Model of particle physics in a single report. He is best known for his prediction of the charm quark with Sheldon Glashow and Luciano Maiani (the "GIM mechanism"). Iliopoulos is also known for demonstrating the cancellation of anomalies in the Standard model. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Iliopoulos is the 688th most popular physicist (down from 686th in 2019), the 757th most popular biography from Greece (up from 767th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, John Iliopoulos ranks 688 out of 851. Before him are Alfred Kleiner, Paul Peter Ewald, Aleksandr Andronov, Bert Bolin, Sulamith Goldhaber, and Edwin H. Land. After him are Nicholas Kurti, Bengt Edlén, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Nikolay Umov, Michael Fisher, and Maurice Goldhaber.
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HPI: 55.38
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HPI: 55.36
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HPI: 55.27
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John Iliopoulos
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 688
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1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 689
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1906 - 1993
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 690
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HPI: 55.17
Rank: 691
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HPI: 55.16
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HPI: 55.15
Rank: 693
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HPI: 55.14
Rank: 694
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, John Iliopoulos ranks 414. Before him are Adam Przeworski, Wolfgang Paul, Michael Sarrazin, Arlette Laguiller, Pauli Nevala, and Antonella Ragno-Lonzi. After him are Jean Clair, Annemarie Zimmermann, Jaak Lipso, Héctor Silva, Ghulam Ali, and Friedel Rausch.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsAdam Przeworski
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 408
Wolfgang Paul
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 409
Michael Sarrazin
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 410
Arlette Laguiller
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 411
Pauli Nevala
ATHLETE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 412
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 413
John Iliopoulos
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 414
Jean Clair
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 415
Annemarie Zimmermann
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 416
Jaak Lipso
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 417
Héctor Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 418
Ghulam Ali
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 419
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 420
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, John Iliopoulos ranks 757 out of 1,024. Before him are Damophon (null), Gennaios Kolokotronis (1806), Arianna Huffington (1950), Theofanis Gekas (1980), Stavros Dimas (1941), and Georgios Papasideris (1875). After him are Nikos Xilouris (1936), Carlo II Tocco (1450), Myronides (-450), Dimitrios Valvis (1814), Demetrios Christodoulou (1951), and Helene Ahrweiler (1926).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsDamophon
SCULPTOR
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 751
Gennaios Kolokotronis
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1868
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 752
Arianna Huffington
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 753
Theofanis Gekas
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 754
Stavros Dimas
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 755
Georgios Papasideris
ATHLETE
1875 - 1920
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 756
John Iliopoulos
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 757
Nikos Xilouris
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1980
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 758
Carlo II Tocco
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1448
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 759
Myronides
MILITARY PERSONNEL
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 760
Dimitrios Valvis
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1892
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 761
Demetrios Christodoulou
MATHEMATICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 762
Helene Ahrweiler
HISTORIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 763
Among PHYSICISTS In Greece
Among physicists born in Greece, John Iliopoulos ranks 1.