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Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain

1965 - Today

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain (born 11 October 1965), known professionally as Ignacio Cirac, is a Spanish physicist. He is one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theory. He was awarded the 2013 Wolf Prize in Physics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain is the 811th most popular physicist (down from 779th in 2024), the 2,117th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,992nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain ranks 811 out of 851. Before him are Herbert Goldstein, Stephen L. Adler, Alan Cottrell, Howard Georgi, Arthur Wightman, and Cumrun Vafa. After him are Daniel Kleppner, Sylvia Fedoruk, Raja Ramanna, J. Richard Gott, Sidney Drell, and Edwin Thompson Jaynes.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Herbert Goldstein
1922 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 805
Stephen L. Adler
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 806
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 807
Howard Georgi
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 808
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain ranks 578. Before him are Pata, Todd Bridges, Andrea Gardini, Mark Woodforde, Peter O'Neill, and Pedro Chaves. After him are Peter Kjær, Ilario Di Buò, Marguerite MacIntyre, Matjaž Debelak, Norman Whiteside, and Jane Swift.

Others Born in 1965

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Pata
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 572
Todd Bridges
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 573
Andrea Gardini
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 574
Mark Woodforde
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 575
Peter O'Neill
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 576
Pedro Chaves
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 577
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
PHYSICIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 578
Peter Kjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 579
Ilario Di Buò
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 580
Marguerite MacIntyre
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 581
Matjaž Debelak
SKIER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 582
Norman Whiteside
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 583
Jane Swift
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 584

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain ranks 2,117 out of 3,355. Before him are Marc Gasol (1985), Pedro Porro (1999), Rubén Castro (1981), Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (1971), Pablo Carreño Busta (1991), and Àlex Brendemühl (1972). After him are Dulce Chacón (1954), Pedro Contreras (1972), Asier del Horno (1981), Carme Chacón (1971), Eloy Olaya (1964), and Pablo Hernández (1985).

Others born in Spain

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Marc Gasol
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 2,111
Pedro Porro
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 2,112
Rubén Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 2,113
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 2,114
Pablo Carreño Busta
TENNIS PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 2,115
Àlex Brendemühl
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2,116
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
PHYSICIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2,117
Dulce Chacón
WRITER
1954 - 2003
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 2,118
Pedro Contreras
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 2,119
Asier del Horno
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 2,120
Carme Chacón
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2017
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 2,121
Eloy Olaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 2,122
Pablo Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 2,123