CHEMIST
Moungi Bawendi
1961 - Today

Moungi Bawendi
Moungi Bawendi (Arabic: منجي الباوندي; born 15 March 1961) is an American–Tunisian–French chemist. He is currently the Lester Wolfe Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bawendi is known for his advances in the chemical production of high-quality quantum dots. For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moungi Bawendi is the 490th most popular chemist (down from 393rd in 2019), the 4,177th most popular biography from France (down from 3,153rd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular French Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Moungi Bawendi ranks 490 out of 602. Before him are Archibald Scott Couper, Alwin Mittasch, William Nicholson, Allen J. Bard, Edward Charles Howard, and Christian Konrad Sprengel. After him are Alexander Nesmeyanov, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann, Adolph Strecker, Henri Laborit, and Albert Ladenburg.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArchibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 484
Alwin Mittasch
1869 - 1953
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 485
William Nicholson
1753 - 1815
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 486
Allen J. Bard
1933 - 2024
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 487
Edward Charles Howard
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 488
Christian Konrad Sprengel
1750 - 1816
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 489
Moungi Bawendi
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 490
Alexander Nesmeyanov
1899 - 1980
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 491
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
1904 - 1995
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 492
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann
1861 - 1938
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 493
Adolph Strecker
1822 - 1871
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 494
Henri Laborit
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 495
Albert Ladenburg
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 496
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Moungi Bawendi ranks 218. Before him are Denis Lavant, Martina Gedeck, Mariel Hemingway, Yuji Sugano, Phil Campbell, and Anita Hegerland. After him are Anders Järryd, Ronnie Brunswijk, Lawrence Lessig, Jeremy Northam, Hideo Nakata, and Koji Kondo.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsDenis Lavant
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 212
Martina Gedeck
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 213
Mariel Hemingway
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 214
Yuji Sugano
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 215
Phil Campbell
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 216
Anita Hegerland
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 217
Moungi Bawendi
CHEMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 218
Anders Järryd
TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 219
Ronnie Brunswijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 220
Lawrence Lessig
LAWYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 221
Jeremy Northam
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 222
Hideo Nakata
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 223
Koji Kondo
COMPOSER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 224
In France
Among people born in France, Moungi Bawendi ranks 4,177 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Cau (1875), Jean Becquerel (1878), Johann Carolus (1575), Georges Courteline (1858), Pierre Daninos (1913), and Pierre Dartout (1954). After him are Mathieu Valbuena (1984), Victor Baltard (1805), Guy Patin (1601), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), Jean Petit (1949), and Jean Bouin (1888).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Cau
ATHLETE
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,171
Jean Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,172
Johann Carolus
BUSINESSPERSON
1575 - 1634
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,173
Georges Courteline
WRITER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,174
Pierre Daninos
WRITER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,175
Pierre Dartout
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 4,176
Moungi Bawendi
CHEMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 4,177
Mathieu Valbuena
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 4,178
Victor Baltard
ARCHITECT
1805 - 1874
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 4,179
Guy Patin
PHYSICIAN
1601 - 1672
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 4,180
Michel-Jean Sedaine
WRITER
1719 - 1797
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 4,181
Jean Petit
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 4,182
Jean Bouin
ATHLETE
1888 - 1914
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 4,183
Among CHEMISTS In France
Among chemists born in France, Moungi Bawendi ranks 62. Before him are Gaston Tissandier (1843), Antoine Bussy (1794), Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville (1720), Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt (1731), Edmond Frémy (1814), and Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen (1814). After him are Pierre Adet (1763), and James Smithson (1765).
Gaston Tissandier
1843 - 1899
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 56
Antoine Bussy
1794 - 1882
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 57
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 58
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
1731 - 1799
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 59
Edmond Frémy
1814 - 1894
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 60
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
1814 - 1852
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 61
Moungi Bawendi
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 62
Pierre Adet
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 63
James Smithson
1765 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 64