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Nima Arkani-Hamed

1972 - Today

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Nima Arkani-Hamed (Persian: نیما ارکانی حامد; born April 5, 1972) is an Iranian-American-Canadian theoretical physicist, with interests in high-energy physics, quantum field theory, string theory, cosmology and collider physics. Arkani-Hamed is a member of the permanent faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He is also director of the Carl P. Feinberg Cross-Disciplinary Program in Innovation at the Institute and director of The Center for Future High Energy Physics (CFHEP) in Beijing, China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Nima Arkani-Hamed is the 839th most popular physicist (down from 836th in 2024), the 15,810th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,268th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Nima Arkani-Hamed ranks 839 out of 851. Before him are Nathan Seiberg, Yash Pal, Deborah S. Jin, Paul Ginsparg, Carlos Frenk, and Charles L. Bennett. After him are Neil Turok, Jim Al-Khalili, Katherine Freese, Giorgi Dvali, Sean M. Carroll, and Robin Canup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Nima Arkani-Hamed ranks 837. Before him are Jocelyn Blanchard, Ava DuVernay, Anastasia Kelesidou, Oh Kyo-moon, Greg Bryk, and Brad Paisley. After him are David Musulbes, Božidar Jović, Joe Calzaghe, Derlis Gómez, Norbert Rózsa, and Rasoul Khadem.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nima Arkani-Hamed ranks 15,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Loeb (1968), Latto (1998), John Garcia (1970), Laura Allen (1974), Brad Paisley (1972), and Mark Dindal (1960). After him are Connie Carpenter-Phinney (1957), Shawn Marion (1978), Wallace Roney (1960), Justin Verlander (1983), Bryan Fuller (1969), and Raven-Symoné (1985).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Nima Arkani-Hamed ranks 202. Before him are John C. Baez (1961), Jacqueline Hewitt (1958), Victoria Kaspi (1967), Deborah S. Jin (1968), Paul Ginsparg (1955), and Charles L. Bennett (1956). After him are Sean M. Carroll (1966), Robin Canup (1968), Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (1993), Angela Belcher (null), and Joseph Weber (2000).

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