PHYSICIST
Pavel Cherenkov
1904 - 1990

Pavel Cherenkov
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Russian: Па́вел Алексе́евич Черенко́в [ˈpavʲɪl ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɕɪrʲɪnˈkof]; 28 July 1904 – 6 January 1990) was a Soviet physicist who shared the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm "for the discovery and interpretation of the Cherenkov effect". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pavel Cherenkov is the 141st most popular physicist (up from 146th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Russia (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Physicist.
Pavel Cherenkov is most famous for his discovery of the phenomenon of Cherenkov radiation.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Pavel Cherenkov ranks 141 out of 851. Before him are Robert Coleman Richardson, Emilio Segrè, Emil Lenz, George Gamow, C. V. Raman, and Arno Allan Penzias. After him are Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, Roger Penrose, Louis Néel, Rudolf Mössbauer, Kai Siegbahn, and Clifford Shull.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Coleman Richardson
1937 - 2013
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 135
Emilio Segrè
1905 - 1989
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 136
Emil Lenz
1804 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 137
George Gamow
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 138
C. V. Raman
1888 - 1970
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 139
Arno Allan Penzias
1933 - 2024
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 140
Pavel Cherenkov
1904 - 1990
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 141
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
1799 - 1864
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 142
Roger Penrose
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 143
Louis Néel
1904 - 2000
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 144
Rudolf Mössbauer
1929 - 2011
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 145
Kai Siegbahn
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 146
Clifford Shull
1915 - 2001
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 147
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Pavel Cherenkov ranks 16. Before him are Jean Gabin, Wendell Meredith Stanley, B. F. Skinner, Ève Curie, George Gamow, and Johnny Weissmuller. After him are Harry Martinson, Louis Néel, Graham Greene, Alexei Kosygin, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, and Karl Brandt. Among people deceased in 1990, Pavel Cherenkov ranks 14. Before him are Leonard Bernstein, Yun Posun, Ava Gardner, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, B. F. Skinner, and Roald Dahl. After him are Sarah Vaughan, Sergei Parajanov, Norbert Elias, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Ronald Evans, and Ilya Frank.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsJean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 10
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 11
B. F. Skinner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 12
Ève Curie
WRITER
1904 - 2007
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 13
George Gamow
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 14
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 15
Pavel Cherenkov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 16
Harry Martinson
WRITER
1904 - 1978
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 17
Louis Néel
PHYSICIST
1904 - 2000
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 18
Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 19
Alexei Kosygin
ENGINEER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 20
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 21
Karl Brandt
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1948
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsLeonard Bernstein
COMPOSER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 8
Yun Posun
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 9
Ava Gardner
ACTOR
1922 - 1990
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 10
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 11
B. F. Skinner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 12
Roald Dahl
WRITER
1916 - 1990
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 13
Pavel Cherenkov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 14
Sarah Vaughan
SINGER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 15
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 16
Norbert Elias
SOCIOLOGIST
1897 - 1990
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 17
Princess Sophie of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1901 - 1990
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 18
Ronald Evans
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 1990
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 19
Ilya Frank
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1990
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 20
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Pavel Cherenkov ranks 130 out of 3,761. Before him are Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan (1797), Mikhail Glinka (1804), Sergey Kirov (1886), Vasili IV of Russia (1552), Mily Balakirev (1837), and Andrey Kolmogorov (1903). After him are Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878), Vasily Chuikov (1900), Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857), Valery Legasov (1936), Alexei Kosygin (1904), and Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsShamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1871
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 124
Mikhail Glinka
COMPOSER
1804 - 1857
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 125
Sergey Kirov
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 126
Vasili IV of Russia
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 127
Mily Balakirev
COMPOSER
1837 - 1910
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 128
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 129
Pavel Cherenkov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 130
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 131
Vasily Chuikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1982
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 132
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
ENGINEER
1857 - 1935
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 133
Valery Legasov
CHEMIST
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 134
Alexei Kosygin
ENGINEER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 135
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 136
Among PHYSICISTS In Russia
Among physicists born in Russia, Pavel Cherenkov ranks 6. Before him are Gustav Kirchhoff (1824), Wilhelm Wien (1864), Andrei Sakharov (1921), Mikhail Lomonosov (1711), and Arnold Sommerfeld (1868). After him are Ilya Frank (1908), Igor Tamm (1895), Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (1928), Pyotr Kapitsa (1894), Vitaly Ginzburg (1916), and Nikolay Basov (1922).
Gustav Kirchhoff
1824 - 1887
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Wien
1864 - 1928
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 2
Andrei Sakharov
1921 - 1989
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 3
Mikhail Lomonosov
1711 - 1765
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 4
Arnold Sommerfeld
1868 - 1951
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 5
Pavel Cherenkov
1904 - 1990
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 6
Ilya Frank
1908 - 1990
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 7
Igor Tamm
1895 - 1971
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 8
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
1928 - 2017
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 9
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 10
Vitaly Ginzburg
1916 - 2009
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 11
Nikolay Basov
1922 - 2001
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 12