Physicist
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
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Raja Ramanna
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Raja Ramanna is the 815th most popular physicist (down from 734th in 2024), the 1,020th most popular biography from India (down from 737th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Physicist.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Raja Ramanna ranks 815 out of 851. Before him are Arthur Wightman, Cumrun Vafa, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Daniel Kleppner, Sylvia Fedoruk, and Robbert Dijkgraaf. After him are J. Richard Gott, Sidney Drell, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Albert-László Barabási, Sabine Hossenfelder, and Ernest Moniz.
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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
Robbert Dijkgraaf
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 814
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 815
J. Richard Gott
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 816
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 817
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 818
Albert-László Barabási
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 819
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 820
Ernest Moniz
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 821
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Raja Ramanna ranks 524. Before him are Albert Paulsen, Alexei Guryshev, Ravindra Kelekar, John Compton, Nina Bawden, and Roy Brown. After him are Swami Rama, Philip Carey, Nat Hentoff, Ebrahim Alkazi, Keshav Dutt, and Nicholas Brathwaite. Among people deceased in 2004, Raja Ramanna ranks 322. Before him are June Maston, Eddie Hopkinson, Beyers Naudé, Hiram Fong, Henry Cockburn, and Suraiya. After him are Brenda Fassie, Dennis Wilshaw, Pacita Abad, Virginia Capers, Ken Downing, and Munir Said Thalib.
Others Born in 1925
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Albert Paulsen
ACTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 518
Alexei Guryshev
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1983
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 519
Ravindra Kelekar
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 520
John Compton
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 521
Nina Bawden
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 522
Roy Brown
SINGER
1925 - 1981
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 523
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 524
Swami Rama
WRITER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 525
Philip Carey
ACTOR
1925 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 526
Nat Hentoff
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 527
Ebrahim Alkazi
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 528
Keshav Dutt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 529
Nicholas Brathwaite
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 530
Others Deceased in 2004
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June Maston
ATHLETE
1928 - 2004
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 316
Eddie Hopkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 317
Beyers Naudé
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 318
Hiram Fong
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2004
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 319
Henry Cockburn
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2004
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 320
Suraiya
ACTOR
1929 - 2004
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 321
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 322
Brenda Fassie
SINGER
1964 - 2004
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 323
Dennis Wilshaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2004
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 324
Pacita Abad
PAINTER
1946 - 2004
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 325
Virginia Capers
ACTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 326
Ken Downing
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2004
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 327
Munir Said Thalib
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1965 - 2004
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 328
In India
Among people born in India, Raja Ramanna ranks 1,020 out of NaN. Before him are Jamuna (1936), George Koovakad (1973), Nitin Gadkari (1957), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), N. Biren Singh (1961), and B. Saroja Devi (1938). After him are Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Mani Ratnam (1956), Shreya Ghoshal (1984), Anu Aggarwal (1969), Juliet Prowse (1936), and Asaf Ali (1888).
Others born in India
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Jamuna
ACTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,014
George Koovakad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 1,015
Nitin Gadkari
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 1,016
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 1,017
N. Biren Singh
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 1,018
B. Saroja Devi
ACTOR
1938 - 2025
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 1,019
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 1,020
Mahendra Kapoor
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 1,021
Mani Ratnam
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,022
Shreya Ghoshal
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,023
Anu Aggarwal
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,024
Juliet Prowse
ACTOR
1936 - 1996
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,025
Asaf Ali
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1953
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 1,026
Among Physicists In India
Among physicists born in India, Raja Ramanna ranks 14. Before him are Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932), Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), and G. N. Ramachandran (1922). After him are Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), and Ashoke Sen (1956).
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 8
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 9
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 10
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 11
Daulat Singh Kothari
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 12
G. N. Ramachandran
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 13
Raja Ramanna
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 14
Narinder Singh Kapany
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 15
Ashoke Sen
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 16
