PHYSICIST
Stefan Hell
1962 - Today

Stefan Hell
Stefan Walter Hell (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈhɛl] : born 23 December 1962) is a Romanian-German physicist and one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, and of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, both of which are in Germany. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy", together with Eric Betzig and William Moerner. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stefan Hell is the 395th most popular physicist (up from 410th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Romania (up from 148th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Stefan Hell ranks 395 out of 851. Before him are Christopher Polhem, Manfred von Ardenne, Léon Brillouin, Hiroshi Amano, Moritz von Jacobi, and Walter A. Shewhart. After him are Jean-Antoine Nollet, John Kerr, Arpad Elo, George Uhlenbeck, Takaaki Kajita, and Tom Kibble.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher Polhem
1661 - 1751
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 389
Manfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 390
Léon Brillouin
1889 - 1969
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 391
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 392
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 393
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 394
Stefan Hell
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 395
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 396
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 397
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 398
George Uhlenbeck
1900 - 1988
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 399
Takaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 400
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 401
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Stefan Hell ranks 76. Before him are Jorge Burruchaga, Felipe Calderón, Dave Gahan, Stockton Rush, Anthony Kiedis, and Chris Sanders. After him are Arnold Vosloo, Matteo Messina Denaro, Chuck Palahniuk, Matt Cameron, Gabe Newell, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsJorge Burruchaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 70
Felipe Calderón
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 71
Dave Gahan
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 72
Stockton Rush
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - 2023
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 73
Anthony Kiedis
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 74
Chris Sanders
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 75
Stefan Hell
PHYSICIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 76
Arnold Vosloo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 77
Matteo Messina Denaro
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 78
Chuck Palahniuk
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 79
Matt Cameron
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 80
Gabe Newell
GAME DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 81
Jennifer Jason Leigh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 82
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Stefan Hell ranks 128 out of 844. Before him are Aureolus (220), Basarab the Old (null), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Inna (1986), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), and Victor Brauner (1903). After him are Tudor Vladimirescu (1780), Manea Mănescu (1916), Gabriel Báthory (1589), Francis I Rákóczi (1645), Emerich Jenei (1937), and Lucian Mureșan (1931).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsAureolus
POLITICIAN
220 - 268
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 122
Basarab the Old
POLITICIAN
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 123
Lajos Zilahy
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 124
Inna
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 125
Miklós Nyiszli
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 126
Victor Brauner
PAINTER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 127
Stefan Hell
PHYSICIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 128
Tudor Vladimirescu
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 129
Manea Mănescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 130
Gabriel Báthory
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1613
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 131
Francis I Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1676
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 132
Emerich Jenei
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 133
Lucian Mureșan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 134
Among PHYSICISTS In Romania
Among physicists born in Romania, Stefan Hell ranks 2. Before him are Valentin Ceaușescu (1948). After him are Mario Livio (1945), Ștefania Mărăcineanu (1882), and Mordehai Milgrom (1946).
Valentin Ceaușescu
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1
Stefan Hell
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2
Mario Livio
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 3
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
1882 - 1944
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 4
Mordehai Milgrom
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 5