PHYSICIST
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980

Toshiko Yuasa
Toshiko Yuasa (湯浅年子; 11 December 1909 – 1 February 1980) was a Japanese nuclear physicist who worked in France. She was the first Japanese female physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toshiko Yuasa is the 492nd most popular physicist (up from 599th in 2019), the 898th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,140th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Toshiko Yuasa ranks 492 out of 851. Before her are Robert Brout, Macedonio Melloni, Theodore Hall, Jayant Narlikar, Johann Christian Poggendorff, and Christian Mayer. After her are Meghnad Saha, Augusto Righi, Heinrich Rubens, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, Emil Warburg, and Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 486
Macedonio Melloni
1798 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 487
Theodore Hall
1925 - 1999
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 488
Jayant Narlikar
1938 - 2025
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 489
Johann Christian Poggendorff
1796 - 1877
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 490
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 491
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 492
Meghnad Saha
1893 - 1956
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 493
Augusto Righi
1850 - 1920
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 494
Heinrich Rubens
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 495
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 496
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 497
Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
1715 - 1794
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 498
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Toshiko Yuasa ranks 155. Before her are Stephen Cole Kleene, Georg Konrad Morgen, Luigi Villoresi, Kató Lomb, Christophe Soglo, and Miklós Radnóti. After her are Sutan Sjahrir, Koichi Kudo, Spyros Markezinis, Guillermo Gorostiza, Robert Serber, and Zoran Mušič. Among people deceased in 1980, Toshiko Yuasa ranks 133. Before her are Cecil Beaton, Marian Spychalski, Miguel Capuccini, George Borg Olivier, Richard Chase, and John W. McCormack. After her are Lucien Buysse, Rafael Paasio, Barbara O'Neil, Jacob Miller, José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, and Charley Borah.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsStephen Cole Kleene
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 149
Georg Konrad Morgen
JUDGE
1909 - 1982
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 150
Luigi Villoresi
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 151
Kató Lomb
WRITER
1909 - 2003
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 152
Christophe Soglo
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1983
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 153
Miklós Radnóti
WRITER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 154
Toshiko Yuasa
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 155
Sutan Sjahrir
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 156
Koichi Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1971
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 157
Spyros Markezinis
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 158
Guillermo Gorostiza
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 159
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 160
Zoran Mušič
PAINTER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsCecil Beaton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 127
Marian Spychalski
ARCHITECT
1906 - 1980
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 128
Miguel Capuccini
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 129
George Borg Olivier
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1980
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 130
Richard Chase
EXTREMIST
1950 - 1980
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 131
John W. McCormack
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1980
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 132
Toshiko Yuasa
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 133
Lucien Buysse
CYCLIST
1892 - 1980
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 134
Rafael Paasio
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1980
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 135
Barbara O'Neil
ACTOR
1910 - 1980
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 136
Jacob Miller
SINGER
1952 - 1980
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 137
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 138
Charley Borah
ATHLETE
1906 - 1980
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 139
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Toshiko Yuasa ranks 898 out of 6,245. Before her are Masakatsu Miyamoto (1938), Kuniya Daini (1944), Saigyō (1118), Koichi Tanaka (1959), Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (1905), and Meiko Kaji (1947). After her are George Ohsawa (1893), Arai Hakuseki (1657), Peter Doi (1892), Fumiko Hayashi (1903), Masuzo Madono (null), and Yoshito Usui (1958).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMasakatsu Miyamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 892
Kuniya Daini
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 893
Saigyō
WRITER
1118 - 1190
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 894
Koichi Tanaka
CHEMIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 895
Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu
NOBLEMAN
1905 - 1987
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 896
Meiko Kaji
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 897
Toshiko Yuasa
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 898
George Ohsawa
WRITER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 899
Arai Hakuseki
PHILOSOPHER
1657 - 1725
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 900
Peter Doi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1970
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 901
Fumiko Hayashi
WRITER
1903 - 1951
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 902
Masuzo Madono
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 903
Yoshito Usui
COMIC ARTIST
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 904
Among PHYSICISTS In Japan
Among physicists born in Japan, Toshiko Yuasa ranks 15. Before her are Syukuro Manabe (1931), Shuji Nakamura (1954), Hiroshi Amano (1960), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Yoshio Nishina (1890), and Hantaro Nagaoka (1865). After her are Sumio Iijima (1939), Shoichi Sakata (1911), Yoshiaki Arata (1924), Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926), and Ted Fujita (1920).
Syukuro Manabe
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 9
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 10
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 11
Takaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 12
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 13
Hantaro Nagaoka
1865 - 1950
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 14
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 15
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 16
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 17
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 18
Kazuhiko Nishijima
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 19
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 20