Famous theoretical physicists

physicist who studies theoretical physics

112 people

All Alive Deceased
Ludwig Boltzmann

Ludwig Boltzmann

1844 – 1906 · Age 62
Deceased
Arthur Holly Compton

Arthur Holly Compton

1892 – 1962 · Age 69
Deceased
Jean Perrin

Jean Perrin

1870 – 1942 · Age 71
Deceased
Vitaly Ginzburg

Vitaly Ginzburg

1916 – 2009 · Age 93
Deceased
Chen-ning Yang

Chen-ning Yang

1922 – 2025 · Age 103
Deceased
Isidor Isaac Rabi

Isidor Isaac Rabi

1898 – 1988 · Age 89
Deceased
Abdus Salam

Abdus Salam

1926 – 1996 · Age 70
Deceased
William Rowan Hamilton

William Rowan Hamilton

1805 – 1865 · Age 60
Deceased
Edward Teller

Edward Teller

1908 – 2003 · Age 95
Deceased
Owen Willans Richardson

Owen Willans Richardson

1879 – 1959 · Age 79
Deceased
Rudolf Clausius

Rudolf Clausius

1822 – 1888 · Age 66
Deceased
Peter Debye

Peter Debye

1884 – 1966 · Age 82
Deceased
Nicolaas Bloembergen

Nicolaas Bloembergen

1920 – 2017 · Age 97
Deceased
Tsung-Dao Lee

Tsung-Dao Lee

1926 – 2024 · Age 97
Deceased
Arnold Sommerfeld

Arnold Sommerfeld

1868 – 1951 · Age 82
Deceased
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

1906 – 1979 · Age 73
Deceased
Josiah Willard Gibbs

Josiah Willard Gibbs

1839 – 1903 · Age 64
Deceased
Julian Schwinger

Julian Schwinger

1918 – 1994 · Age 76
Deceased
Freeman Dyson

Freeman Dyson

1923 – 2020 · Age 96
Deceased
Philip W. Anderson

Philip W. Anderson

1923 – 2020 · Age 96
Deceased
Yoichiro Nambu

Yoichiro Nambu

1921 – 2015 · Age 94
Deceased
Lars Onsager

Lars Onsager

1903 – 1976 · Age 72
Deceased
Kenneth G. Wilson

Kenneth G. Wilson

1936 – 2013 · Age 77
Deceased
Martinus J. G. Veltman

Martinus J. G. Veltman

1931 – 2021 · Age 89
Deceased
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

1932 – 2007 · Age 74
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q19350898