Famous theoretical physicists

physicist who studies theoretical physics

112 people

All Alive Deceased
Toshihide Maskawa

Toshihide Maskawa

1940 – 2021 · Age 81
Deceased
John Archibald Wheeler

John Archibald Wheeler

1911 – 2008 · Age 96
Deceased
Ratko Janev

Ratko Janev

1939 – 2019 · Age 80
Deceased
Paul Ehrenfest

Paul Ehrenfest

1880 – 1933 · Age 53
Deceased
Abdul Qadeer Khan

Abdul Qadeer Khan

1936 – 2021 · Age 85
Deceased
Klaus Fuchs

Klaus Fuchs

1911 – 1988 · Age 76
Deceased
Nikolai Bogolyubov

Nikolai Bogolyubov

1909 – 1992 · Age 82
Deceased
Jacob Bekenstein

Jacob Bekenstein

1947 – 2015 · Age 68
Deceased
Rudolf Peierls

Rudolf Peierls

1907 – 1995 · Age 88
Deceased
Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer

1928 – 2025 · Age 97
Deceased
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Hugh Everett III

1930 – 1982 · Age 51
Deceased
Fritz London

Fritz London

1900 – 1954 · Age 54
Deceased
John Barrow

John Barrow

1952 – 2020 · Age 67
Deceased
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Nathan Rosen

1909 – 1995 · Age 86
Deceased
Richard Chace Tolman

Richard Chace Tolman

1881 – 1948 · Age 67
Deceased
Oskar Klein

Oskar Klein

1894 – 1977 · Age 82
Deceased
Hans Kramers

Hans Kramers

1894 – 1952 · Age 58
Deceased
Clarence Zener

Clarence Zener

1905 – 1993 · Age 87
Deceased
Hagen Kleinert

Hagen Kleinert

1941 – 2025 · Age 83
Deceased
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Theodor Kaluza

1885 – 1954 · Age 68
Deceased
Yoshio Nishina

Yoshio Nishina

1890 – 1951 · Age 60
Deceased
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Evgeny Lifshitz

1915 – 1985 · Age 70
Deceased
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Dmitri Ivanenko

1904 – 1994 · Age 90
Deceased
Nicola Cabibbo

Nicola Cabibbo

1935 – 2010 · Age 75
Deceased
Robert Brout

Robert Brout

1928 – 2011 · Age 82
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q19350898