List of theoretical physicists

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The following is a partial list of notable

theoretical physicists
. Arranged by century of birth, then century of death, then year of birth, then year of death, then alphabetically by surname. For explanation of symbols, see Notes at end of this article.

Ancient times

  • Kaṇāda
    (6th century BCE or 2nd century BCE)
  • Thales
    (c. 624 – c. 546 BCE)
  • Pythagoras^* (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE)
  • Democritus° (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE)
  • Aristotle‡ (384–322 BCE)
  • Archimedesº* (c. 287 – c. 212 BCE)
  • Ptolemy (c. 100 – c. 170 AD)
  • Hypatia^ªº (c. 350–370; died 415 AD)

Middle Ages

15th–16th century

16th century and 16th–17th centuries

17th century

17th–18th centuries

18th century

18th–19th centuries

19th century

19th–20th centuries

20th century

20th–21st century

Fictional theoretical physicists

See also

Notes

* Experimentalist also
º Astronomer, astrophysicist or cosmologist also
^ Developed new mathematics
† Contributed to chemistry
‡ Contributed to biology
ª Women in theoretical physics
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