List of theoretical physicists

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.

15th–16th century

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16th century and 16th–17th centuries

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17th century

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17th–18th centuries

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18th century

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18th–19th centuries

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19th century

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19th–20th centuries

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20th century

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20th–21st century

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Fictional theoretical physicists

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See also

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Notes

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