Template:Short description 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.

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Middle AgesEdit

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16th century and 16th–17th centuriesEdit

17th centuryEdit

17th–18th centuriesEdit

18th centuryEdit

18th–19th centuriesEdit

19th centuryEdit

19th–20th centuriesEdit

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20th centuryEdit

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20th–21st centuryEdit

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Fictional theoretical physicistsEdit

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See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

* 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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