Sabine Hossenfelder

German theoretical physicist

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Momentum0.9

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Audience1.8M
Fame74.3
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Germany rank#89
Scientists rank#49
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Born 1976 · age 50Germany

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Born 1976
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Updated 2026-06-20

Sabine Karin Doris Hossenfelder is a German theoretical physicist, science communicator, writer and YouTuber. After working as an academic physicist for two decades, Hossenfelder rose to prominence on YouTube in the early 2020s, gaining over 1.7 million subscribers by 2025. Hossenfelder is known for her controversial criticism of modern physics research.