David Jonathan Gross is an American theoretical physicist and string theorist. Along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of asymptotic freedom. Wikipedia
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Notable students: Frank Wilczek, Edward Witten, Rajesh Gopakumar, and more
Spouse: Jacquelyn Savani
Awards: Dirac Medal of the ICTP (1988), Harvey Prize (2000), and Nobel Prize in Physics (2004)
Parents: Bertram Myron Gross and Nora Faine Gross