Astronomer

Brian Schmidt

American-born Australian astrophysicist

1967 - today

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His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Schmidt is the 384th most popular astronomer (up from 442nd in 2024), the 5,627th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,737th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Astronomer.

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Brian Schmidt climbed 8,713 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #53,179 to #44,540.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Brian Schmidt ranks 384 out of 663. Before him are Alenush Terian, Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Tadeáš Hájek, Joseph Johann von Littrow, Tsutomu Seki, and Peter van de Kamp. After him are David H. Levy, Christian August Friedrich Peters, Ercole Dembowski, James Edward Keeler, Albrecht Unsöld, and Margaret Geller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Brian Schmidt ranks 155. Before him are Rodrigo Paz, Zinho, Henry Ian Cusick, Félix Savón, E-40, and Keith Urban. After him are Mamoru Hosoda, Sheryl Lee, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Roger Lukaku, Yordan Letchkov, and Mario Cipollini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Schmidt ranks 5,627 out of 23,232. Before him are James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Isaiah Washington (1963), Edward Chamberlin (1899), Larry Kudlow (1947), Barry Corbin (1940), and Rockmond Dunbar (1974). After him are Clem Burke (1954), Budd Boetticher (1916), Alice Paul (1885), Kid Ory (1886), Barbara Hale (1922), and Joel McCrea (1905).

Among Astronomers In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Brian Schmidt ranks 70. Before him are Stephen P. Synnott (1946), Albert George Wilson (1918), Alvan Clark (1804), Seth Carlo Chandler (1846), Lewis Boss (1846), and Robert Herman (1914). After him are James Edward Keeler (1857), Margaret Geller (1947), Harold D. Babcock (1882), James Gunn (1938), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), and Henry E. Holt (1929).

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