Astronomer
Grigory Shajn
Soviet astronomer
1892 - 1956
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Grigory Shajn
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Grigory Shajn is the 457th most popular astronomer (down from 410th in 2024), the 706th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 719th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Ukrainian Astronomer.
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Grigory Shajn's biography spans 20 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 56.75.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Grigory Shajn ranks 457 out of 663. Before him are Holger Thiele, Fernand Courty, Hans-Emil Schuster, Ernst Hartwig, Mary Proctor, and William Robert Brooks. After him are Hisashi Kimura, Aristarkh Belopolsky, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Frank Schlesinger, Kees de Jager, and Avi Loeb.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Holger Thiele
1878 - 1946
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 451
Fernand Courty
1862 - 1921
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 452
Hans-Emil Schuster
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 453
Ernst Hartwig
1851 - 1923
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 454
Mary Proctor
1862 - 1957
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 455
William Robert Brooks
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 456
Grigory Shajn
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 457
Hisashi Kimura
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 458
Aristarkh Belopolsky
1854 - 1934
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 459
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
1788 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 460
Frank Schlesinger
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 461
Kees de Jager
1921 - 2021
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 462
Avi Loeb
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 463
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Grigory Shajn ranks 225. Before him are Stanisław Ostrowski, Mirabehn, Ludwig Berger, Fedir Bohatyrchuk, Vilmos Apor, and Valerio Arri. After him are Anders Larsson, Yuen Ren Chao, Noël Roquevert, Lauge Koch, Werner Bergengruen, and Mykola Kulish. Among people deceased in 1956, Grigory Shajn ranks 155. Before him are Jan Šrámek, Ostap Vyshnya, Johnny Claes, Robert Julius Trumpler, María Teresa Ferrari, and Guido Boni. After him are Teresa Feoderovna Ries, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Louis Calhern, Albert Kluyver, and George Bancroft.
Others Born in 1892
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Stanisław Ostrowski
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1982
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 219
Mirabehn
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 220
Ludwig Berger
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1969
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 221
Fedir Bohatyrchuk
WRITER
1892 - 1984
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 222
Vilmos Apor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1945
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 223
Valerio Arri
ATHLETE
1892 - 1970
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 224
Grigory Shajn
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 225
Anders Larsson
WRESTLER
1892 - 1945
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 226
Yuen Ren Chao
LINGUIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 227
Noël Roquevert
ACTOR
1892 - 1973
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 228
Lauge Koch
EXPLORER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 229
Werner Bergengruen
WRITER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 230
Mykola Kulish
WRITER
1892 - 1937
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 231
Others Deceased in 1956
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Jan Šrámek
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1956
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 149
Ostap Vyshnya
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 150
Johnny Claes
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1956
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 151
Robert Julius Trumpler
ASTRONOMER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 152
María Teresa Ferrari
PHYSICIAN
1887 - 1956
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 153
Guido Boni
GYMNAST
1892 - 1956
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 154
Grigory Shajn
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 155
Teresa Feoderovna Ries
PAINTER
1874 - 1956
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 156
Henry Nicholas Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1956
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 157
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos
ATHLETE
1875 - 1956
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 158
Louis Calhern
ACTOR
1895 - 1956
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 159
Albert Kluyver
CHEMIST
1888 - 1956
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 160
George Bancroft
ACTOR
1882 - 1956
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 161
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Grigory Shajn ranks 706 out of 1,736. Before him are Louise Nevelson (1899), Mykola Khvylovy (1893), Alexander Galich (1918), Zinaida Turchyna (1946), Georgy Sedov (1877), and Sviatoslav Shevchuk (1970). After him are Vera Inber (1890), Mark Donskoy (1901), Eduard Mudrik (1939), Elina Svitolina (1994), Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927), and Volodymyr Onyshchenko (1949).
Others born in Ukraine
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Louise Nevelson
SCULPTOR
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 700
Mykola Khvylovy
WRITER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 701
Alexander Galich
WRITER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 702
Zinaida Turchyna
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 703
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 704
Sviatoslav Shevchuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 705
Grigory Shajn
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 706
Vera Inber
WRITER
1890 - 1972
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 707
Mark Donskoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1981
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 708
Eduard Mudrik
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 709
Elina Svitolina
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 710
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2000
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 711
Volodymyr Onyshchenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 712
Among Astronomers In Ukraine
Among astronomers born in Ukraine, Grigory Shajn ranks 8. Before him are Otto Struve (1897), Tamara Smirnova (1935), Fyodor Bredikhin (1831), Iosif Shklovsky (1916), Klim Churyumov (1937), and Viktor Knorre (1840).
Otto Struve
1897 - 1963
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 2
Tamara Smirnova
1935 - 2001
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 3
Fyodor Bredikhin
1831 - 1904
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 4
Iosif Shklovsky
1916 - 1985
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 5
Klim Churyumov
1937 - 2016
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 6
Viktor Knorre
1840 - 1919
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Grigory Shajn
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 8
