Astronomer

Jill Tarter

American astronomer

1944 - today

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Jill Tarter

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Jill Tarter is the 405th most popular astronomer (up from 439th in 2024), the 5,953rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,733rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Astronomer.

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122

Jill Tarter is one of only 122 women among the 663 Astronomers in Pantheon.

Jan 16

Jill Tarter shares a January 16 birthday with Fulgencio Batista, Sade, and Francis II of the Two Sicilies.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Jill Tarter ranks 405 out of 663. Before her are Viktor Knorre, Alvan Graham Clark, Henry E. Holt, Dorothea Klumpke, Ludwig Biermann, and Geoffrey Burbidge. After her are Michael E. Brown, Bart Bok, Friedrich Tietjen, Georg Marcgrave, John Pond, and Eise Eisinga.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Viktor Knorre
1840 - 1919
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 399
Alvan Graham Clark
1832 - 1897
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 400
Henry E. Holt
1929 - 2019
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 401
Dorothea Klumpke
1861 - 1942
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 402
Ludwig Biermann
1907 - 1986
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 403
Geoffrey Burbidge
1925 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 404
Jill Tarter
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 405
Michael E. Brown
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 406
Bart Bok
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 407
Friedrich Tietjen
1834 - 1895
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 408
Georg Marcgrave
1610 - 1644
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 409
John Pond
1767 - 1836
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 410
Eise Eisinga
1744 - 1828
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 411

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jill Tarter ranks 422. Before her are Daniel Duval, Ali Sayad Shirazi, Nicky Hopkins, Harun Farocki, Storm Thorgerson, and Nicoletta Machiavelli. After her are Antal Nagy, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Oleksandr Moroz, Pat Martino, Gregory Hoblit, and František Pospíšil.

Others Born in 1944

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Daniel Duval
ACTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 416
Ali Sayad Shirazi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 417
Nicky Hopkins
SINGER
1944 - 1994
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 418
Harun Farocki
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 419
Storm Thorgerson
DESIGNER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 420
Nicoletta Machiavelli
ACTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 421
Jill Tarter
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 422
Antal Nagy
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 423
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
COMIC ARTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 424
Oleksandr Moroz
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 425
Pat Martino
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 426
Gregory Hoblit
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 427
František Pospíšil
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 428