Astronomer

John Michell

1724 - 1793

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John Michell

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). John Michell is the 50th most popular astronomer (up from 287th in 2024), the 517th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,358th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, John Michell ranks 50 out of 644. Before him are Martin Ryle, Wilhelm Schickard, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Michel Mayor, Arthur Eddington, and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. After him are Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, Édouard Stephan, William Alfred Fowler, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, and Karl Ludwig Hencke.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Martin Ryle
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Schickard
1592 - 1635
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 45
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 46
Michel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 47
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 48
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 49
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 51
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 54
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 55
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 56

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, John Michell ranks 3. Before him are Immanuel Kant, and Maria Amalia of Saxony. After him are Cao Xueqin, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1793, John Michell ranks 8. Before him are Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry, Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Charlotte Corday, and Olympe de Gouges. After him are Yolande de Polastron, Francesco Guardi, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Madame Roland, Jean Sylvain Bailly, and Jacques Pierre Brissot.

Others Born in 1724

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Immanuel Kant
PHILOSOPHER
1724 - 1804
HPI: 92.35
Rank: 1
Maria Amalia of Saxony
COMPANION
1724 - 1760
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 2
John Michell
ASTRONOMER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 3
Cao Xueqin
WRITER
1724 - 1763
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 4
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
WRITER
1724 - 1803
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 5
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1799
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 6
Louise of Great Britain
COMPANION
1724 - 1751
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 7
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
COMPOSER
1724 - 1780
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 8
Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1767
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 9
Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1794
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 10
Peter von Biron
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1800
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 11
Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1793

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Marie Antoinette
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1793
HPI: 87.43
Rank: 2
Madame du Barry
COMPANION
1743 - 1793
HPI: 79.29
Rank: 3
Jean-Paul Marat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1793
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 4
Carlo Goldoni
WRITER
1707 - 1793
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 5
Charlotte Corday
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1768 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 6
Olympe de Gouges
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1748 - 1793
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 7
John Michell
ASTRONOMER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 8
Yolande de Polastron
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1793
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 9
Francesco Guardi
PAINTER
1712 - 1793
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 10
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1793
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 11
Madame Roland
WRITER
1754 - 1793
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 12
Jean Sylvain Bailly
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1793
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 13
Jacques Pierre Brissot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 14