Astronomer

Wilhelm Anderson

Baltic German astronomer and astrophysicist

1880 - 1940

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Wilhelm Anderson

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Anderson is the 494th most popular astronomer (up from 513th in 2024), the 156th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 174th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Astronomer.

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Wilhelm Anderson's biography spans 17 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 55.78.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Wilhelm Anderson ranks 494 out of 663. Before him are Walter Frederick Gale, Mary Watson Whitney, Pelageya Shajn, Cleveland Abbe, Kaoru Ikeya, and Guillermo Haro. After him are Luciano Tesi, Arno Arthur Wachmann, Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, Forest Ray Moulton, Margaret Harwood, and Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Walter Frederick Gale
1865 - 1945
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 488
Mary Watson Whitney
1847 - 1921
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 489
Pelageya Shajn
1894 - 1956
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 490
Cleveland Abbe
1838 - 1916
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 491
Kaoru Ikeya
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 492
Guillermo Haro
1913 - 1988
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 493
Wilhelm Anderson
1880 - 1940
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 494
Luciano Tesi
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 495
Arno Arthur Wachmann
1902 - 1990
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 496
Carlos Ulrrico Cesco
1910 - 1987
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 497
Forest Ray Moulton
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 498
Margaret Harwood
1885 - 1979
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 499
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
1912 - 1954
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 500

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Wilhelm Anderson ranks 180. Before him are Vladas Mironas, Kullervo Manner, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Lawrence Oates, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, and William Joseph Simmons. After him are Josef Gočár, Albert Champoudry, Frederick Lane, William Varley, Vlastimil Tusar, and Earle Page. Among people deceased in 1940, Wilhelm Anderson ranks 158. Before him are La Jana, Saint-Pol-Roux, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Albert Richter, and Charley Chase. After him are Agnes Ayres, Julián Besteiro, Georgia Coleman, Alicia Boole Stott, Wilfred Lucas, and Kalliroi Parren.

Others Born in 1880

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Vladas Mironas
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 174
Kullervo Manner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1939
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 175
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
JUDGE
1880 - 1971
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 176
Lawrence Oates
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1912
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 177
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1959
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 178
William Joseph Simmons
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1945
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 179
Wilhelm Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 180
Josef Gočár
ARCHITECT
1880 - 1945
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 181
Albert Champoudry
ATHLETE
1880 - 1933
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 182
Frederick Lane
SWIMMER
1880 - 1969
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 183
William Varley
ATHLETE
1880 - 1968
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 184
Vlastimil Tusar
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1924
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 185
Earle Page
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1961
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 186

Others Deceased in 1940

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La Jana
ACTOR
1905 - 1940
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 152
Saint-Pol-Roux
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 153
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 154
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 155
Albert Richter
CYCLIST
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 156
Charley Chase
ACTOR
1893 - 1940
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 157
Wilhelm Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 158
Agnes Ayres
ACTOR
1898 - 1940
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 159
Julián Besteiro
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 160
Georgia Coleman
ATHLETE
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 161
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 162
Wilfred Lucas
ACTOR
1871 - 1940
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 163
Kalliroi Parren
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 164

In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Wilhelm Anderson ranks 156 out of 513. Before him are Natasha Zvereva (1971), Anna Tumarkin (1875), Boris Isachenko (1958), Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903), Vitaly Scherbo (1972), and Nikolai Gorbachev (1948). After him are Tadevuš Kandrusievič (1946), Thaddeus Bulgarin (1789), Victoria Azarenka (1989), Jakub Szynkiewicz (1884), Masha Bruskina (1924), and Moshe Feinstein (1895).

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Natasha Zvereva
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 150
Anna Tumarkin
PHILOSOPHER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 151
Boris Isachenko
ATHLETE
1958 - 2026
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 152
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 153
Vitaly Scherbo
GYMNAST
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 154
Nikolai Gorbachev
ATHLETE
1948 - 2019
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 155
Wilhelm Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 156
Tadevuš Kandrusievič
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 157
Thaddeus Bulgarin
WRITER
1789 - 1859
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 158
Victoria Azarenka
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 159
Jakub Szynkiewicz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1966
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 160
Masha Bruskina
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1941
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 161
Moshe Feinstein
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1986
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 162