Astronome
James Craig Watson
1838 - 1880
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James Craig Watson
Sa biographie est disponible en 28 langues sur Wikipédia. James Craig Watson est le 172nd astronome le plus populaire (en hausse du 213th en 2024), la 99th biographie la plus populaire du Canada (en hausse du 140th en 2019), ainsi que le 2nd astronome du Canada le plus populaire.
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Among Astronomes
Among astronomes, James Craig Watson ranks 172 out of 644. Before him are John Goodricke, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Margaret Burbidge, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Carl Keenan Seyfert, and Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi. After him are Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Robert Grant Aitken, Franz Xaver von Zach, Guillaume Bigourdan, Nikolai Chernykh, and Jean Picard.
Most Popular Astronomes in Wikipedia
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John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 166
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 167
Margaret Burbidge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 168
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
1526 - 1580
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 169
Carl Keenan Seyfert
1911 - 1960
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 170
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 171
James Craig Watson
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 172
Giovanni Battista Hodierna
1597 - 1660
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 173
Robert Grant Aitken
1864 - 1951
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 174
Franz Xaver von Zach
1754 - 1832
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 175
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 176
Nikolai Chernykh
1931 - 2004
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 177
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1838, James Craig Watson ranks 29. Before him are Yamagata Aritomo, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Prince Louis, Count of Trani, 11th Dalai Lama, and Konstanty Kalinowski. After him are Marià Fortuny, Ōkuma Shigenobu, William Henry Perkin, Fredrik Idestam, Jean-Paul Laurens, and Jules Brunet. Among people deceased in 1880, James Craig Watson ranks 12. Before him are George Eliot, Paul Broca, Emperor Norton, Michel Chasles, Ned Kelly, and Anselm Feuerbach. After him are Nell Arthur, Léon Cogniet, Bettino Ricasoli, Ole Bull, Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, and Sara Forbes Bonetta.
Others Born in 1838
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Yamagata Aritomo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 23
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
WRITER
1838 - 1894
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 24
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1862
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 25
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1886
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 26
11th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1856
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 27
Konstanty Kalinowski
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1864
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 28
James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 29
Marià Fortuny
PAINTER
1838 - 1874
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 30
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
William Henry Perkin
CHEMIST
1838 - 1907
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 32
Fredrik Idestam
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1916
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 33
Jean-Paul Laurens
PAINTER
1838 - 1921
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 34
Jules Brunet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1911
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1880
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George Eliot
WRITER
1819 - 1880
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 6
Paul Broca
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1824 - 1880
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 7
Emperor Norton
EXTREMIST
1818 - 1880
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 8
Michel Chasles
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1880
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 9
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 10
Anselm Feuerbach
PAINTER
1829 - 1880
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 11
James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 12
Nell Arthur
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1880
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 13
Léon Cogniet
PAINTER
1794 - 1880
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 14
Bettino Ricasoli
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 15
Ole Bull
MUSICIAN
1810 - 1880
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 16
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
PAINTER
1805 - 1880
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 17
Sara Forbes Bonetta
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1880
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 18
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, James Craig Watson ranks 99 out of NaN. Before him are Victor Garber (1949), Jacques Villeneuve (1971), Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Shannon Tweed (1957), and Lois Maxwell (1927). After him are Mike Myers (1963), Denis Villeneuve (1967), G. A. Cohen (1941), Louis Slotin (1910), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), and James Randi (1928).
Others born in Canada
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Victor Garber
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 93
Jacques Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 94
Maurice Richard
HOCKEY PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 95
Gordie Howe
HOCKEY PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 96
Shannon Tweed
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 97
Lois Maxwell
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 98
James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 99
Mike Myers
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 100
Denis Villeneuve
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 101
G. A. Cohen
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - 2009
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 102
Louis Slotin
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1946
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 103
Carrie-Anne Moss
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 104
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 105
Among Astronomes In Canada
Among astronomes born in Canada, James Craig Watson ranks 2. Before him are Arthur B. McDonald (1943). After him are Hubert Reeves (1932), David H. Levy (1948), Carlyle S. Beals (1899), John Stanley Plaskett (1865), Wendy Freedman (1957), Brett J. Gladman (1966), Sara Seager (1971), Dale Frail (1961), Linda A. Morabito (1953), and John J. Kavelaars (1966).
Arthur B. McDonald
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 1
James Craig Watson
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 2
Hubert Reeves
1932 - 2023
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3
David H. Levy
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 4
Carlyle S. Beals
1899 - 1979
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 5
John Stanley Plaskett
1865 - 1941
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 6
Wendy Freedman
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 7
Brett J. Gladman
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 8
Sara Seager
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 9
Dale Frail
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 10
Linda A. Morabito
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 11
John J. Kavelaars
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 12
