ASTRONOMER
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
Édouard Stephan
Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan (31 August 1837 – 31 December 1923) was a French astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Édouard Stephan has received more than 31,727 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Édouard Stephan is the 112th most popular astronomer (up from 114th in 2019), the 1,483rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,602nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
32k
Page Views (PV)
65.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
15.27
Effective Languages (L*)
1.79
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Édouard Stephan ranks 112 out of 644. Before him are Jean Picard, Petrus Plancius, James Van Allen, Henry Norris Russell, Karl Ludwig Harding, and William Huggins. After him are Mary Somerville, Edward Charles Pickering, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Walter Sydney Adams, Heinrich Schwabe, and Frank Drake.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 106
Petrus Plancius
1552 - 1622
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 107
James Van Allen
1914 - 2006
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 108
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 109
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 110
William Huggins
1824 - 1910
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 111
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 112
Mary Somerville
1780 - 1872
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 113
Edward Charles Pickering
1846 - 1919
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 114
John Louis Emil Dreyer
1852 - 1926
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 115
Walter Sydney Adams
1876 - 1956
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 116
Heinrich Schwabe
1789 - 1875
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 117
Frank Drake
1930 - 2022
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 118
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, Édouard Stephan ranks 29. Before him are Rosalía de Castro, Émile Waldteufel, Francis, Duke of Teck, Empress Dowager Ci'an, Vasily Radlov, and Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. After him are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Abraham Kuyper, James Murray, Joseph Bell, Arnold Janssen, and Henry Draper. Among people deceased in 1923, Édouard Stephan ranks 30. Before him are Milena Vukotić, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Max Nordau, Raymond Radiguet, and Ernst Troeltsch. After him are Maurice Barrès, Edward W. Morley, Edith Södergran, Théophile Steinlen, Hovhannes Tumanyan, and Bonar Law.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsRosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 23
Émile Waldteufel
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 24
Francis, Duke of Teck
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1900
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 25
Empress Dowager Ci'an
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1881
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 26
Vasily Radlov
LINGUIST
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 27
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
COMPANION
1837 - 1859
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 28
Édouard Stephan
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 29
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
CELEBRITY
1837 - 1899
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 30
Abraham Kuyper
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1920
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 31
James Murray
WRITER
1837 - 1915
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 32
Joseph Bell
INSPIRATION
1837 - 1911
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 33
Arnold Janssen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1909
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 34
Henry Draper
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1882
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1923
Go to all RankingsMilena Vukotić
COMPANION
1848 - 1923
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 24
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1923
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 25
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1923
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 26
Max Nordau
WRITER
1849 - 1923
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 27
Raymond Radiguet
WRITER
1903 - 1923
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 28
Ernst Troeltsch
PHILOSOPHER
1865 - 1923
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 29
Édouard Stephan
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 30
Maurice Barrès
WRITER
1862 - 1923
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 31
Edward W. Morley
CHEMIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 32
Edith Södergran
WRITER
1892 - 1923
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 33
Théophile Steinlen
PAINTER
1859 - 1923
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 34
Hovhannes Tumanyan
WRITER
1869 - 1923
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 35
Bonar Law
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1923
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 36
In France
Among people born in France, Édouard Stephan ranks 1,483 out of 6,770. Before him are Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220), André Lhote (1885), Austen Henry Layard (1817), Jacques Charrier (1936), Guy de Chauliac (1300), and Dominique Sanda (1948). After him are Pierre Duhem (1861), Paul Cornu (1881), Gaston, Count of Eu (1842), Jacques Becker (1906), Maurice Barrès (1862), and Michel Verne (1861).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlphonse, Count of Poitiers
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1271
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 1,477
André Lhote
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,478
Austen Henry Layard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,479
Jacques Charrier
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,480
Guy de Chauliac
PHYSICIAN
1300 - 1368
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,481
Dominique Sanda
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,482
Édouard Stephan
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,483
Pierre Duhem
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1916
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,484
Paul Cornu
ENGINEER
1881 - 1944
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,485
Gaston, Count of Eu
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,486
Jacques Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1960
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,487
Maurice Barrès
WRITER
1862 - 1923
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,488
Michel Verne
WRITER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,489
Among ASTRONOMERS In France
Among astronomers born in France, Édouard Stephan ranks 9. Before him are Jérôme Lalande (1732), Pierre Janssen (1824), Pierre Méchain (1744), Jacques Cassini (1677), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), and Jean Picard (1620). After him are Alphonse Borrelly (1842), Auguste Charlois (1864), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), and Jean Chacornac (1823).
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 3
Pierre Janssen
1824 - 1907
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 4
Pierre Méchain
1744 - 1804
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 5
Jacques Cassini
1677 - 1756
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 6
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 7
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 8
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 9
Alphonse Borrelly
1842 - 1926
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 10
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 11
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 12
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 13
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 14
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 15