Astronomer
Alan Stern
1957 - today
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Alan Stern
Sol Alan Stern (born November 22, 1957) is an American engineer, planetary scientist and private astronaut. He is the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Chief Scientist at Moon Express. Stern has been involved in 24 suborbital, orbital, and planetary space missions, including eight for which he was the mission principal investigator. One of his projects was the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System, an instrument which flew on two space shuttle missions, STS-85 in 1997 and STS-93 in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Stern is the 636th most popular astronomer (down from 629th in 2024), the 17,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,048th in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Astronomer.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Alan Stern ranks 636 out of 644. Before him are David J. Asher, Gabriela González, Paulo R. Holvorcem, Timothy B. Spahr, R. Paul Butler, and Terry Lovejoy. After him are C. Michelle Olmstead, Zdeněk Moravec, Heidi Hammel, Richard Kowalski, Tetsuo Kagawa, and James Gall.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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David J. Asher
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 630
Gabriela González
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 631
Paulo R. Holvorcem
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 632
Timothy B. Spahr
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 633
R. Paul Butler
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 634
Terry Lovejoy
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 635
Alan Stern
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 636
C. Michelle Olmstead
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 637
Zdeněk Moravec
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 638
Heidi Hammel
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 639
Richard Kowalski
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 640
Tetsuo Kagawa
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 641
James Gall
1808 - 1895
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 642
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Alan Stern ranks 755. Before him are PZ Myers, Alan Duncan, Jan Hooks, and Alan Curbishley. After him are Chris Anderson, Mark Johnson, Denise Nickerson, David Beasley, David Fairclough, Sunil Mittal, Arthur Albiston, and Cindy Sheehan.
Others Born in 1957
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PZ Myers
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 751
Alan Duncan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 752
Jan Hooks
ACTOR
1957 - 2014
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 753
Alan Curbishley
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 754
Alan Stern
ASTRONOMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 755
Chris Anderson
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 756
Mark Johnson
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 757
Denise Nickerson
ACTOR
1957 - 2019
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 758
David Beasley
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 759
David Fairclough
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 760
Sunil Mittal
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 761
Arthur Albiston
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 762
Cindy Sheehan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 763
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Stern ranks 17,263 out of NaN. Before him are LeToya Luckett (1981), Tim McCord (1979), and Ariel Winter (1998). After him are Shayna Baszler (1980), Mack 10 (1971), Michael Zegen (1979), Aziz Ansari (1983), Meredith Eaton (1974), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Mike Simpson (1950), Santigold (1976), and Terry Butler (1967).
Others born in United States
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LeToya Luckett
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 17,260
Tim McCord
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 17,261
Ariel Winter
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 17,262
Alan Stern
ASTRONOMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 17,263
Shayna Baszler
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 17,264
Mack 10
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 17,265
Michael Zegen
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 17,266
Aziz Ansari
COMEDIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 17,267
Meredith Eaton
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 17,268
Becca Fitzpatrick
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 17,269
Mike Simpson
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 17,270
Santigold
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 17,271
Terry Butler
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 17,272
Among Astronomers In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Alan Stern ranks 134. Before him are Jan Kleyna (2000), Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Jeff T. Alu (1966), Martha P. Haynes (1951), Kenneth J. Lawrence (null), and R. Paul Butler (1960). After him are C. Michelle Olmstead (1969), Heidi Hammel (1960), Amy Mainzer (1974), Natalie Batalha (1966), Robert S. McMillan (2000), and Amy Barger (1971).
Jan Kleyna
2000 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 128
Geoffrey Marcy
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 129
Jeff T. Alu
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 130
Martha P. Haynes
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 131
Kenneth J. Lawrence
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 132
R. Paul Butler
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 133
Alan Stern
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 134
C. Michelle Olmstead
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 135
Heidi Hammel
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 136
Amy Mainzer
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 137
Natalie Batalha
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 138
Robert S. McMillan
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 139
Amy Barger
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.82
Rank: 140
