1403 - 1474
Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed (1403 – 16 December 1474), known as Ali Qushji (Ottoman Turkish : علی قوشچی, kuşçu – falconer in Turkish; Latin: Ali Kushgii) was a Timurid theologian, jurist, astronomer, mathematician and physicist, who settled in the Ottoman Empire some time before 1472. As a disciple of Ulugh Beg, he is best known for the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and for providing empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation in his treatise, Concerning the Supposed Dependence of Astronomy upon Philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Qushji has received more than 234,640 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ali Qushji is the 121st most popular astronomer, the 24th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Uzbekistani Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Ali Qushji ranks 121 out of 531. Before him are Henry Norris Russell, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Jeremiah Horrocks, Adelard of Bath, Tom Gehrels, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell. After him are Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Hermann Goldschmidt, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Maslama al-Majriti, Nikolai Chernykh, and Johann Daniel Titius.
1877 - 1957
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 115
1921 - 2015
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 116
1618 - 1641
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 117
1075 - 1160
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 118
1925 - 2011
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 119
1591 - 1666
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 120
1403 - 1474
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 121
1813 - 1890
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 122
1802 - 1866
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 123
1800 - 1867
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 124
950 - 1007
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 125
1931 - 2004
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 126
1729 - 1796
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 127
Among people born in 1403, Ali Qushji ranks 6. Before him are Charles VII of France, Basilios Bessarion, John IV of Trebizond, Louis III of Anjou, and Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile. After him are Giovanni di Paolo, Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria, and Fernando I, Duke of Braganza. Among people deceased in 1474, Ali Qushji ranks 5. Before him are Guillaume Du Fay, Henry IV of Castile, 1st Dalai Lama, and Mahmud Pasha Angelović. After him are Pietro Riario and Nicolò Marcello.
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 1
1403 - 1472
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
1403 - 1460
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 3
1403 - 1434
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4
1403 - 1445
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 5
1403 - 1474
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6
1403 - 1482
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 7
1403 - 1445
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 8
1403 - 1478
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 9
1397 - 1474
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 1
1425 - 1474
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 2
1391 - 1474
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 3
1420 - 1474
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 4
1403 - 1474
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 5
1447 - 1474
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 6
1397 - 1474
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 7
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Ali Qushji ranks 24 out of 145. Before him are Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani (810), Viktor Bryukhanov (1935), Yaqub Beg (1820), Abdullah Khan II (1533), Abdal-Latif Mirza (1420), and Sadriddin Ayni (1878). After him are Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat (1499), Vladimir Dzhanibekov (1942), Goharshad Begum (1400), Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889), Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896), and Sharof Rashidov (1917).
810 - 860
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 18
1935 - 2021
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 19
1820 - 1877
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 20
1533 - 1598
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 21
1420 - 1450
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 22
1878 - 1954
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 23
1403 - 1474
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 24
1499 - 1551
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 25
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 26
1400 - 1457
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 27
1889 - 1929
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 28
1896 - 1938
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 29
1917 - 1983
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 30
Among astronomers born in Uzbekistan, Ali Qushji ranks 2. Before him are Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani (810).
810 - 860
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 1
1403 - 1474
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 2