ASTRONOMER
Antonín Mrkos
1918 - 1996
Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos (Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈmr̩kos]) (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague) was a Czech astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonín Mrkos has received more than 43,552 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Antonín Mrkos is the 226th most popular astronomer (down from 222nd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Czechia (up from 310th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
44k
Page Views (PV)
54.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
9.77
Effective Languages (L*)
1.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Antonín Mrkos ranks 226 out of 644. Before him are John Bevis, Sergey Belyavsky, Benjamin Baillaud, Johannes Fabricius, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, and George William Hill. After him are Cyril Jackson, Alexis Bouvard, Jérôme Eugène Coggia, Nancy Roman, Wilhelm Beer, and Adriaan Blaauw.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Bevis
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 220
Sergey Belyavsky
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 221
Benjamin Baillaud
1848 - 1934
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 222
Johannes Fabricius
1587 - 1616
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 223
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
1834 - 1882
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 224
George William Hill
1838 - 1914
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 225
Antonín Mrkos
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 226
Cyril Jackson
1903 - 1988
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 227
Alexis Bouvard
1767 - 1843
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 228
Jérôme Eugène Coggia
1849 - 1919
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 229
Nancy Roman
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 230
Wilhelm Beer
1797 - 1850
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 231
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 232
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Antonín Mrkos ranks 119. Before him are Bobby Riggs, Raimon Panikkar, Adolfo Pedernera, Willi Graf, Dora Ratjen, and Ángel Labruna. After him are Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Humaira Begum, Kevin A. Lynch, George Mosse, David Ausubel, and Abraham Robinson. Among people deceased in 1996, Antonín Mrkos ranks 108. Before him are Tiny Tim, Shams Pahlavi, Petro Shelest, Hussein Kamel al-Majid, Yahya Ayyash, and Juan Hohberg. After him are J. R. Jayewardene, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Koichi Oita, Brunó Ferenc Straub, Gerry Mulligan, and Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsBobby Riggs
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 113
Raimon Panikkar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2010
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 114
Adolfo Pedernera
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 115
Willi Graf
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 1943
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 116
Dora Ratjen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 117
Ángel Labruna
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1983
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 118
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 119
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 120
Humaira Begum
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 121
Kevin A. Lynch
ARCHITECT
1918 - 1984
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 122
George Mosse
WRITER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 123
David Ausubel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 124
Abraham Robinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 1974
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 125
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsTiny Tim
SINGER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 102
Shams Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1996
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 103
Petro Shelest
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 104
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
POLITICIAN
1954 - 1996
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 105
Yahya Ayyash
ENGINEER
1966 - 1996
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 106
Juan Hohberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 107
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 108
J. R. Jayewardene
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 109
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 110
Koichi Oita
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 111
Brunó Ferenc Straub
CHEMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 112
Gerry Mulligan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 113
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 114
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Antonín Mrkos ranks 301 out of 1,200. Before him are Josef Suk (1929), Alois Musil (1868), Anton Schindler (1795), Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia (981), Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal (1854), and Miloslav Vlk (1932). After him are Otakar Ševčík (1852), Johann Joseph Abert (1832), Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia (1136), Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia (1128), Toyen (1902), and Jiří Kylián (1947).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJosef Suk
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 295
Alois Musil
WRITER
1868 - 1944
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 296
Anton Schindler
COMPOSER
1795 - 1864
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 297
Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
981 - 1003
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 298
Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 299
Miloslav Vlk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 300
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 301
Otakar Ševčík
COMPOSER
1852 - 1934
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 302
Johann Joseph Abert
COMPOSER
1832 - 1915
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 303
Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1191
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 304
Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1128 - 1180
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 305
Toyen
PAINTER
1902 - 1980
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 306
Jiří Kylián
DANCER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 307
Among ASTRONOMERS In Czechia
Among astronomers born in Czechia, Antonín Mrkos ranks 3. Before him are Johann Palisa (1848), and Luboš Kohoutek (1935). After him are Theodor von Oppolzer (1841), Tadeáš Hájek (1525), Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781), Jana Tichá (1965), Lenka Kotková (1973), Miloš Tichý (1966), and Zdeněk Moravec (1968).
Johann Palisa
1848 - 1925
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1
Luboš Kohoutek
1935 - 2023
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 2
Antonín Mrkos
1918 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 3
Theodor von Oppolzer
1841 - 1886
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 4
Tadeáš Hájek
1525 - 1600
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 5
Joseph Johann von Littrow
1781 - 1840
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6
Jana Tichá
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 7
Lenka Kotková
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 8
Miloš Tichý
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 9
Zdeněk Moravec
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 10