Astronomer
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
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Aristarchus of Samos
His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Aristarchus of Samos is the 11th most popular astronomer, the 45th most popular biography from Greece (up from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Astronomer.
Aristarchus of Samos is most famous for his heliocentric theory, which states that the Earth revolves around the sun.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Aristarchus of Samos ranks 11 out of 644. Before him are Ptolemy, Edmond Halley, Tycho Brahe, Anders Celsius, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, and William Herschel. After him are Hipparchus, Ulugh Beg, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Edwin Hubble, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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Ptolemy
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 5
Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 6
Tycho Brahe
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 7
Anders Celsius
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 8
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 9
William Herschel
1738 - 1822
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 10
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 11
Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 12
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 13
Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 14
Edwin Hubble
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 15
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 16
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 311 BC, Aristarchus of Samos ranks 1. Among people deceased in 230 BC, Aristarchus of Samos ranks 1. After him are Timon of Phlius, Agron, and Diodotus I.
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ASTRONOMER
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 1
Timon of Phlius
PHILOSOPHER
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 2
Agron
POLITICIAN
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 3
Diodotus I
POLITICIAN
285 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 4
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Aristarchus of Samos ranks 45 out of NaN. Before him are Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Leonidas I (-540), Peisistratos (-600), Theophrastus (-371), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), and Miltiades (-540). After him are Pope Sixtus II (215), Alcibiades (-450), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), and Apollodorus of Athens (-180).
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Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 39
Leonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 40
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 41
Theophrastus
PHILOSOPHER
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 42
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1536
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 43
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 44
Aristarchus of Samos
ASTRONOMER
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 45
Pope Sixtus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
215 - 258
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 46
Alcibiades
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 47
Pyrrhus of Epirus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 48
Pindar
WRITER
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 49
Queen Sofía of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 50
Apollodorus of Athens
PHILOSOPHER
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 51
Among Astronomers In Greece
Among astronomers born in Greece, Aristarchus of Samos ranks 1. After him are Oenopides (-490), Andronicus of Cyrrhus (-200), and Vicky Kalogera (1975).
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 1
Oenopides
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 2
Andronicus of Cyrrhus
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 3
Vicky Kalogera
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 4
