ASTRONOMER
Bohdan Paczyński
1940 - 2007
Bohdan Paczyński
Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski (8 February 1940 – 19 April 2007) was a Polish astronomer notable for his theories and work in the fields of stellar evolution, accretion discs, and gamma ray bursts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bohdan Paczyński has received more than 41,854 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Bohdan Paczyński is the 506th most popular astronomer (down from 471st in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 144th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Lithuanian Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
52.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Bohdan Paczyński ranks 506 out of 644. Before him are Pierre Puiseux, Michel Giacobini, Matvey Gusev, Hisashi Kimura, Julie Vinter Hansen, and Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker. After him are Jane Luu, Ernest Esclangon, DeLisle Stewart, Kaoru Ikeya, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, and Edwin Foster Coddington.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Puiseux
1855 - 1928
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 500
Michel Giacobini
1873 - 1938
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 501
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 502
Hisashi Kimura
1870 - 1943
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 503
Julie Vinter Hansen
1890 - 1960
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 504
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
1788 - 1862
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 505
Bohdan Paczyński
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 506
Jane Luu
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 507
Ernest Esclangon
1876 - 1954
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 508
DeLisle Stewart
1870 - 1941
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 509
Kaoru Ikeya
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 510
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
1912 - 1954
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 511
Edwin Foster Coddington
1870 - 1950
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 512
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Bohdan Paczyński ranks 468. Before him are Walter Alvarez, Luis Ubiña, Jozef Štibrányi, Dave DeBusschere, Paul Williams, and Richard D. Ryder. After him are Jürgen Sundermann, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Mangione, Thue Christiansen, Joe Torre, and Willi Holdorf. Among people deceased in 2007, Bohdan Paczyński ranks 324. Before him are Srđan Mrkušić, Laraine Day, Atilio Cremaschi, Leslie Orgel, Noël Milarew Odingar, and John Gardner. After him are Jerry Falwell, Eugen Walaschek, Heinz Schiller, José Antonio Roca, Dragutin Tadijanović, and Joseph Nérette.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsWalter Alvarez
GEOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 462
Luis Ubiña
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 463
Jozef Štibrányi
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 464
Dave DeBusschere
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2003
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 465
Paul Williams
COMPOSER
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 466
Richard D. Ryder
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 467
Bohdan Paczyński
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 468
Jürgen Sundermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 469
Barbara Boxer
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 470
Chuck Mangione
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 471
Thue Christiansen
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 472
Joe Torre
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 473
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 474
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsSrđan Mrkušić
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2007
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 318
Laraine Day
ACTOR
1920 - 2007
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 319
Atilio Cremaschi
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2007
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 320
Leslie Orgel
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 321
Noël Milarew Odingar
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2007
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 322
John Gardner
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 323
Bohdan Paczyński
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 324
Jerry Falwell
WRITER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 325
Eugen Walaschek
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 326
Heinz Schiller
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 327
José Antonio Roca
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 328
Dragutin Tadijanović
WRITER
1905 - 2007
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 329
Joseph Nérette
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 330
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Bohdan Paczyński ranks 181 out of 328. Before him are Zigmantas Balčytis (1953), Abram Room (1894), Aleksander Prystor (1874), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Šarūnas Bartas (1964), and Jonas Vileišis (1872). After him are Stepas Butautas (1925), Romas Ubartas (1960), Laurynas Stankevičius (1935), Gediminas Vagnorius (1957), Violeta Urmana (1961), and Zehava Gal-On (1956).
Others born in Lithuania
Go to all RankingsZigmantas Balčytis
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 175
Abram Room
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1976
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 176
Aleksander Prystor
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1941
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 177
Hans-Georg Reimann
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 178
Šarūnas Bartas
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 179
Jonas Vileišis
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1942
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 180
Bohdan Paczyński
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 181
Stepas Butautas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 182
Romas Ubartas
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 183
Laurynas Stankevičius
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 184
Gediminas Vagnorius
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 185
Violeta Urmana
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 186
Zehava Gal-On
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 187
Among ASTRONOMERS In Lithuania
Among astronomers born in Lithuania, Bohdan Paczyński ranks 2. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799).
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 1
Bohdan Paczyński
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2