ASTRONOMER
Charles Messier
1730 - 1817
Charles Messier
Charles Messier (French: [ʃaʁl me.sje]; 26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects, referred to with the letter M and their number between 1 and 110. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Messier has received more than 450,648 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Charles Messier is the 20th most popular astronomer (up from 23rd in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from France (up from 468th in 2019) and the most popular French Astronomer.
Charles Messier was a French astronomer who is most famous for his catalogue of deep sky objects.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
70.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
11.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Charles Messier ranks 20 out of 644. Before him are Ole Rømer, Carl Sagan, Aryabhata, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. After him are Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Avempace, Edmond Halley, Roger Joseph Boscovich, Charles Greeley Abbot, and Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOle Rømer
1644 - 1710
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 14
Carl Sagan
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 15
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 16
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 17
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
903 - 986
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 18
Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 19
Charles Messier
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 20
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 21
Avempace
1080 - 1138
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 22
Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 23
Roger Joseph Boscovich
1711 - 1787
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 24
Charles Greeley Abbot
1872 - 1973
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 25
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1730, Charles Messier ranks 2. Before him is Alexander Suvorov. After him are Johann Georg Hamann, Étienne Bézout, Jan Ingenhousz, Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Josiah Wedgwood, Antonio Sacchini, James Bruce, Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, and Velu Nachiyar. Among people deceased in 1817, Charles Messier ranks 4. Before him are Jane Austen, Tadeusz Kościuszko, and Germaine de Staël. After him are André Masséna, Marie Walewska, Karađorđe, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, and Fyodor Ushakov.
Others Born in 1730
Go to all RankingsAlexander Suvorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1800
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 1
Charles Messier
ASTRONOMER
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 2
Johann Georg Hamann
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 3
Étienne Bézout
MATHEMATICIAN
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 4
Jan Ingenhousz
PHYSICIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 5
Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova
EXTREMIST
1730 - 1801
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1813
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Josiah Wedgwood
DESIGNER
1730 - 1795
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 8
Antonio Sacchini
COMPOSER
1730 - 1786
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 9
James Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 10
Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1806
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 11
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1817
Go to all RankingsJane Austen
WRITER
1775 - 1817
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 1
Tadeusz Kościuszko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1817
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 2
Germaine de Staël
WRITER
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 3
Charles Messier
ASTRONOMER
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 4
André Masséna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1758 - 1817
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 5
Marie Walewska
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1817
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 6
Karađorđe
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1817
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 7
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
CHEMIST
1743 - 1817
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 8
Princess Charlotte of Wales
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1817
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 9
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
WRITER
1784 - 1817
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 10
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 11
Fyodor Ushakov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1817
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Charles Messier ranks 340 out of 6,770. Before him are Sophie Germain (1776), Nadar (1820), Pierre Beaumarchais (1732), Chrétien de Troyes (1135), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), and Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010). After him are Louis de Broglie (1892), Claude Bernard (1813), John the Fearless (1371), Raymond Kopa (1931), Fernand Braudel (1902), and Paul Barras (1755).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsSophie Germain
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 334
Nadar
PHOTOGRAPHER
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 335
Pierre Beaumarchais
WRITER
1732 - 1799
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 336
Chrétien de Troyes
WRITER
1135 - 1185
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 337
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1707
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 338
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
POLITICIAN
1010 - 1035
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 339
Charles Messier
ASTRONOMER
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 340
Louis de Broglie
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1987
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 341
Claude Bernard
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1878
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 342
John the Fearless
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1419
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 343
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 344
Fernand Braudel
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 345
Paul Barras
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1829
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 346
Among ASTRONOMERS In France
Among astronomers born in France, Charles Messier ranks 1. After him are Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Jérôme Lalande (1732), Pierre Janssen (1824), Pierre Méchain (1744), Jacques Cassini (1677), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), Jean Picard (1620), Édouard Stephan (1837), Alphonse Borrelly (1842), Auguste Charlois (1864), and Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688).
Charles Messier
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 1
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 2
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 3
Pierre Janssen
1824 - 1907
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 4
Pierre Méchain
1744 - 1804
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 5
Jacques Cassini
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 6
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 7
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 8
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 9
Alphonse Borrelly
1842 - 1926
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 10
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 11
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 12