Astronomer
Charles T. Kowal
1940 - 2011
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Charles T. Kowal
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles T. Kowal is the 246th most popular astronomer (up from 284th in 2024), the 3,463rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,125th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Astronomer.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Charles T. Kowal ranks 246 out of 644. Before him are Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Cleomedes, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Josep Comas i Solà, Alfred Fowler, and Benjamin Baillaud. After him are Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Margherita Hack, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, James Ferguson, William Cranch Bond, and Bertil Lindblad.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
1823 - 1900
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 240
Cleomedes
110 - 1
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 241
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
1870 - 1964
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 242
Josep Comas i Solà
1868 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 243
Alfred Fowler
1868 - 1940
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 244
Benjamin Baillaud
1848 - 1934
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 245
Charles T. Kowal
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 246
Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji
1200 - 1204
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 247
Margherita Hack
1922 - 2013
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 248
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
1835 - 1897
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 249
James Ferguson
1710 - 1776
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 250
William Cranch Bond
1789 - 1859
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 251
Bertil Lindblad
1895 - 1965
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 252
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Charles T. Kowal ranks 178. Before him are James Herbert Brennan, Mohammed Magariaf, James L. Brooks, Dan Hedaya, José van Dam, and Haing S. Ngor. After him are Fouad Twal, Natalia Makarova, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Michael Parks, Louis Pilot, and John Grinder. Among people deceased in 2011, Charles T. Kowal ranks 125. Before him are Nancy Wake, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Roman Opałka, Bo Carpelan, Andy Whitfield, and Kiki Håkansson. After him are Lena Nyman, Josefa Iloilo, Charles Napier, Abdul Fatah Younis, Anatole Abragam, and Varkey Vithayathil.
Others Born in 1940
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James Herbert Brennan
WRITER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 172
Mohammed Magariaf
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 173
James L. Brooks
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 174
Dan Hedaya
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 175
José van Dam
SINGER
1940 - 2026
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 176
Haing S. Ngor
ACTOR
1940 - 1996
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 177
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 178
Fouad Twal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 179
Natalia Makarova
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 180
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
ATHLETE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 181
Michael Parks
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 182
Louis Pilot
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 183
John Grinder
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 184
Others Deceased in 2011
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Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 119
Thor Vilhjálmsson
WRITER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 120
Roman Opałka
PAINTER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 121
Bo Carpelan
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 122
Andy Whitfield
ACTOR
1971 - 2011
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 123
Kiki Håkansson
MODEL
1929 - 2011
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 124
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 125
Lena Nyman
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 126
Josefa Iloilo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 127
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 128
Abdul Fatah Younis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2011
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 129
Anatole Abragam
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 130
Varkey Vithayathil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 131
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles T. Kowal ranks 3,463 out of NaN. Before him are Chet Atkins (1924), Andy Kaufman (1949), Dean Norris (1963), Jerry Orbach (1935), Doug Collins (1951), and Frank Vincent (1939). After him are Robert Garrett (1875), Ben McKenzie (1978), Dana Delany (1956), Jerome Robbins (1918), Robert Blake (1933), and James Harden (1989).
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Chet Atkins
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2001
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 3,457
Andy Kaufman
COMEDIAN
1949 - 1984
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 3,458
Dean Norris
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,459
Jerry Orbach
ACTOR
1935 - 2004
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,460
Doug Collins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,461
Frank Vincent
ACTOR
1939 - 2017
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 3,462
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,463
Robert Garrett
ATHLETE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,464
Ben McKenzie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,465
Dana Delany
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,466
Jerome Robbins
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1998
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,467
Robert Blake
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,468
James Harden
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,469
Among Astronomers In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Charles T. Kowal ranks 44. Before him are Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), George Ellery Hale (1868), Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837), and William Wallace Campbell (1862). After him are William Cranch Bond (1789), Halton Arp (1927), Elizabeth Roemer (1929), Sandra Faber (1944), Daniel Kirkwood (1814), and Antonia Maury (1866).
Joel Hastings Metcalf
1866 - 1925
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 38
Seth Barnes Nicholson
1891 - 1963
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 39
George Ellery Hale
1868 - 1938
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 40
Fred Lawrence Whipple
1906 - 2004
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 41
Horace Parnell Tuttle
1837 - 1923
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 42
William Wallace Campbell
1862 - 1938
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 43
Charles T. Kowal
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 44
William Cranch Bond
1789 - 1859
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 45
Halton Arp
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 46
Elizabeth Roemer
1929 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 47
Sandra Faber
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 48
Daniel Kirkwood
1814 - 1895
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 49
Antonia Maury
1866 - 1952
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 50
