1940 - 2011
Charles Thomas Kowal (November 8, 1940 – November 28, 2011) was an American astronomer known for his observations and discoveries in the Solar System. As a staff astronomer at Caltech's Mount Wilson and Palomar Mountain observatories between 1961 and 1984, he found the first of a new class of Solar System objects, the centaurs, discovered two moons of the planet Jupiter, and discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids, comets and supernovae. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles T. Kowal has received more than 44,109 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Charles T. Kowal is the 266th most popular astronomer (up from 280th in 2019), the 4,027th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,118th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Astronomer.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among astronomers, Charles T. Kowal ranks 266 out of 531. Before him are Bengt Strömgren, Pierre Charles Le Monnier, Sylvain Arend, David Gill, Franz Xaver von Zach, and Benjamin Apthorp Gould. After him are Antonia Maury, Horace Parnell Tuttle, Laurent Cassegrain, Jean Richer, Carl Charlier, and Lewis Boss.
1908 - 1987
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 260
1715 - 1799
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 261
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 262
1843 - 1914
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 263
1754 - 1832
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 264
1824 - 1896
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 265
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 266
1866 - 1952
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 267
1837 - 1923
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 268
1629 - 1693
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 269
1630 - 1696
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 270
1862 - 1934
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 271
1846 - 1912
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 272
Among people born in 1940, Charles T. Kowal ranks 224. Before him are Tony Allen, Silvio Marzolini, Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, István Csom, Richard Williamson, and John Lewis. After him are Jan Eliasson, Ali Saibou, Manuel Esquivel, Peter Atkins, Silva Batuta, and Gösta Pettersson. Among people deceased in 2011, Charles T. Kowal ranks 161. Before him are Harri Holkeri, Bora Kostić, Sándor Képíró, Andrea True, Anne Francis, and John Stott. After him are Würzel, Ali Saibou, Norio Ohga, Koichi Tohei, Arnošt Lustig, and Kazimierz Świątek.
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 218
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 219
1940 - 2015
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 220
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 221
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 222
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 223
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 224
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 225
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 226
1940 - 2022
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 227
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 228
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 229
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 230
1937 - 2011
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 155
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 156
1914 - 2011
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 157
1943 - 2011
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 158
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 159
1921 - 2011
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 160
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 161
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 162
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 163
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 164
1920 - 2011
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 165
1926 - 2011
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 166
1914 - 2011
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 167
Among people born in United States, Charles T. Kowal ranks 4,027 out of 18,182. Before him are Jerome Kern (1885), Kevin Feige (1973), Sarah Clarke (1972), Bix Beiderbecke (1903), Bobby Vinton (1935), and Dana Reeve (1961). After him are Maureen Stapleton (1925), Ray Brown (1926), Gregory Benford (1941), Earl Hines (1903), Dimebag Darrell (1966), and Nick Cravat (1912).
1885 - 1945
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 4,021
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,022
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,023
1903 - 1931
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,024
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,025
1961 - 2006
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,026
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,027
1925 - 2006
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 4,028
1926 - 2002
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,029
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,030
1903 - 1983
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,031
1966 - 2004
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 4,032
1912 - 1994
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 4,033
Among astronomers born in United States, Charles T. Kowal ranks 51. Before him are James Edward Keeler (1857), Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), William Cranch Bond (1789), Seth Carlo Chandler (1846), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), and Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824). After him are Antonia Maury (1866), Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837), Lewis Boss (1846), Raymond Smith Dugan (1878), Allan Sandage (1926), and Adam Riess (1969).
1857 - 1900
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 45
1906 - 2004
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 46
1789 - 1859
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 47
1846 - 1913
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 48
1832 - 1897
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 49
1824 - 1896
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 50
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 51
1866 - 1952
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 52
1837 - 1923
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 53
1846 - 1912
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 54
1878 - 1940
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 55
1926 - 2010
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 56
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 57