ASTRONOMER
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Cornelis Johannes "Kees" van Houten (18 February 1920 – 24 August 2002) was a Dutch astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelis Johannes van Houten has received more than 28,253 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Cornelis Johannes van Houten is the 98th most popular astronomer (up from 139th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Astronomer.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
19.21
Effective Languages (L*)
1.27
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Cornelis Johannes van Houten ranks 98 out of 644. Before him are Karl Ludwig Hencke, Petrus Apianus, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Johann Elert Bode, and Wilhelm Tempel. After him are Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Reinhard Genzel, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Adelard of Bath, and Annie Jump Cannon.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 92
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 93
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
1591 - 1666
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 94
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 95
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 96
Wilhelm Tempel
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 97
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 98
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
1526 - 1580
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 99
Reinhard Genzel
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 100
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 101
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
1813 - 1890
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 102
Adelard of Bath
1075 - 1160
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 103
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Cornelis Johannes van Houten ranks 68. Before him are Mario Beccaria, Tom of Finland, Gene Tierney, Richard Farnsworth, Isaac Stern, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. After him are Ivan Kozhedub, César Rodríguez Álvarez, Albert Barillé, Robert Whittaker, Abe Lenstra, and Takashi Kano. Among people deceased in 2002, Cornelis Johannes van Houten ranks 50. Before him are Max Perutz, Xi Zhongxun, Victor Weisskopf, María Félix, Sigvard Bernadotte, and Yoshio Okada. After him are Laurent Schwartz, César Milstein, Eduardo Chillida, Mauro Ramos, Stephen Jay Gould, and Henri Verneuil.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsMario Beccaria
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 62
Tom of Finland
PAINTER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 63
Gene Tierney
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 64
Richard Farnsworth
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 65
Isaac Stern
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 66
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 67
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 68
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 69
César Rodríguez Álvarez
COACH
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 70
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 71
Robert Whittaker
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 72
Abe Lenstra
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 73
Takashi Kano
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2000
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 74
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsMax Perutz
CHEMIST
1914 - 2002
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 44
Xi Zhongxun
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 45
Victor Weisskopf
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 46
María Félix
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 47
Sigvard Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2002
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 48
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 49
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 50
Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 51
César Milstein
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 52
Eduardo Chillida
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2002
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 53
Mauro Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 54
Stephen Jay Gould
BIOLOGIST
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 55
Henri Verneuil
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2002
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 56
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Cornelis Johannes van Houten ranks 176 out of 1,646. Before him are Famke Janssen (1964), Mariska Veres (1947), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Karel Appel (1921), Pieter Lastman (1583), and Peter Bosz (1963). After him are Zacharias Janssen (1585), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Jeroen Krabbé (1944), Colonel Tom Parker (1909), Bert van Marwijk (1952), and Lambert of Maastricht (635).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsFamke Janssen
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 170
Mariska Veres
SINGER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 171
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 172
Karel Appel
PAINTER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 173
Pieter Lastman
PAINTER
1583 - 1633
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 174
Peter Bosz
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 175
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 176
Zacharias Janssen
INVENTOR
1585 - 1635
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 177
Wim Duisenberg
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 178
Jeroen Krabbé
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 179
Colonel Tom Parker
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 180
Bert van Marwijk
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 181
Lambert of Maastricht
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
635 - 705
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 182
Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands
Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Cornelis Johannes van Houten ranks 4. Before him are Jan Oort (1900), Gerard Kuiper (1905), and Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692). After him are Tom Gehrels (1925), John Goodricke (1764), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Peter van de Kamp (1901), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Walter Lewin (1936), and Michael van Langren (1598).
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 2
Pieter van Musschenbroek
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 4
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 6
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 7
Peter van de Kamp
1901 - 1995
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 8
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 9
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 10
Walter Lewin
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 11
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 12