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David J. Tholen

1955 - Today

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David James Tholen (born 1955) is an American astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi. He holds a 1978 B.S. from the University of Kansas, a 1984 PhD from the University of Arizona, and specializes in planetary and Solar System astronomy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David J. Tholen has received more than 48,006 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). David J. Tholen is the 614th most popular astronomer (down from 544th in 2019), the 14,821st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,200th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, David J. Tholen ranks 614 out of 644. Before him are Frank B. Zoltowski, Philip Herbert Cowell, Andrea Boattini, Brett J. Gladman, Jeff T. Alu, and Peter Kušnirák. After him are Sara Seager, Linda A. Morabito, Matthew J. Holman, Martha P. Haynes, Akimasa Nakamura, and Marc William Buie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, David J. Tholen ranks 678. Before him are Eric Allman, Raghubar Das, Catherine Asaro, Linda Martín Alcoff, Raymond Benson, and Darrell Hammond. After him are Sheldon Whitehouse, René Valenzuela, José Pilar Reyes, Flip Saunders, John Paulson, and Gedde Watanabe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Tholen ranks 14,821 out of 20,380. Before him are Nan Grey (1918), Willie Banks (1956), Ronan Farrow (1987), Josh Pais (1958), Kalomira (1985), and Paul Attanasio (1959). After him are James Sie (1962), Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), Mitch Harris (1969), Gale Storm (1922), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), and Matt Ross (1970).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, David J. Tholen ranks 129. Before him are Jan Kleyna (2000), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Chad Trujillo (1973), James Gunn (1938), and Jeff T. Alu (1966). After him are Matthew J. Holman (1967), Martha P. Haynes (1951), Amy Mainzer (1974), Heidi Hammel (1960), Alan Stern (1957), and C. Michelle Olmstead (1969).

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