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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 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 43,461 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David J. Tholen is the 544th most popular astronomer (down from 519th in 2019), the 13,233rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,876th in 2019) and the 119th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, David J. Tholen ranks 544 out of 531. Before him are Hiroshi Mori, Rosaly Lopes, Naoto Satō, Alan Hale, Chad Trujillo, and Miloš Tichý. After him are Satoru Otomo, Wendy Freedman, Gary Hug, Debra Fischer, Marc William Buie, and Osamu Muramatsu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, David J. Tholen ranks 568. Before him are Wilhelm Molterer, Rob Portman, Michael O'Keefe, Czesław Lang, Oscar Wirth, and Jaime Duarte. After him are Ruben Buriani, Edward Duyker, Carl E. Walz, Joanne Chory, Manohar Parrikar, and Richard Burr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Tholen ranks 13,233 out of 18,182. Before him are Brian Pillman (1962), Robert L. Behnken (1970), Shanna Moakler (1975), Zach Gilford (1982), Hana Mae Lee (1988), and Amber Rayne (1984). After him are Rachael Yamagata (1977), Austin St. John (1974), Susan Faludi (1959), Ian Gomez (1964), Amber Liu (1992), and Sim Iness (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, David J. Tholen ranks 119. Before him are A. E. Douglass (1867), Christian Pollas (1947), Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), Peter Goldreich (1939), and Chad Trujillo (1973). After him are Matthew J. Holman (1967), Jeff T. Alu (1966), Alan Stern (1957), Amy Mainzer (1974), Jan Kleyna (2000), and Robert S. McMillan (2000).

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