1732 - 1796
David Rittenhouse (April 8, 1732 – June 26, 1796) was an American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman, and public official. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Rittenhouse has received more than 614,907 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. David Rittenhouse is the 350th most popular astronomer, the 5,344th most popular biography from United States and the 65th most popular American Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, David Rittenhouse ranks 350 out of 531. Before him are Odette Bancilhon, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, Joseph Helffrich, Elia Millosevich, and Hugo Gyldén. After him are Sandra Faber, Brian G. Marsden, George Van Biesbroeck, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Kees de Jager, and Warren De la Rue.
1908 - 1998
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 344
1908 - 2005
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 345
1835 - 1897
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 346
1890 - 1971
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 347
1848 - 1919
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 348
1841 - 1896
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 349
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 350
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 351
1937 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 352
1880 - 1974
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 353
1825 - 1884
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 354
1921 - 2021
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 355
1815 - 1889
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 356
Among people born in 1732, David Rittenhouse ranks 26. Before him are Hieronymus von Colloredo, Joseph von Sonnenfels, František Brixi, Nevil Maskelyne, Johan Peter Falk, and Frederick North, Lord North. After him are Shuja-ud-Daula, José Celestino Mutis, Richard Henry Lee, and John Blair Jr.. Among people deceased in 1796, David Rittenhouse ranks 23. Before him are Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, François Séverin Marceau, François de Charette, William Chambers, and Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz. After him are Adam Naruszewicz, Philip Carteret, Ulrika Pasch, Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, Juan José Elhuyar, and David Allan.
1732 - 1812
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 20
1732 - 1817
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 21
1732 - 1771
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 22
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 23
1732 - 1774
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 24
1732 - 1792
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 25
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 26
1732 - 1775
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 27
1732 - 1808
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 28
1732 - 1794
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 29
1732 - 1800
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 30
1749 - 1796
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 17
1735 - 1796
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 18
1769 - 1796
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 19
1763 - 1796
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 20
1723 - 1796
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 21
1716 - 1796
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 22
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 23
1733 - 1796
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 24
1733 - 1796
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 25
1735 - 1796
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 26
1719 - 1796
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 27
1754 - 1796
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 28
1744 - 1796
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 29
Among people born in United States, David Rittenhouse ranks 5,344 out of 18,182. Before him are Lou Donaldson (1926), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Jesse L. Lasky (1880), Caroline Harrison (1832), Pearl White (1889), and Margaret Weis (1948). After him are Manny Ayulo (1921), Billie Burke (1884), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), John Warner (1927), Carl Icahn (1936), and Willis Reed (1942).
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,338
1899 - 1981
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,339
1880 - 1958
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,340
1832 - 1892
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5,341
1889 - 1938
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 5,342
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,343
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,344
1921 - 1955
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,345
1884 - 1970
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,346
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,347
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,348
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,349
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,350
Among astronomers born in United States, David Rittenhouse ranks 65. Before him are Daniel Kirkwood (1814), Charles Dillon Perrine (1867), Alvan Clark (1804), Frank Muller (1862), Eugene Parker (1927), and Paul W. Merrill (1887). After him are Sandra Faber (1944), Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816), Carl A. Wirtanen (1910), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), Frank Schlesinger (1871), and Herbert Friedman (1916).
1814 - 1895
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 59
1867 - 1951
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 60
1804 - 1887
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 61
1862 - 1917
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 62
1927 - 2022
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 63
1887 - 1961
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 64
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 65
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 66
1816 - 1900
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 67
1910 - 1990
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 68
1872 - 1952
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 69
1871 - 1943
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 70
1916 - 2000
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 71