ASTRONOMER
Edward Charles Pickering
1846 - 1919
Edward Charles Pickering
Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Charles Pickering has received more than 126,838 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Edward Charles Pickering is the 114th most popular astronomer (down from 105th in 2019), the 1,574th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,611th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
59.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
10.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.70
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Edward Charles Pickering ranks 114 out of 644. Before him are James Van Allen, Henry Norris Russell, Karl Ludwig Harding, William Huggins, Édouard Stephan, and Mary Somerville. After him are John Louis Emil Dreyer, Walter Sydney Adams, Heinrich Schwabe, Frank Drake, Ernst Öpik, and William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Van Allen
1914 - 2006
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 108
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 109
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 110
William Huggins
1824 - 1910
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 111
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 112
Mary Somerville
1780 - 1872
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 113
Edward Charles Pickering
1846 - 1919
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 114
John Louis Emil Dreyer
1852 - 1926
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 115
Walter Sydney Adams
1876 - 1956
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 116
Heinrich Schwabe
1789 - 1875
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 117
Frank Drake
1930 - 2022
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 118
Ernst Öpik
1893 - 1985
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 119
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
1800 - 1867
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1846, Edward Charles Pickering ranks 30. Before him are Karl von Bülow, G. Stanley Hall, Franz Mehring, Mariam Baouardy, Tokugawa Iemochi, and Alexander von Kluck. After him are Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Boutros Ghali, Paolo Tosti, Hermann Paul, Svetozar Marković, and Julius Maggi. Among people deceased in 1919, Edward Charles Pickering ranks 37. Before him are Loránd Eötvös, Henry Gantt, Sophia Tolstaya, Franz Mehring, Georg von Hertling, and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans. After him are Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Endre Ady, Vera Zasulich, Hugo Riemann, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia, and Mikhail Tsvet.
Others Born in 1846
Go to all RankingsKarl von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 24
G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 25
Franz Mehring
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1919
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 26
Mariam Baouardy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1846 - 1878
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 27
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 28
Alexander von Kluck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1934
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 29
Edward Charles Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1919
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 30
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1888
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 31
Boutros Ghali
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1910
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 32
Paolo Tosti
COMPOSER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 33
Hermann Paul
LINGUIST
1846 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 34
Svetozar Marković
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1875
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 35
Julius Maggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsLoránd Eötvös
ENGINEER
1848 - 1919
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 31
Henry Gantt
ENGINEER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 32
Sophia Tolstaya
WRITER
1844 - 1919
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 33
Franz Mehring
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1919
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 34
Georg von Hertling
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1919
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 35
Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1919
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 36
Edward Charles Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1919
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 37
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1919
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 38
Endre Ady
JOURNALIST
1877 - 1919
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 39
Vera Zasulich
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1919
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 40
Hugo Riemann
COMPOSER
1849 - 1919
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 41
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 42
Mikhail Tsvet
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1919
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 43
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edward Charles Pickering ranks 1,574 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Revere (1735), Rollo May (1909), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), Chevy Chase (1943), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), and Jimmy Doolittle (1896). After him are Frank Sheeran (1920), George Wald (1906), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Don Ameche (1908), Mark Harmon (1951), and Walter Gilbert (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPaul Revere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1818
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,568
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,569
Jeremy Rifkin
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,570
Chevy Chase
COMEDIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,571
Hunter S. Thompson
WRITER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,572
Jimmy Doolittle
ENGINEER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,573
Edward Charles Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1919
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,574
Frank Sheeran
EXTREMIST
1920 - 2003
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,575
George Wald
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,576
Alben W. Barkley
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1956
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,577
Don Ameche
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,578
Mark Harmon
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,579
Walter Gilbert
CHEMIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,580
Among ASTRONOMERS In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Edward Charles Pickering ranks 20. Before him are Lewis A. Swift (1820), Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (1941), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), James Van Allen (1914), and Henry Norris Russell (1877). After him are Frank Drake (1930), Cleveland Abbe (1838), Maria Mitchell (1818), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Henry Draper (1837), and Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929).
Lewis A. Swift
1820 - 1913
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 14
Edward Emerson Barnard
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 15
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 16
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 17
James Van Allen
1914 - 2006
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 18
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 19
Edward Charles Pickering
1846 - 1919
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 20
Frank Drake
1930 - 2022
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 21
Cleveland Abbe
1838 - 1916
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 22
Maria Mitchell
1818 - 1889
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 23
Dorothea Klumpke
1861 - 1942
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 24
Henry Draper
1837 - 1882
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 25
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
1929 - 2021
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 26