1928 - 1997
Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugene Merle Shoemaker has received more than 544,802 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Merle Shoemaker is the 178th most popular astronomer (down from 99th in 2019), the 2,768th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,461st in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Eugene Merle Shoemaker ranks 178 out of 532. Before him are Robert Grant Aitken, Mashallah ibn Athari, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, Antonio de Ulloa, Heber Doust Curtis, and Johann Heinrich von Mädler. After him are James Craig Watson, George William Hill, James W. Christy, Andrew Graham, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and Nevil Maskelyne.
1864 - 1951
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 172
740 - 815
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 173
1658 - 1730
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 174
1716 - 1795
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 175
1872 - 1942
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 176
1794 - 1874
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 177
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 178
1838 - 1880
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 179
1838 - 1914
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 180
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 181
1815 - 1908
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 182
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 183
1732 - 1811
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 184
Among people born in 1928, Eugene Merle Shoemaker ranks 179. Before him are Leyla Gencer, Germà Colón, William Peter Blatty, Victor Stănculescu, Nicolas Hayek, and Nick Holonyak. After him are Ali Kafi, Bill Mollison, Veljko Bulajić, Ralph Waite, Peter Hans Kolvenbach, and Robert Indiana. Among people deceased in 1997, Eugene Merle Shoemaker ranks 92. Before him are Edward Mulhare, Andrew Cunanan, Héctor Yazalde, Allan Edwall, Uzi Narkiss, and Félix Candela. After him are Lyman Spitzer, Jean Françaix, Stanley Schachter, Kunihiko Kodaira, Andrei Sinyavsky, and Eugene Stoner.
1928 - 2008
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 173
1928 - 2020
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 174
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 175
1928 - 2016
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 176
1928 - 2010
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 177
1928 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 178
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 179
1928 - 2013
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 180
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 181
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 182
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 183
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 184
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 185
1923 - 1997
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 86
1969 - 1997
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 87
1946 - 1997
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 88
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 89
1925 - 1997
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 90
1910 - 1997
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 91
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 92
1914 - 1997
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 93
1912 - 1997
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 94
1922 - 1997
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 95
1915 - 1997
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 96
1925 - 1997
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 97
1922 - 1997
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 98
Among people born in United States, Eugene Merle Shoemaker ranks 2,768 out of 15,968. Before him are Georgia Hale (1900), Michael W. Young (1949), Sam Wood (1883), Jack Lord (1920), Paul Schrader (1946), and Kaʻahumanu (1768). After him are George Segal (1924), Sal Mineo (1939), Tonya Harding (1970), David Duke (1950), Charles Addams (1912), and John Wesley Hyatt (1837).
1900 - 1985
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,762
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,763
1883 - 1949
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,764
1920 - 1998
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,765
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,766
1768 - 1832
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,767
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,768
1924 - 2000
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,769
1939 - 1976
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 2,770
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,771
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,772
1912 - 1988
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,773
1837 - 1920
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,774
Among astronomers born in United States, Eugene Merle Shoemaker ranks 30. Before him are Maria Mitchell (1818), William Henry Pickering (1858), Henry Draper (1837), George Phillips Bond (1825), Robert Grant Aitken (1864), and Heber Doust Curtis (1872). After him are George William Hill (1838), James W. Christy (1938), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Milton L. Humason (1891), and Michael H. Hart (1932).
1818 - 1889
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 24
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 25
1837 - 1882
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 26
1825 - 1865
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 27
1864 - 1951
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 28
1872 - 1942
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 29
1928 - 1997
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 30
1838 - 1914
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 31
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 32
1858 - 1928
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 33
1932 - 2009
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 34
1891 - 1972
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 35
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 36