1845 - 1912
Sir George Howard Darwin, (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English barrister and astronomer, the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Darwin has received more than 271,856 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). George Darwin is the 68th most popular astronomer (up from 69th in 2019), the 757th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 721st in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Astronomer.
Darwin is most famous for his theory of evolution.
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Among astronomers, George Darwin ranks 68 out of 531. Before him are Percival Lowell, Ejnar Hertzsprung, Sosigenes of Alexandria, Gerard Kuiper, Riccardo Giacconi, and Heinrich Louis d'Arrest. After him are Albert Marth, William Lassell, Victor Ambartsumian, Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Max Wolf, and Russell Alan Hulse.
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 62
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 63
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 64
1905 - 1973
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 65
1931 - 2018
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 66
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 67
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 68
1828 - 1897
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 69
1799 - 1880
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 70
1908 - 1996
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 71
815 - 896
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 72
1863 - 1932
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 73
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 74
Among people born in 1845, George Darwin ranks 17. Before him are Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Edmond James de Rothschild, and Nikola Pašić. After him are Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Ion Ivanovici, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Gustaf de Laval, Princess Sophie of Saxony, and José Maria de Eça de Queirós. Among people deceased in 1912, George Darwin ranks 23. Before him are Auguste Beernaert, John Jacob Astor IV, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Franz Reichelt, Johann Martin Schleyer, and Benjamin Guggenheim. After him are Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Osborne Reynolds, James Paul Moody, Henry Tingle Wilde, Nettie Stevens, and Nogi Maresuke.
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 11
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 12
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 13
1845 - 1918
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 14
1845 - 1934
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 15
1845 - 1926
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 16
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 17
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 18
1845 - 1902
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 19
1845 - 1936
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 20
1845 - 1913
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 21
1845 - 1867
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 22
1845 - 1900
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 23
1829 - 1912
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 17
1864 - 1912
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 18
1821 - 1912
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 19
1879 - 1912
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 20
1831 - 1912
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 21
1865 - 1912
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 22
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 23
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 24
1842 - 1912
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 25
1887 - 1912
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 26
1872 - 1912
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 27
1861 - 1912
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 28
1849 - 1912
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 29
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Darwin ranks 757 out of 7,765. Before him are John Frederic Daniell (1790), Boris Karloff (1887), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), John Balliol (1249), and Terence Stamp (1938). After him are Amy Winehouse (1983), John Fowles (1926), David Coverdale (1951), Ronald Fisher (1890), Philip Sclater (1829), and Mungo Park (1771).
1790 - 1845
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 751
1887 - 1969
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 752
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 753
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 754
1249 - 1314
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 755
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 756
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 757
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 758
1926 - 2005
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 759
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 760
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 761
1829 - 1913
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 762
1771 - 1806
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 763
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, George Darwin ranks 8. Before him are Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), Fred Hoyle (1915), Arthur Eddington (1882), James Bradley (1693), John Flamsteed (1646), and Martin Ryle (1918). After him are William Lassell (1799), Stephen Gray (1666), Antony Hewish (1924), William Huggins (1824), Mary Somerville (1780), and George Biddell Airy (1801).
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 2
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 3
1882 - 1944
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 4
1693 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 5
1646 - 1719
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 6
1918 - 1984
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 7
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 8
1799 - 1880
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 9
1666 - 1736
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 10
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 11
1824 - 1910
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 12
1780 - 1872
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 13
1801 - 1892
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 14