ASTRONOMER
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
Gerard Kuiper
Gerard Peter Kuiper ( KY-pər; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, Dutch: [ˈɣɛrɪt ˈpitər ˈkœypər]; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerard Kuiper has received more than 410,510 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Gerard Kuiper is the 46th most popular astronomer (up from 65th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Astronomer.
Gerard Kuiper is most famous for proposing the existence of a belt of comet-like bodies beyond Neptune.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
65.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
10.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Gerard Kuiper ranks 46 out of 644. Before him are Giovanni Schiaparelli, Jan Oort, Sosigenes of Alexandria, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Jérôme Lalande, and Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli. After him are Ferdinand Verbiest, Vera Rubin, Clyde Tombaugh, Riccardo Giacconi, William Lassell, and Varāhamihira.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Schiaparelli
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 40
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 41
Sosigenes of Alexandria
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 42
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 43
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 44
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 45
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 46
Ferdinand Verbiest
1623 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 47
Vera Rubin
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 48
Clyde Tombaugh
1906 - 1997
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 49
Riccardo Giacconi
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 50
William Lassell
1799 - 1880
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 51
Varāhamihira
505 - 587
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Gerard Kuiper ranks 25. Before him are Arthur Koestler, Marcel Lefebvre, Raymond Aron, Guillermo Stábile, Artem Mikoyan, and Emilio Segrè. After him are Władysław Gomułka, Raymond Cattell, Carl Gustav Hempel, Dalton Trumbo, Ulf von Euler, and Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Among people deceased in 1973, Gerard Kuiper ranks 38. Before him are Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Selman Waksman, Jacques Maritain, Karl Ziegler, Luis Carrero Blanco, and Walter Rudolf Hess. After him are Jean-Pierre Melville, Amílcar Cabral, François Cevert, Taha Hussein, A. S. Neill, and Lex Barker.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsArthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 19
Marcel Lefebvre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1991
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 20
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 21
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 22
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 23
Emilio Segrè
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 24
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 25
Władysław Gomułka
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 26
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 27
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 28
Dalton Trumbo
WRITER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 29
Ulf von Euler
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1983
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 30
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsArtturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 32
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 33
Jacques Maritain
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1973
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 34
Karl Ziegler
CHEMIST
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 35
Luis Carrero Blanco
EXTREMIST
1904 - 1973
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 36
Walter Rudolf Hess
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1973
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 37
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 38
Jean-Pierre Melville
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 39
Amílcar Cabral
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1973
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 40
François Cevert
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 41
Taha Hussein
WRITER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 42
A. S. Neill
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 43
Lex Barker
ACTOR
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 44
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard Kuiper ranks 89 out of 1,646. Before him are Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Willebrord Snellius (1580), Jan Oort (1900), Lucas van Leyden (1494), and Cornelis Drebbel (1572). After him are Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931), Sophia of Hanover (1630), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Menno Simons (1496), and Isabelle de Charrière (1740).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsEdsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 83
Saskia van Uylenburgh
PAINTER
1612 - 1642
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 84
Willebrord Snellius
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 85
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 86
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 87
Cornelis Drebbel
INVENTOR
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 88
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 89
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 90
Martinus J. G. Veltman
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 91
Sophia of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1630 - 1714
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 92
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 93
Menno Simons
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1496 - 1561
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 94
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 95
Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands
Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Gerard Kuiper ranks 2. Before him are Jan Oort (1900). After him are Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), Tom Gehrels (1925), John Goodricke (1764), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Peter van de Kamp (1901), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Walter Lewin (1936), and Michael van Langren (1598).
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 2
Pieter van Musschenbroek
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 4
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 6
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 7
Peter van de Kamp
1901 - 1995
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 8
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 9
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 10
Walter Lewin
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 11
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 12