ASTRONOMER
György Kulin
1905 - 1989
György Kulin
György Kulin (28 January 1905 – 22 April 1989) was a Hungarian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He was born in Nagyszalonta and died in Budapest. He discovered 21 asteroids and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of György Kulin has received more than 15,024 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). György Kulin is the 544th most popular astronomer (down from 525th in 2019), the 489th most popular biography from Romania (down from 439th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
15k
Page Views (PV)
51.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.99
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, György Kulin ranks 544 out of 644. Before him are Seiji Ueda, Mary Proctor, Lawrence H. Aller, Andrew Ainslie Common, Walter Frederick Gale, and Gary Hug. After him are Helen Sawyer Hogg, Miguel Itzigsohn, Vera Gaze, Anne Sewell Young, Ewine van Dishoeck, and Thomas Brisbane.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSeiji Ueda
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 538
Mary Proctor
1862 - 1957
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 539
Lawrence H. Aller
1913 - 2003
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 540
Andrew Ainslie Common
1841 - 1903
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 541
Walter Frederick Gale
1865 - 1945
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 542
Gary Hug
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 543
György Kulin
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 544
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 545
Miguel Itzigsohn
1908 - 1978
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 546
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 547
Anne Sewell Young
1871 - 1961
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 548
Ewine van Dishoeck
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 549
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 550
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, György Kulin ranks 357. Before him are Bobby Pearce, John Hoyt, Rodolfo Choperena, Chick Webb, Tex Ritter, and Oleg Zhakov. After him are Edvin Laine, Hanns Kilian, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Kenneth Rexroth, Isaac Kashdan, and Tommy Flowers. Among people deceased in 1989, György Kulin ranks 262. Before him are Edward Abbey, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Wally Ris, Hemanta Mukherjee, Jim Backus, and Frank Henry. After him are Edvin Laine, Erich Herrmann, Joseph Van Ingelgem, Hilda Strike, Jimmy Murphy, and Elaine de Kooning.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsBobby Pearce
ATHLETE
1905 - 1976
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 351
John Hoyt
ACTOR
1905 - 1991
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 352
Rodolfo Choperena
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1905 - 1969
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 353
Chick Webb
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1939
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 354
Tex Ritter
SINGER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 355
Oleg Zhakov
ACTOR
1905 - 1988
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 356
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 357
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 358
Hanns Kilian
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 359
Helen Sawyer Hogg
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1993
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 360
Kenneth Rexroth
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 361
Isaac Kashdan
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 362
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 363
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsEdward Abbey
WRITER
1927 - 1989
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 256
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 257
Wally Ris
SWIMMER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 258
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 259
Jim Backus
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 260
Frank Henry
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 261
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 262
Edvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 263
Erich Herrmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 1989
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 264
Joseph Van Ingelgem
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 265
Hilda Strike
ATHLETE
1910 - 1989
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 266
Jimmy Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 267
Elaine de Kooning
PAINTER
1918 - 1989
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 268
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, György Kulin ranks 489 out of 844. Before him are Pál Teleki (1906), Ghiță Licu (1945), Károly Weichelt (1906), Ion Dumitru (1950), Gheorghe Fiat (1929), and Otmar Szafnauer (1964). After him are Cristi Puiu (1967), Andreo Cseh (1895), Alma Gluck (1884), Gheorghe Ciolac (1908), Mihai Stoichiță (1954), and Adina-Ioana Vălean (1968).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsPál Teleki
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 483
Ghiță Licu
ATHLETE
1945 - 2014
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 484
Károly Weichelt
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1971
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 485
Ion Dumitru
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 486
Gheorghe Fiat
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 487
Otmar Szafnauer
ENGINEER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 488
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 489
Cristi Puiu
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 490
Andreo Cseh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1979
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 491
Alma Gluck
SINGER
1884 - 1938
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 492
Gheorghe Ciolac
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1965
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 493
Mihai Stoichiță
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 494
Adina-Ioana Vălean
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 495
Among ASTRONOMERS In Romania
Among astronomers born in Romania, György Kulin ranks 1.