Astronomer
Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
Hipparchus
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Hipparchus is the 12th most popular astronomer (up from 13th in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 75th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Astronomer.
Hipparchus is most famous for his discovery of the precession of the equinoxes.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Hipparchus ranks 12 out of 644. Before him are Edmond Halley, Tycho Brahe, Anders Celsius, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, William Herschel, and Aristarchus of Samos. After him are Ulugh Beg, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Edwin Hubble, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, and Ole Rømer.
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Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 6
Tycho Brahe
1546 - 1601
HPI: 83.46
Rank: 7
Anders Celsius
1701 - 1744
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 8
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 9
William Herschel
1738 - 1822
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 10
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 11
Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 12
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 13
Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 14
Edwin Hubble
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 15
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 16
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 17
Ole Rømer
1644 - 1710
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 190 BC, Hipparchus ranks 1. After him are Julia, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Seleucus of Seleucia, Menander I, Alexander II Zabinas, Servius Sulpicius Galba, Phraates I, Orodes I of Parthia, and Hypsicles. Among people deceased in 120 BC, Hipparchus ranks 1. After him are Mithridates V of Pontus, Hypsicles, and Lucius Coelius Antipater.
Others Born in 190 BC
Go to all RankingsHipparchus
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 1
Julia
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 2
Lucius Mummius Achaicus
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 3
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Menander I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 5
Alexander II Zabinas
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 123 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 6
Servius Sulpicius Galba
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 7
Phraates I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 171 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Orodes I of Parthia
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 9
Hypsicles
MATHEMATICIAN
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 120 BC
Go to all RankingsHipparchus
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 1
Mithridates V of Pontus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 2
Hypsicles
MATHEMATICIAN
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3
Lucius Coelius Antipater
HISTORIAN
180 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Hipparchus ranks 61 out of NaN. Before him are Leucippus (-500), Osman II (1604), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Croesus (-596), Suleiman II (1642), and Mahmud II (1785). After him are Margaret the Virgin (292), Saint Blaise (300), Mahidevran (1500), Aristotle Onassis (1906), Mehmed V (1844), and Ertuğrul (1198).
Others born in Türkiye
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Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 55
Osman II
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1622
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 56
Gregory of Nazianzus
PHILOSOPHER
329 - 389
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 57
Croesus
POLITICIAN
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 58
Suleiman II
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1691
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 59
Mahmud II
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1839
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 60
Hipparchus
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 61
Margaret the Virgin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
292 - 307
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 62
Saint Blaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 316
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 63
Mahidevran
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1581
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 64
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 65
Mehmed V
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1918
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 66
Ertuğrul
POLITICIAN
1198 - 1281
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 67
Among Astronomers In Türkiye
Among astronomers born in Türkiye, Hipparchus ranks 1. After him are Walter Sydney Adams (1876), E. M. Antoniadi (1870), Cleomedes (110), Cleostratus (-520), Paris Pişmiş (1911), Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943), Dilhan Eryurt (1926), and Feryal Özel (1975).
Hipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 1
Walter Sydney Adams
1876 - 1956
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 2
E. M. Antoniadi
1870 - 1944
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
Cleomedes
110 - 1
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 4
Cleostratus
520 BC - 432 BC
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 5
Paris Pişmiş
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 6
Janet Akyüz Mattei
1943 - 2004
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 7
Dilhan Eryurt
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 8
Feryal Özel
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 9
