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Hubert Reeves

1932 - 2023

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Hubert Reeves (July 13, 1932 – October 13, 2023) was a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hubert Reeves has received more than 275,237 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hubert Reeves is the 249th most popular astronomer (down from 221st in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Canada (down from 159th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Astronomer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Hubert Reeves ranks 249 out of 531. Before him are Freimut Börngen, Nevil Maskelyne, Josep Comas i Solà, Fred Lawrence Whipple, William Cranch Bond, and Seth Carlo Chandler. After him are Paul Wild, Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin, Oenopides, Giovanni Battista Donati, Alvan Graham Clark, and Andrew Graham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Hubert Reeves ranks 194. Before him are Mika Antić, Majel Barrett, John Glen, Eileen Brennan, Qahhor Mahkamov, and Helmut Griem. After him are Mostafa Chamran, Robert Anton Wilson, Lia Manoliu, Pál Csernai, Edward Hardwicke, and Saul Friedländer. Among people deceased in 2023, Hubert Reeves ranks 148. Before him are Jim Brown, George Pell, Ferran Olivella, Josep Maria Fusté, Shane MacGowan, and Kenneth Anger. After him are Albert Azaryan, Juliette Mayniel, Peter Bieri, Guy Marchand, Deniz Baykal, and Richard Roundtree.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Hubert Reeves ranks 177 out of 1,350. Before him are Walter Pidgeon (1897), Jason Priestley (1969), Tommy Chong (1938), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Phil Esposito (1942), and William H. McNeill (1917). After him are Alan Thicke (1947), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Emily Carr (1871), Sandra Oh (1971), and Marie-Claire Blais (1939).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Canada

Among astronomers born in Canada, Hubert Reeves ranks 2. Before him are Arthur B. McDonald (1943). After him are James Craig Watson (1838), John Stanley Plaskett (1865), David H. Levy (1948), Wendy Freedman (1957), Sara Seager (1971), Brett J. Gladman (1966), and Dale Frail (1961).

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