Astronomer

Irwin I. Shapiro

American astrophysicist

1929 - today

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Irwin I. Shapiro

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Irwin I. Shapiro is the 555th most popular astronomer (up from 560th in 2024), the 9,592nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,670th in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Astronomer.

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Irwin I. Shapiro's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.45.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Irwin I. Shapiro ranks 555 out of 663. Before him are Adelaide Ames, Adriaan van Maanen, Roy A. Tucker, Charles W. Juels, Thomas Brisbane, and Madge Adam. After him are Seiji Ueda, Tomimaru Okuni, Takao Kobayashi, Scott S. Sheppard, Kazimierz Kordylewski, and John Dobson.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Adelaide Ames
1900 - 1932
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 549
Adriaan van Maanen
1884 - 1946
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 550
Roy A. Tucker
1951 - 2021
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 551
Charles W. Juels
1944 - 2009
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 552
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 553
Madge Adam
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 554
Irwin I. Shapiro
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 555
Seiji Ueda
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 556
Tomimaru Okuni
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 557
Takao Kobayashi
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 558
Scott S. Sheppard
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 559
Kazimierz Kordylewski
1903 - 1981
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 560
John Dobson
1915 - 2014
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 561

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Irwin I. Shapiro ranks 484. Before him are George Moscone, Yozhef Betsa, Bob Brookmeyer, Ursula Knab, Rex Hartwig, and Evert Gunnarsson. After him are Ferdinand Oyono, Ali Mirzaei, Jan Hertl, Richard Bass, Harry Blanchard, and Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Others Born in 1929

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George Moscone
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1978
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 478
Yozhef Betsa
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 479
Bob Brookmeyer
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 480
Ursula Knab
ATHLETE
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 481
Rex Hartwig
TENNIS PLAYER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 482
Evert Gunnarsson
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 483
Irwin I. Shapiro
ASTRONOMER
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 484
Ferdinand Oyono
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 485
Ali Mirzaei
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 486
Jan Hertl
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 487
Richard Bass
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 488
Harry Blanchard
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1960
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 489
Judith Jarvis Thomson
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 490

In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin I. Shapiro ranks 9,592 out of 23,232. Before him are Verne Gagne (1926), Micky Dolenz (1945), Liz Torres (1947), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), David Buss (1953), and Alan Oppenheimer (1930). After him are Evan Rachel Wood (1987), William Alexander Morgan (1928), Curtis Fuller (1934), Julee Cruise (1956), Tim Powers (1952), and Kenneth Marshall (1950).

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Verne Gagne
WRESTLER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9,586
Micky Dolenz
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9,587
Liz Torres
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9,588
Elizabeth Gilbert
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9,589
David Buss
PSYCHOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 9,590
Alan Oppenheimer
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,591
Irwin I. Shapiro
ASTRONOMER
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,592
Evan Rachel Wood
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,593
William Alexander Morgan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 1961
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,594
Curtis Fuller
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,595
Julee Cruise
SINGER
1956 - 2022
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,596
Tim Powers
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9,597
Kenneth Marshall
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 9,598