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J. Allen Hynek

1910 - 1986

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Josef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. Allen Hynek has received more than 1,355,296 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). J. Allen Hynek is the 171st most popular astronomer (down from 100th in 2019), the 2,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,509th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Astronomer.

J. Allen Hynek is most famous for his work in the field of UFO research. He was a professor at Northwestern University and a consultant to the U.S. Air Force on UFOs.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, J. Allen Hynek ranks 171 out of 644. Before him are Williamina Fleming, Harlow Shapley, William Robert Brooks, Luboš Kohoutek, Hubert Reeves, and Michael H. Hart. After him are Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Tobias Mayer, Gan De, Peter van de Kamp, and Oskar Backlund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, J. Allen Hynek ranks 91. Before him are Remo Giazotto, Kenneth E. Boulding, Jack Hawkins, Masayoshi Ōhira, Johan Ferrier, and Trygve Bratteli. After him are Carmine Coppola, Viktors Arājs, Joan Bennett, Sylvester Stadler, Paul Bowles, and Yusof Ishak. Among people deceased in 1986, J. Allen Hynek ranks 75. Before him are Lyudmila Rudenko, Sandro Puppo, Elio de Angelis, Cheikh Anta Diop, Alexandre Tansman, and Emilio Fernández. After him are André Leroi-Gourhan, Aleksandr Akimov, Hermann Gmeiner, John Bagot Glubb, Elsa Lanchester, and Thierry Sabine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. Allen Hynek ranks 2,380 out of 20,380. Before him are Joanna Cassidy (1945), Carol W. Greider (1961), Betty Robinson (1911), Andy Williams (1927), A. L. Kroeber (1876), and Mos Def (1973). After him are Blythe Danner (1943), Simon Fraser (1776), Perry Como (1912), Richard Kuklinski (1935), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), and Carmine Coppola (1910).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, J. Allen Hynek ranks 31. Before him are Henry Draper (1837), Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), George Phillips Bond (1825), Harlow Shapley (1885), and Michael H. Hart (1932). After him are William Henry Pickering (1858), Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), Milton L. Humason (1891), and Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858).

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