ASTRONOMER
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
Jan Oort
Jan Hendrik Oort ( or ; 28 April 1900 – 5 November 1992) was a Dutch astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the Milky Way and who was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. The New York Times called him "one of the century's foremost explorers of the universe"; the European Space Agency website describes him as "one of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century" and states that he "revolutionised astronomy through his ground-breaking discoveries." In 1955, Oort's name appeared in Life magazine's list of the 100 most famous living people. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Oort has received more than 307,690 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Jan Oort is the 41st most popular astronomer (down from 38th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Astronomer.
Jan Oort is most famous for his theory of the Oort Cloud, which is a vast region of icy objects that surrounds the solar system.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
11.59
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Jan Oort ranks 41 out of 644. Before him are Michel Mayor, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Arthur Eddington, Fred Hoyle, Robert Woodrow Wilson, and Giovanni Schiaparelli. After him are Sosigenes of Alexandria, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Jérôme Lalande, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Gerard Kuiper, and Ferdinand Verbiest.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 35
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
1380 - 1429
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 36
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 37
Fred Hoyle
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 38
Robert Woodrow Wilson
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 39
Giovanni Schiaparelli
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 40
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 41
Sosigenes of Alexandria
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 42
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
1713 - 1762
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 43
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 44
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 45
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 46
Ferdinand Verbiest
1623 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Jan Oort ranks 29. Before him are Hans Fritzsche, Giorgos Seferis, Hans Adolf Krebs, Richard Kuhn, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, and Kurt Weill. After him are Choe Yong-gon, Arno Breker, Karl Wolff, Pak Hon-yong, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, and Chiune Sugihara. Among people deceased in 1992, Jan Oort ranks 23. Before him are Anthony Perkins, Ernst Happel, Li Xiannian, Satyajit Ray, Paolo Borsellino, and Daniel Bovet. After him are Peyo, Aribert Heim, David Bohm, Félix Guattari, Algirdas Julien Greimas, and Karl Carstens.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsHans Fritzsche
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 23
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 24
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 25
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 26
Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 27
Kurt Weill
COMPOSER
1900 - 1950
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 28
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 29
Choe Yong-gon
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 30
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 31
Karl Wolff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 32
Pak Hon-yong
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1955
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 33
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1948
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 34
Chiune Sugihara
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1992
Go to all RankingsAnthony Perkins
ACTOR
1932 - 1992
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 17
Ernst Happel
COACH
1925 - 1992
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 18
Li Xiannian
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 19
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 20
Paolo Borsellino
JUDGE
1940 - 1992
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 21
Daniel Bovet
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 22
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 23
Peyo
COMIC ARTIST
1928 - 1992
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 24
Aribert Heim
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 25
David Bohm
PHYSICIST
1992 - 1992
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 26
Félix Guattari
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 27
Algirdas Julien Greimas
LINGUIST
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 28
Karl Carstens
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 29
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Oort ranks 86 out of 1,646. Before him are Tobias Asser (1838), Cornelius Jansen (1585), Bernard Mandeville (1670), Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), and Willebrord Snellius (1580). After him are Lucas van Leyden (1494), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931), and Sophia of Hanover (1630).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsTobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 80
Cornelius Jansen
PHYSICIAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 81
Bernard Mandeville
ECONOMIST
1670 - 1733
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 82
Edsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 83
Saskia van Uylenburgh
PAINTER
1612 - 1642
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 84
Willebrord Snellius
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 85
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 86
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 87
Cornelis Drebbel
INVENTOR
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 88
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 89
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 90
Martinus J. G. Veltman
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 91
Sophia of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1630 - 1714
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 92
Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands
Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Jan Oort ranks 1. After him are Gerard Kuiper (1905), Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), Tom Gehrels (1925), John Goodricke (1764), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Peter van de Kamp (1901), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Walter Lewin (1936), and Michael van Langren (1598).
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 2
Pieter van Musschenbroek
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 4
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 6
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 7
Peter van de Kamp
1901 - 1995
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 8
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 9
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 10
Walter Lewin
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 11
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 12