Astronomer
John Broughton
1952 - today
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John Broughton
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Broughton is the 521st most popular astronomer (down from 515th in 2024), the 257th most popular biography from Australia (up from 277th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Astronomer.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, John Broughton ranks 521 out of 644. Before him are Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, William Rutter Dawes, Okuro Oikawa, Hiroshi Kaneda, Agnes Mary Clerke, and Charles Augustus Young. After him are Barnaba Oriani, Yuji Hyakutake, Royal Harwood Frost, Grove Karl Gilbert, Helen Sawyer Hogg, and Matvey Gusev.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 515
William Rutter Dawes
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 516
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 517
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 518
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 519
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 520
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 521
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 522
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 523
Royal Harwood Frost
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 524
Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 525
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 526
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, John Broughton ranks 428. Before him are Bill Walton, Bernard Edwards, Tony Plana, Santiago Santamaría, Henry Padovani, and Jorge Llopart. After him are Richard Wagner, Duncan Regehr, Ricardo Villa, Mokhtar Hasni, Joe Alaskey, and Jiichiro Date.
Others Born in 1952
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Bill Walton
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2024
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 422
Bernard Edwards
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1996
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 423
Tony Plana
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 424
Santiago Santamaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2013
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 425
Henry Padovani
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 426
Jorge Llopart
ATHLETE
1952 - 2020
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 427
John Broughton
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 428
Richard Wagner
WRITER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 429
Duncan Regehr
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 430
Ricardo Villa
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 431
Mokhtar Hasni
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2024
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 432
Joe Alaskey
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 433
Jiichiro Date
WRESTLER
1952 - 2018
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 434
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, John Broughton ranks 257 out of NaN. Before him are William Deane (1931), Nia Jax (1984), Rodney Heath (1884), John H. Coates (1945), Mia Wasikowska (1989), and John Finnis (1940). After him are David Malet Armstrong (1926), Catherine Martin (1965), Danny Clark (1951), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Teresa Palmer (1986), and Richard Bonynge (1930).
Others born in Australia
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William Deane
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 251
Nia Jax
WRESTLER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 252
Rodney Heath
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1936
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 253
John H. Coates
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 254
Mia Wasikowska
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 255
John Finnis
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 256
John Broughton
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 257
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 258
Catherine Martin
DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 259
Danny Clark
CYCLIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 260
Ken Kavanagh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 261
Teresa Palmer
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 262
Richard Bonynge
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 263
Among Astronomers In Australia
Among astronomers born in Australia, John Broughton ranks 3. Before him are Walter Frederick Gale (1865), and Ruby Payne-Scott (1912). After him are Frank B. Zoltowski (1957), and Terry Lovejoy (1966).
Walter Frederick Gale
1865 - 1945
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1
Ruby Payne-Scott
1912 - 1981
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 3
Frank B. Zoltowski
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 4
Terry Lovejoy
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 5
