ASTRONOMER
John Dobson
1915 - 2014
John Dobson
John Lowry Dobson (14 September 1915 – 15 January 2014) was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy (and his unorthodox views of physical cosmology) through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dobson has received more than 17,645 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Dobson is the 514th most popular astronomer (down from 458th in 2019), the 965th most popular biography from China (down from 855th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
18k
Page Views (PV)
45.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.96
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, John Dobson ranks 514 out of 644. Before him are Ernest Esclangon, DeLisle Stewart, Kaoru Ikeya, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Edwin Foster Coddington, and Wilhelm Anderson. After him are John Broughton, Hans-Emil Schuster, Agnes Mary Clerke, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, Minoru Honda, and María Teresa Ruiz.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnest Esclangon
1876 - 1954
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 508
DeLisle Stewart
1870 - 1941
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 509
Kaoru Ikeya
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 510
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
1912 - 1954
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 511
Edwin Foster Coddington
1870 - 1950
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 512
Wilhelm Anderson
1880 - 1940
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 513
John Dobson
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 514
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 515
Hans-Emil Schuster
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 516
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 517
Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov
1875 - 1960
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 518
Minoru Honda
1913 - 1990
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 519
María Teresa Ruiz
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 520
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, John Dobson ranks 240. Before him are Billy Strayhorn, Richard Evans Schultes, Anita Lizana, Heinz Körvers, Georgy Tovstonogov, and José Antonio Rodríguez. After him are Ramón Piñeiro López, Earl Wild, Ray Evans, Bruno Boni, Hellmuth Marx, and Hanka Bielicka. Among people deceased in 2014, John Dobson ranks 417. Before him are Erik Hansen, Gerry Goffin, Christopher Jones, Iveta Bartošová, Jacques Bergerac, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. After him are Javier Fragoso, Georg Stollenwerk, Göte Hagström, Al Pease, Dave Power, and Constantin Alexandru.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsBilly Strayhorn
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1967
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 234
Richard Evans Schultes
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 235
Anita Lizana
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 1994
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 236
Heinz Körvers
ATHLETE
1915 - 1942
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 237
Georgy Tovstonogov
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 238
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 239
John Dobson
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 240
Ramón Piñeiro López
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 241
Earl Wild
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2010
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 242
Ray Evans
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 243
Bruno Boni
ATHLETE
1915 - 2003
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 244
Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 245
Hanka Bielicka
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 246
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsErik Hansen
ATHLETE
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 411
Gerry Goffin
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 412
Christopher Jones
ACTOR
1941 - 2014
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 413
Iveta Bartošová
SINGER
1966 - 2014
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 414
Jacques Bergerac
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 415
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
ACTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 416
John Dobson
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 417
Javier Fragoso
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 418
Georg Stollenwerk
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 419
Göte Hagström
ATHLETE
1918 - 2014
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 420
Al Pease
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 421
Dave Power
ATHLETE
1928 - 2014
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 422
Constantin Alexandru
ATHLETE
1953 - 2014
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 423
In China
Among people born in China, John Dobson ranks 965 out of 1,610. Before him are You Xie (1958), Liu Xiang (1983), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Li Wenliang (1986), Liu Yang (1978), and Wang Junxia (1973). After him are Taylor Wang (1940), Ding Liren (1992), Ge You (1957), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Cui Jian (1961), and Hao Haidong (1970).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsYou Xie
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 959
Liu Xiang
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 960
Lee Yuan-tsu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 961
Li Wenliang
CELEBRITY
1986 - 2020
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 962
Liu Yang
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 963
Wang Junxia
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 964
John Dobson
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 965
Taylor Wang
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 966
Ding Liren
CHESS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 967
Ge You
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 968
Meng Wanzhou
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 969
Cui Jian
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 970
Hao Haidong
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 971
Among ASTRONOMERS In China
Among astronomers born in China, John Dobson ranks 5. Before him are Gan De (-400), Fang Lizhi (1936), Jing Fang (-78), and Frank Shu (1943).
Gan De
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1
Fang Lizhi
1936 - 2012
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 2
Jing Fang
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 3
Frank Shu
1943 - 2023
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 4
John Dobson
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 5