Astronomer
Michel Mayor
1942 - today
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Michel Mayor
His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Mayor is the 47th most popular astronomer (down from 35th in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 57th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Astronomer.
Michel Mayor is most famous for being the first astronomer to discover a planet outside of our solar system.
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Among Astronomers
Among astronomers, Michel Mayor ranks 47 out of 644. Before him are Asaph Hall, Johann Bayer, Clyde Tombaugh, Martin Ryle, Wilhelm Schickard, and Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. After him are Arthur Eddington, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, John Michell, Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, and Édouard Stephan.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Asaph Hall
1829 - 1907
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 41
Johann Bayer
1572 - 1625
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 42
Clyde Tombaugh
1906 - 1997
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 43
Martin Ryle
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Schickard
1592 - 1635
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 45
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 46
Michel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 47
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 48
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 49
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 51
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Michel Mayor ranks 46. Before him are Werner Herzog, David Bradley, Giorgio Agamben, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Jacques Rogge, and Martin Rees. After him are Jochen Rindt, Lou Reed, Giacinto Facchetti, Alassane Ouattara, Giancarlo Giannini, and Sixto Rodriguez.
Others Born in 1942
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Werner Herzog
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 40
David Bradley
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 41
Giorgio Agamben
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 42
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 43
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 44
Martin Rees
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 45
Michel Mayor
ASTRONOMER
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 46
Jochen Rindt
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 1970
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 47
Lou Reed
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2013
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 48
Giacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 49
Alassane Ouattara
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 50
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 51
Sixto Rodriguez
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 52
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Michel Mayor ranks 60 out of NaN. Before him are Walter Rudolf Hess (1881), Angelica Kauffman (1741), Richard R. Ernst (1933), Henry Fuseli (1741), Hermann Rorschach (1884), and Auguste Piccard (1884). After him are Johannes Itten (1888), Kurt Wüthrich (1938), Werner Arber (1929), Hans Küng (1928), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), and Gabriel Cramer (1704).
Others born in Switzerland
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Walter Rudolf Hess
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 54
Angelica Kauffman
PAINTER
1741 - 1807
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 55
Richard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 56
Henry Fuseli
PAINTER
1741 - 1825
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 57
Hermann Rorschach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1922
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 58
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 59
Michel Mayor
ASTRONOMER
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 60
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 61
Kurt Wüthrich
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 62
Werner Arber
BIOLOGIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 63
Hans Küng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2021
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 64
Ferdinand Hodler
PAINTER
1853 - 1918
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 65
Gabriel Cramer
MATHEMATICIAN
1704 - 1752
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 66
Among Astronomers In Switzerland
Among astronomers born in Switzerland, Michel Mayor ranks 1. After him are Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718), Didier Queloz (1966), Paul Wild (1925), Rudolf Wolf (1816), Johann III Bernoulli (1744), Robert Emden (1862), Robert Julius Trumpler (1886), Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664), and Stéphane Udry (1961).
Michel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 1
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
1718 - 1751
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 2
Didier Queloz
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 3
Paul Wild
1925 - 2014
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 4
Rudolf Wolf
1816 - 1893
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 5
Johann III Bernoulli
1744 - 1807
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6
Robert Emden
1862 - 1940
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 7
Robert Julius Trumpler
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 8
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
1664 - 1753
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 9
Stéphane Udry
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 10
