ASTRONOMER
Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958 - Today
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson (US: də-GRASS or UK: də-GRAHSS; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil deGrasse Tyson has received more than 15,838,046 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Neil deGrasse Tyson is the 19th most popular astronomer (down from 18th in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from United States (up from 293rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Astronomer.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is most famous for being an astrophysicist, science communicator, and science popularizer. He is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.
Memorability Metrics
16M
Page Views (PV)
70.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
16.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Neil deGrasse Tyson ranks 19 out of 644. Before him are Hipparchus, Ole Rømer, Carl Sagan, Aryabhata, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, and Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi. After him are Charles Messier, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Avempace, Edmond Halley, Roger Joseph Boscovich, and Charles Greeley Abbot.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHipparchus
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 13
Ole Rømer
1644 - 1710
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 14
Carl Sagan
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 15
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 16
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 17
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
903 - 986
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 18
Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 19
Charles Messier
1730 - 1817
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 20
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
1758 - 1840
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 21
Avempace
1080 - 1138
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 22
Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 23
Roger Joseph Boscovich
1711 - 1787
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 24
Charles Greeley Abbot
1872 - 1973
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Neil deGrasse Tyson ranks 6. Before him are Michael Jackson, Ursula von der Leyen, Madonna, Olaf Scholz, and Tim Burton. After him are Andrea Bocelli, Sharon Stone, Gary Oldman, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Kate Bush, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsMichael Jackson
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2009
HPI: 88.68
Rank: 1
Ursula von der Leyen
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 2
Madonna
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 3
Olaf Scholz
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 4
Tim Burton
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 5
Neil deGrasse Tyson
ASTRONOMER
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 6
Andrea Bocelli
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 7
Sharon Stone
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 8
Gary Oldman
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 9
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 10
Kate Bush
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 11
Michelle Pfeiffer
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Neil deGrasse Tyson ranks 262 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Van Cleef (1925), John Howard Northrop (1891), Dianne Wiest (1946), Ernest Lawrence (1901), Pete Conrad (1930), and Irvin D. Yalom (1931). After him are Gary Cooper (1901), Gene Hackman (1930), James Brown (1933), Jesse Owens (1913), 50 Cent (1975), and James A. Garfield (1831).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLee Van Cleef
ACTOR
1925 - 1989
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 256
John Howard Northrop
CHEMIST
1891 - 1987
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 257
Dianne Wiest
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 258
Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 259
Pete Conrad
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 260
Irvin D. Yalom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 261
Neil deGrasse Tyson
ASTRONOMER
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 262
Gary Cooper
ACTOR
1901 - 1961
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 263
Gene Hackman
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 264
James Brown
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 265
Jesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 266
50 Cent
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 267
James A. Garfield
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1881
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 268
Among ASTRONOMERS In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Neil deGrasse Tyson ranks 3. Before him are Edwin Hubble (1889), and Carl Sagan (1934). After him are Charles Greeley Abbot (1872), Robert Woodrow Wilson (1936), Vera Rubin (1928), Clyde Tombaugh (1906), William Alfred Fowler (1911), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Asaph Hall (1829), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), and Russell Alan Hulse (1950).
Edwin Hubble
1889 - 1953
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 1
Carl Sagan
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 2
Neil deGrasse Tyson
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 3
Charles Greeley Abbot
1872 - 1973
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 4
Robert Woodrow Wilson
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5
Vera Rubin
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 6
Clyde Tombaugh
1906 - 1997
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 7
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 8
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
1868 - 1921
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 9
Asaph Hall
1829 - 1907
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 10
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
1928 - 1997
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 11
Russell Alan Hulse
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12