ASTRONOMER
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
Pavel Shternberg
Pavel Karlovich Shternberg (Russian: Павел Карлович Штернберг; April 2, [O.S. March 21] 1865 – February 1, 1920, both dates New Style) was a Russian professor, academic, astronomer, Bolshevik and revolutionary of German descent. Shternberg contributed to the abolition of the Tsarist government by Alexander Kerensky during the February Revolution of 1917. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pavel Shternberg has received more than 11,409 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pavel Shternberg is the 553rd most popular astronomer (down from 509th in 2019), the 2,391st most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,090th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Astronomer.
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2.50
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Pavel Shternberg ranks 553 out of 644. Before him are Vera Gaze, Anne Sewell Young, Ewine van Dishoeck, Thomas Brisbane, Avi Loeb, and David Rittenhouse. After him are Scott S. Sheppard, Thomas Romney Robinson, Richard A. Proctor, Mary Ward, Bruce C. Murray, and John August Anderson.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 547
Anne Sewell Young
1871 - 1961
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 548
Ewine van Dishoeck
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 549
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 550
Avi Loeb
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 551
David Rittenhouse
1732 - 1796
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 552
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 553
Scott S. Sheppard
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 554
Thomas Romney Robinson
1792 - 1882
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 555
Richard A. Proctor
1837 - 1888
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 556
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 557
Bruce C. Murray
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 558
John August Anderson
1876 - 1959
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 559
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1865, Pavel Shternberg ranks 157. Before him are Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Arthur Symons, Walter Frederick Gale, Charles Stanton Ogle, Janez Evangelist Krek, and Charles Sands. After him are Mrs Patrick Campbell, Wilhelm Wirtinger, Gifford Pinchot, and Susan La Flesche Picotte. Among people deceased in 1920, Pavel Shternberg ranks 128. Before him are Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, Albert Zürner, Daniel Kelly, Wilberforce Eaves, Pablo Arosemena, and Horace Elgin Dodge. After him are Walter W. Winans, Charles Lapworth, Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann, Samuel Colman, Terence MacSwiney, and Charles Tomlinson Griffes.
Others Born in 1865
Go to all RankingsAlfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1922
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 151
Arthur Symons
WRITER
1865 - 1945
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 152
Walter Frederick Gale
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1945
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 153
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 154
Janez Evangelist Krek
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1917
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 155
Charles Sands
TENNIS PLAYER
1865 - 1945
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 156
Pavel Shternberg
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1920
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 157
Mrs Patrick Campbell
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 158
Wilhelm Wirtinger
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1945
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 159
Gifford Pinchot
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1946
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 160
Susan La Flesche Picotte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1915
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 1920
Go to all RankingsVictoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1920
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 122
Albert Zürner
ATHLETE
1890 - 1920
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 123
Daniel Kelly
ATHLETE
1883 - 1920
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 124
Wilberforce Eaves
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1920
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 125
Pablo Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1920
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 126
Horace Elgin Dodge
BUSINESSPERSON
1868 - 1920
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 127
Pavel Shternberg
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1920
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 128
Walter W. Winans
SCULPTOR
1852 - 1920
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 129
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 130
Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1837 - 1920
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 131
Samuel Colman
PAINTER
1832 - 1920
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 132
Terence MacSwiney
WRITER
1879 - 1920
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 133
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
COMPOSER
1884 - 1920
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 134
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Pavel Shternberg ranks 2,391 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Anikushin (1917), Irina Levitina (1954), Valery Garkalin (1954), Alexandra Kosteniuk (1984), Origa (1970), and Arkady Dvorkovich (1972). After him are Antonina Seredina (1929), Ian Nepomniachtchi (1990), Ruslan Gelayev (1964), Aleksey Spiridonov (1951), Alexander Bashlachev (1960), and Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (1971).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Anikushin
SCULPTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 2,385
Irina Levitina
CHESS PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 2,386
Valery Garkalin
ACTOR
1954 - 2021
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 2,387
Alexandra Kosteniuk
CHESS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 2,388
Origa
SINGER
1970 - 2015
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 2,389
Arkady Dvorkovich
ECONOMIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 2,390
Pavel Shternberg
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1920
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 2,391
Antonina Seredina
ATHLETE
1929 - 2016
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 2,392
Ian Nepomniachtchi
CHESS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 2,393
Ruslan Gelayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - 2004
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2,394
Aleksey Spiridonov
ATHLETE
1951 - 1998
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 2,395
Alexander Bashlachev
SINGER
1960 - 1988
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 2,396
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
ACTOR
1971 - 2024
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 2,397
Among ASTRONOMERS In Russia
Among astronomers born in Russia, Pavel Shternberg ranks 17. Before him are Benjamin Jekhowsky (1881), Alexander Voeikov (1842), Pelageya Shajn (1894), Karl Ludwig Littrow (1811), Matvey Gusev (1826), and Vera Gaze (1899). After him are Lidiya Tseraskaya (1855).
Benjamin Jekhowsky
1881 - 1975
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 11
Alexander Voeikov
1842 - 1916
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 12
Pelageya Shajn
1894 - 1956
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 13
Karl Ludwig Littrow
1811 - 1877
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 14
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 15
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 16
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 17
Lidiya Tseraskaya
1855 - 1931
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 18