ASTRONOMER
Percival Lowell
1855 - 1916
Percival Lowell
Percival Lowell (; March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Percival Lowell has received more than 629,450 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Percival Lowell is the 82nd most popular astronomer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 1,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,014th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Astronomer.
Percival Lowell was an American astronomer who is most famous for his belief that there was a planet in the outer solar system beyond Neptune.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
62.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.93
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Percival Lowell ranks 82 out of 644. Before him are Fritz Zwicky, Stephen Gray, David Fabricius, George Darwin, Russell Alan Hulse, and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī. After him are Lewis A. Swift, Ejnar Hertzsprung, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Victor Ambartsumian, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, and Edward Emerson Barnard.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFritz Zwicky
1898 - 1974
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 76
Stephen Gray
1666 - 1736
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 77
David Fabricius
1564 - 1617
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 78
George Darwin
1845 - 1912
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 79
Russell Alan Hulse
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 80
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
1029 - 1087
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 81
Percival Lowell
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 82
Lewis A. Swift
1820 - 1913
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 83
Ejnar Hertzsprung
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 84
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
1598 - 1671
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 85
Victor Ambartsumian
1908 - 1996
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 86
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani
810 - 860
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 87
Edward Emerson Barnard
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 88
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1855, Percival Lowell ranks 10. Before him are Otto Liman von Sanders, John Browning, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Eleanor Marx, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, and Ernest Chausson. After him are Paul Deschanel, Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, Ned Kelly, Robert Koldewey, Paul-Jacques Curie, and Živojin Mišić. Among people deceased in 1916, Percival Lowell ranks 34. Before him are Eduard Strauss, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Gaston Maspero, Torakusu Yamaha, and Rubén Darío. After him are Gérard Encausse, Jean Webster, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Victoriano Huerta, Hiram Maxim, and Hugo Münsterberg.
Others Born in 1855
Go to all RankingsOtto Liman von Sanders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1929
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 4
John Browning
INVENTOR
1855 - 1926
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 5
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 6
Eleanor Marx
WRITER
1855 - 1898
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 7
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 8
Ernest Chausson
COMPOSER
1855 - 1899
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 9
Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 10
Paul Deschanel
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1922
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 11
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1855 - 1944
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 12
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 13
Robert Koldewey
ARCHITECT
1855 - 1925
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 14
Paul-Jacques Curie
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1941
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 15
Živojin Mišić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1921
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1916
Go to all RankingsEduard Strauss
COMPOSER
1835 - 1916
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 28
Vilhelm Hammershøi
PAINTER
1864 - 1916
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 29
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 30
Gaston Maspero
HISTORIAN
1846 - 1916
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 31
Torakusu Yamaha
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1916
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 32
Rubén Darío
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 33
Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 34
Gérard Encausse
OCCULTIST
1865 - 1916
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 35
Jean Webster
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 36
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
ENGINEER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 37
Victoriano Huerta
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 38
Hiram Maxim
INVENTOR
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 39
Hugo Münsterberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1863 - 1916
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 40
In United States
Among people born in United States, Percival Lowell ranks 1,077 out of 20,380. Before him are Joel Schumacher (1939), Dred Scott (1795), Hilary Putnam (1926), Michelle Phillips (1944), Steve Carell (1962), and Brian Dennehy (1938). After him are David Caruso (1956), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Timothy McVeigh (1968), John Heard (1946), John Vincent Atanasoff (1903), and Piper Laurie (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,071
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,072
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,073
Michelle Phillips
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,074
Steve Carell
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,075
Brian Dennehy
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,076
Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,077
David Caruso
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1,078
Joseph Erlanger
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1965
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1,079
Timothy McVeigh
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2001
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 1,080
John Heard
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 1,081
John Vincent Atanasoff
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 1,082
Piper Laurie
ACTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1,083
Among ASTRONOMERS In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Percival Lowell ranks 13. Before him are Clyde Tombaugh (1906), William Alfred Fowler (1911), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Asaph Hall (1829), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), and Russell Alan Hulse (1950). After him are Lewis A. Swift (1820), Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (1941), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), James Van Allen (1914), and Henry Norris Russell (1877).
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
Percival Lowell
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 13
Lewis A. Swift
1820 - 1913
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 14
Edward Emerson Barnard
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 15
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 16
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 17
James Van Allen
1914 - 2006
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 18
Henry Norris Russell
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 19