ASTRONOMER
Robert H. McNaught
1956 - Today
Robert H. McNaught
Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert H. McNaught has received more than 63,526 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Robert H. McNaught is the 532nd most popular astronomer (down from 501st in 2019), the 4,774th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,590th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
64k
Page Views (PV)
51.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Robert H. McNaught ranks 532 out of 644. Before him are Ľudmila Pajdušáková, William Christie, Edward S. Holden, Marc Aaronson, John Pond, and Yoshisada Shimizu. After him are Grove Karl Gilbert, Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, Charles Augustus Young, Kiichirō Furukawa, Ruby Payne-Scott, and Seiji Ueda.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsĽudmila Pajdušáková
1916 - 1979
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 526
William Christie
1845 - 1922
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 527
Edward S. Holden
1846 - 1914
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 528
Marc Aaronson
1950 - 1987
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 529
John Pond
1767 - 1836
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 530
Yoshisada Shimizu
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 531
Robert H. McNaught
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 532
Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 533
Carlos Ulrrico Cesco
1910 - 1987
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 534
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 535
Kiichirō Furukawa
1929 - 2016
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 536
Ruby Payne-Scott
1912 - 1981
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 537
Seiji Ueda
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 538
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Robert H. McNaught ranks 437. Before him are Yelena Safonova, Jacek Wszoła, Richard Tyson, Phyllis Logan, Juliet Stevenson, and Karel Jarolím. After him are Kenneth Eriksson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael Hoffman, Desireé Cousteau, Emmanuel Kundé, and Tim Paterson.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsYelena Safonova
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 431
Jacek Wszoła
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 432
Richard Tyson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 433
Phyllis Logan
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 434
Juliet Stevenson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 435
Karel Jarolím
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 436
Robert H. McNaught
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 437
Kenneth Eriksson
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 438
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 439
Michael Hoffman
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 440
Desireé Cousteau
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 441
Emmanuel Kundé
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 442
Tim Paterson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 443
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert H. McNaught ranks 4,774 out of 8,785. Before him are Balfour Stewart (1828), Dorothy Manley (1927), Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Glyn Johns (1942), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), and Lionel Tertis (1876). After him are James Gibbs (1682), Nigel Lawson (1932), Susan Cooper (1935), Patricia Quinn (1944), Thomas Button (1575), and Henry Tate (1819).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBalfour Stewart
PHYSICIST
1828 - 1887
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4,768
Dorothy Manley
ATHLETE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4,769
Hugh Edwin Strickland
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1853
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4,770
Glyn Johns
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4,771
Giles Gilbert Scott
ARCHITECT
1880 - 1960
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4,772
Lionel Tertis
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1975
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 4,773
Robert H. McNaught
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 4,774
James Gibbs
ARCHITECT
1682 - 1754
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 4,775
Nigel Lawson
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 4,776
Susan Cooper
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 4,777
Patricia Quinn
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 4,778
Thomas Button
EXPLORER
1575 - 1634
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 4,779
Henry Tate
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1899
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 4,780
Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Robert H. McNaught ranks 63. Before him are William Henry Smyth (1788), Patrick Moore (1923), David C. Jewitt (1958), James Challis (1803), William Christie (1845), and John Pond (1767). After him are Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Richard A. Proctor (1837), James Ferguson (1710), Madge Adam (1912), and Arnold Wolfendale (1927).
William Henry Smyth
1788 - 1865
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 57
Patrick Moore
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 58
David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 59
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 60
William Christie
1845 - 1922
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 61
John Pond
1767 - 1836
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 62
Robert H. McNaught
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 63
Andrew Ainslie Common
1841 - 1903
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 64
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 65
Richard A. Proctor
1837 - 1888
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 66
James Ferguson
1710 - 1776
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 67
Madge Adam
1912 - 2001
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 68
Arnold Wolfendale
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 69