1666 - 1736
Stephen Gray (December 1666 – 7 February 1736) was an English dyer and astronomer who was the first to systematically experiment with electrical conduction. Until his work in 1729 the emphasis had been on the simple generation of static charges and investigations of the static phenomena (electric shocks, plasma glows, etc.). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Gray has received more than 4,107 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Gray is the 67th most popular astronomer (up from 70th in 2019), the 716th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 721st in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Astronomer.
Stephen Gray is most famous for his invention of the coherer, which was a device that could detect radio waves.
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Among astronomers, Stephen Gray ranks 67 out of 532. Before him are Gerard Kuiper, William Alfred Fowler, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Girolamo Fracastoro, Pierre Janssen, and Pieter van Musschenbroek. After him are John Flamsteed, George Darwin, Petrus Plancius, Sosigenes of Alexandria, Johann Franz Encke, and Jacques Cassini.
1905 - 1973
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 61
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 62
1868 - 1921
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 63
1476 - 1553
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 64
1824 - 1907
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 65
1692 - 1761
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 66
1666 - 1736
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 67
1646 - 1719
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 68
1845 - 1912
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 69
1552 - 1622
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 70
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 71
1791 - 1865
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 72
1677 - 1756
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 73
Among people born in 1666, Stephen Gray ranks 3. Before him are Ivan V of Russia and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia. After him are Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Guru Gobind Singh, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, Jean-Féry Rebel, Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, and Mary Astell. Among people deceased in 1736, Stephen Gray ranks 7. Before him are Prince Eugene of Savoy, Ahmed III, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, and Antonio Caldara. After him are Filippo Juvarra, Louise Diane d'Orléans, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Theophan Prokopovich, René Duguay-Trouin, and Emanuele d'Astorga.
1666 - 1696
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 1
1666 - 1732
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 2
1666 - 1736
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 3
1666 - 1726
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
1666 - 1739
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 5
1666 - 1708
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 6
1666 - 1699
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 7
1666 - 1693
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 8
1666 - 1747
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 9
1666 - 1730
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 10
1666 - 1732
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 11
1666 - 1731
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 12
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 1
1673 - 1736
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 2
1686 - 1736
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 3
1710 - 1736
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 4
1670 - 1736
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 5
1670 - 1736
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 6
1666 - 1736
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 7
1678 - 1736
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 8
1716 - 1736
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 9
1662 - 1736
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 10
1681 - 1736
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 11
1673 - 1736
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 12
1680 - 1736
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 13
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Gray ranks 716 out of 6,924. Before him are William Holman Hunt (1827), Edward Heath (1916), John Rhys-Davies (1944), Naomi Watts (1968), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), and Kenny Dalglish (1951). After him are Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), Joseph Swan (1828), John Flamsteed (1646), John Gurdon (1933), William Jones (1746), and George Darwin (1845).
1827 - 1910
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 710
1916 - 2005
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 711
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 712
1968 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 713
1373 - 1418
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 714
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 715
1666 - 1736
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 716
1919 - 2004
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 717
1828 - 1914
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 718
1646 - 1719
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 719
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 720
1746 - 1794
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 721
1845 - 1912
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 722
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Gray ranks 10. Before him are Fred Hoyle (1915), Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), James Bradley (1693), William Lassell (1799), Martin Ryle (1918), and Antony Hewish (1924). After him are John Flamsteed (1646), George Darwin (1845), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), George Biddell Airy (1801), William Huggins (1824), and Margaret Burbidge (1919).
1915 - 2001
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 5
1693 - 1762
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
1799 - 1880
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 7
1918 - 1984
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 8
1924 - Present
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 9
1666 - 1736
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 10
1646 - 1719
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 11
1845 - 1912
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 12
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 13
1801 - 1892
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 14
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 15
1919 - 2020
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 16