ASTRONOMER
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Today

Tsutomu Seki
Tsutomu Seki (関 勉, Seki Tsutomu; born November 3, 1930) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets, born in Kōchi, Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsutomu Seki is the 381st most popular astronomer (up from 461st in 2019), the 1,083rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,312th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Tsutomu Seki ranks 381 out of 644. Before him are Robert Herman, Dirk Brouwer, Alenush Terian, Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Tadeáš Hájek, and Joseph Johann von Littrow. After him are Peter van de Kamp, Brian Schmidt, David H. Levy, Christian August Friedrich Peters, Ercole Dembowski, and James Edward Keeler.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Herman
1914 - 1997
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 375
Dirk Brouwer
1902 - 1966
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 376
Alenush Terian
1921 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 377
Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 378
Tadeáš Hájek
1525 - 1600
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 379
Joseph Johann von Littrow
1781 - 1840
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 380
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 381
Peter van de Kamp
1901 - 1995
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 382
Brian Schmidt
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 383
David H. Levy
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 384
Christian August Friedrich Peters
1806 - 1880
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 385
Ercole Dembowski
1812 - 1881
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 386
James Edward Keeler
1857 - 1900
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 387
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Tsutomu Seki ranks 325. Before him are Ahmed Osman, Pat McCormick, Ilya Glazunov, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Hédi Baccouche, and Robert Ryman. After him are Merab Mamardashvili, Rolf Hoppe, Ryszard Kukliński, Nina Grebeshkova, Gianfranco Parolini, and Frank Carlucci.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsAhmed Osman
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 319
Pat McCormick
ATHLETE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 320
Ilya Glazunov
PAINTER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 321
Justinas Marcinkevičius
WRITER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 322
Hédi Baccouche
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2020
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 323
Robert Ryman
PAINTER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 324
Tsutomu Seki
ASTRONOMER
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 325
Merab Mamardashvili
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1990
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 326
Rolf Hoppe
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 327
Ryszard Kukliński
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1930 - 2004
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 328
Nina Grebeshkova
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 329
Gianfranco Parolini
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 330
Frank Carlucci
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 331
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tsutomu Seki ranks 1,083 out of 6,245. Before him are Chieko Baisho (1941), Shiho Kaneda (1965), Toshihiko Okimune (1959), Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910), Ken Ogata (1937), and Kazuo Koike (1936). After him are Kōtoku Shūsui (1871), Sekiryo Kaneda (1901), Miyuki Nakajima (1952), Kaoru Kakinami (1966), Ryohei Suzuki (1949), and Sayako Kuroda (1969).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsChieko Baisho
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,077
Shiho Kaneda
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,078
Toshihiko Okimune
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1,079
Tomoyuki Tanaka
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1997
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 1,080
Ken Ogata
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,081
Kazuo Koike
COMIC ARTIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,082
Tsutomu Seki
ASTRONOMER
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,083
Kōtoku Shūsui
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1871 - 1911
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,084
Sekiryo Kaneda
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1949
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1,085
Miyuki Nakajima
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 1,086
Kaoru Kakinami
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 1,087
Ryohei Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,088
Sayako Kuroda
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,089
Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan
Among astronomers born in Japan, Tsutomu Seki ranks 2. Before him are Takeshi Urata (1947). After him are Chushiro Hayashi (1920), Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874), Hisashi Kimura (1870), Hiroki Kosai (1933), Minoru Honda (1913), Kaoru Ikeya (1943), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Yuji Hyakutake (1950), and Kiichirō Furukawa (1929).
Takeshi Urata
1947 - 2012
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 1
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 2
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3
Kiyotsugu Hirayama
1874 - 1943
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 4
Hisashi Kimura
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 5
Hiroki Kosai
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 6
Minoru Honda
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7
Kaoru Ikeya
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 8
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 10
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 11
Kiichirō Furukawa
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 12