1875 - 1969
Vesto Melvin Slipher (; November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer who performed the first measurements of radial velocities for galaxies. He was the first to discover that distant galaxies are redshifted, thus providing the first empirical basis for the expansion of the universe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vesto Slipher has received more than 160,942 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Vesto Slipher is the 157th most popular astronomer (down from 133rd in 2019), the 2,427th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,934th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Vesto Slipher ranks 157 out of 531. Before him are George Phillips Bond, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Jean Chacornac, Jacobus Kapteyn, Jean Picard, and Tobias Mayer. After him are Andreas Cellarius, N. R. Pogson, Henry Draper, Cleomedes, Antonio Abetti, and George William Hill.
1825 - 1865
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 151
1723 - 1788
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 152
1823 - 1873
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 153
1851 - 1922
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 154
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 155
1723 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 156
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 157
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 158
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 159
1837 - 1882
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 160
110 - 1
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 161
1846 - 1928
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 162
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 163
Among people born in 1875, Vesto Slipher ranks 55. Before him are Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Rafael Sabatini, Fatali Khan Khoyski, Prince Franz of Bavaria, and Albert Ketèlbey. After him are Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Maurice de Broglie, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Jacques Villon, Gustav Flatow, and Othenio Abel. Among people deceased in 1969, Vesto Slipher ranks 69. Before him are Radivoj Korać, Claude Dornier, Artur da Costa e Silva, Léon Brillouin, Lucien Bianchi, and Ramón Grau. After him are Kimon Georgiev, Meher Baba, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Thelma Ritter, Jeffrey Hunter, and Adolfo López Mateos.
1875 - 1937
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 49
1875 - 1962
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 50
1875 - 1950
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 51
1875 - 1920
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 52
1875 - 1957
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 53
1875 - 1959
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 54
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 55
1875 - 1951
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 56
1875 - 1960
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 57
1875 - 1940
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 58
1875 - 1963
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 59
1875 - 1945
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 60
1875 - 1946
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 61
1938 - 1969
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 63
1884 - 1969
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 64
1899 - 1969
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 65
1889 - 1969
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 66
1934 - 1969
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 67
1881 - 1969
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 68
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 69
1882 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 70
1894 - 1969
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 71
1873 - 1969
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 72
1902 - 1969
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 73
1926 - 1969
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 74
1909 - 1969
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 75
Among people born in United States, Vesto Slipher ranks 2,427 out of 18,182. Before him are Herbert Blumer (1900), Gene Deitch (1924), Daniel Inouye (1924), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), Edwin Hall (1855), and Ralph Asher Alpher (1921). After him are William H. Seward (1801), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Craig Venter (1946), Melissa Leo (1960), George Reeves (1914), and Carl Perkins (1932).
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2,421
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 2,422
1924 - 2012
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,423
1889 - 1960
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,424
1855 - 1938
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 2,425
1921 - 2007
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,426
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,427
1801 - 1872
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,428
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,429
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 2,430
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2,431
1914 - 1959
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2,432
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 2,433
Among astronomers born in United States, Vesto Slipher ranks 27. Before him are Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929), Henry Norris Russell (1877), Harlow Shapley (1885), Maria Mitchell (1818), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), and George Phillips Bond (1825). After him are Henry Draper (1837), George William Hill (1838), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Michael H. Hart (1932), William Henry Pickering (1858), and Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858).
1929 - 2021
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 21
1877 - 1957
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 22
1885 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 23
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 24
1863 - 1941
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 25
1825 - 1865
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 26
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 27
1837 - 1882
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 28
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 29
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 30
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 31
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 32
1858 - 1928
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 33