Astronomer

William Alfred Fowler

1911 - 1995

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William Alfred Fowler

His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). William Alfred Fowler is the 54th most popular astronomer (up from 55th in 2024), the 787th most popular biography from United States (up from 793rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Astronomer.

William Alfred Fowler is most famous for being the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1983 and the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, William Alfred Fowler ranks 54 out of 644. Before him are Arthur Eddington, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, John Michell, Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, and Édouard Stephan. After him are Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Jan Oort, Abu Maʿshar, James Bradley, and Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 48
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 49
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 51
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 54
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 55
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 56
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 57
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 58
James Bradley
1693 - 1762
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 59
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
1029 - 1087
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 60

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, William Alfred Fowler ranks 30. Before him are Maurice Allais, Jack Ruby, Polykarp Kusch, Marshall McLuhan, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, and Tennessee Williams. After him are Niels Kaj Jerne, Feodor Lynen, Robert Johnson, Wilhelm Mohnke, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Max Frisch. Among people deceased in 1995, William Alfred Fowler ranks 22. Before him are Dean Martin, Gerald Durrell, Konrad Zuse, Anatoly Dyatlov, Christian B. Anfinsen, and Teresa Teng. After him are Harold Wilson, Patricia Highsmith, Clair Cameron Patterson, U Nu, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and Lana Turner.

Others Born in 1911

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Maurice Allais
ECONOMIST
1911 - 2010
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 24
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 25
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 26
Marshall McLuhan
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 27
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 28
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 29
William Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 30
Niels Kaj Jerne
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1994
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 31
Feodor Lynen
CHEMIST
1911 - 1979
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 32
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 33
Wilhelm Mohnke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2001
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 34
Gian Carlo Menotti
COMPOSER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 35
Max Frisch
WRITER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 36