ASTRONOMER
William Kwong Yu Yeung
1960 - Today
William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung (born 1960; also known simply as Bill Yeung; Chinese: 楊光宇) is a Hong Kong-born, Canadian amateur astronomer with telescopes based in the United States. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and also discovered the comet 172P/Yeung. He also discovered the object J002E3, which was first thought to be an asteroid, but is now known to be part of a Saturn V Rocket that propelled Apollo 12 into space. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Kwong Yu Yeung has received more than 104,759 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. William Kwong Yu Yeung is the 537th most popular astronomer (down from 514th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 73rd in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
37.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
3.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.65
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, William Kwong Yu Yeung ranks 537 out of 531. Before him are Kazuro Watanabe, Jana Tichá, Geoffrey Marcy, Scott S. Sheppard, Peter Goldreich, and Françoise Combes. After him are Hiroshi Mori, Rosaly Lopes, Naoto Satō, Alan Hale, Chad Trujillo, and Miloš Tichý.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Kazuro Watanabe
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 531
Jana Tichá
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 532
Geoffrey Marcy
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 533
Scott S. Sheppard
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 534
Peter Goldreich
1939 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 535
Françoise Combes
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 536
William Kwong Yu Yeung
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 537
Hiroshi Mori
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 538
Rosaly Lopes
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 539
Naoto Satō
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 540
Alan Hale
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 541
Chad Trujillo
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 542
Miloš Tichý
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 543
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, William Kwong Yu Yeung ranks 546. Before him are Roma Downey, Jeff Bergman, Perrine Pelen, Nahed Hattar, Stephan Engels, and Bjørg Eva Jensen. After him are Shinji Hosokawa, Grant Morrison, Andrea Mandorlini, Per Carlén, Ivailo Marinov, and Terence Winter.
Others Born in 1960
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Roma Downey
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 540
Jeff Bergman
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 541
Perrine Pelen
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 542
Nahed Hattar
1960 - 2016
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 543
Stephan Engels
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 544
Bjørg Eva Jensen
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 545
William Kwong Yu Yeung
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 546
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 547
Grant Morrison
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 548
Andrea Mandorlini
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 549
Per Carlén
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 550
Ivailo Marinov
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 551
Terence Winter
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 552
In Hong Kong
Among people born in Hong Kong, William Kwong Yu Yeung ranks 81 out of 106. Before him are Coco Lee (1975), William Chan (1985), Eason Chan (1974), Romola Garai (1982), Gillian Chung (1981), and Moses Chan (1971). After him are Tavia Yeung (1979), Miriam Yeung (1974), Gigi Leung (1976), Bosco Wong (1980), Joey Yung (1980), and Lee Wai Sze (1987).
Others born in Hong Kong
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Coco Lee
1975 - 2023
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 75
William Chan
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 76
Eason Chan
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 77
Romola Garai
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 78
Gillian Chung
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 79
Moses Chan
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 80
William Kwong Yu Yeung
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 81
Tavia Yeung
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 82
Miriam Yeung
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 83
Gigi Leung
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 84
Bosco Wong
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 85
Joey Yung
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 86
Lee Wai Sze
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 87
Among ASTRONOMERS In Hong Kong
Among astronomers born in Hong Kong, William Kwong Yu Yeung ranks 1.
