1906 - 1994
William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. The principal theme in Morgan's work was stellar and galaxy classification. He is also known for helping prove the existence of spiral arms in our galaxy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wilson Morgan has received more than 36,189 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). William Wilson Morgan is the 420th most popular astronomer (down from 370th in 2019), the 6,695th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,619th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, William Wilson Morgan ranks 420 out of 531. Before him are Elizabeth Roemer, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Alenush Terian, Joel Stebbins, Herbert Hall Turner, and Benjamin Jekhowsky. After him are Audouin Dollfus, George Herbig, George Henry Peters, Edwin Foster Coddington, Albert George Wilson, and Robert Julius Trumpler.
1929 - 2016
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 414
1664 - 1753
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 415
1921 - 2011
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 416
1878 - 1966
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 417
1861 - 1930
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 418
1881 - 1975
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 419
1906 - 1994
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 420
1924 - 2010
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 421
1920 - 2013
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 422
1863 - 1947
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 423
1870 - 1950
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 424
1918 - 2012
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 425
1886 - 1956
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 426
Among people born in 1906, William Wilson Morgan ranks 264. Before him are Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Arthur Rudolph, Victor Hasselblad, Thelma Todd, Gerardo Romero, and Alberto Soria. After him are Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Alice Kober, Branislav Sekulić, James Quinn, Lee Barnes, and Eino Penttilä. Among people deceased in 1994, William Wilson Morgan ranks 227. Before him are William Higinbotham, Alain Daniélou, Alfredo Pérez, Roger Bocquet, Willem Jacob Luyten, and József Háda. After him are Patrick O'Neal, Ladislav Fuks, Dan Hartman, Richard Scarry, Helena Rasiowa, and Roberto Goyeneche.
1906 - 1984
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 258
1906 - 1996
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 259
1906 - 1978
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 260
1906 - 1935
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 261
1906 - 2000
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 262
1906 - 1980
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 263
1906 - 1994
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 264
1906 - 1937
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 265
1906 - 1950
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 266
1906 - 1968
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 267
1906 - 2004
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 268
1906 - 1970
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 269
1906 - 1982
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 270
1910 - 1994
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 221
1907 - 1994
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 222
1929 - 1994
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 223
1921 - 1994
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 224
1899 - 1994
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 225
1911 - 1994
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 226
1906 - 1994
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 227
1927 - 1994
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 228
1923 - 1994
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 229
1950 - 1994
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 230
1919 - 1994
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 231
1917 - 1994
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 232
1926 - 1994
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 233
Among people born in United States, William Wilson Morgan ranks 6,695 out of 18,182. Before him are Josiah Royce (1855), Gary Locke (1950), Charles F. Hockett (1916), Jeffrey C. Alexander (1947), Adele Goldberg (1945), and Regis Philbin (1931). After him are Neal Hefti (1922), Walter Johnson (1887), Tim Daly (1956), Allen Garfield (1939), Lola Albright (1924), and Carl Blegen (1887).
1855 - 1916
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6,689
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6,690
1916 - 2000
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,691
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,692
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,693
1931 - 2020
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,694
1906 - 1994
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,695
1922 - 2008
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,696
1887 - 1946
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,697
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,698
1939 - 2020
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,699
1924 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,700
1887 - 1971
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,701
Among astronomers born in United States, William Wilson Morgan ranks 82. Before him are Jill Tarter (1944), Henry L. Giclas (1910), Michael E. Brown (1965), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Elizabeth Roemer (1929), and Joel Stebbins (1878). After him are George Herbig (1920), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), Albert George Wilson (1918), James L. Elliot (1943), Cleveland Abbe (1838), and Schelte J. Bus (1956).
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 76
1910 - 2007
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 77
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 78
1912 - 2003
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 79
1929 - 2016
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 80
1878 - 1966
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 81
1906 - 1994
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 82
1920 - 2013
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 83
1870 - 1950
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 84
1918 - 2012
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 85
1943 - 2011
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 86
1838 - 1916
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 87
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 88