ASTRONOMER
Yoshisada Shimizu
1943 - Today
Yoshisada Shimizu
Yoshisada Shimizu (清水 義定, Shimizu Yoshisada, born 1943) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer. The central main-belt asteroid 7300 Yoshisada, discovered by astronomer Takeshi Urata in 1992, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published on 18 August 1997 (M.P.C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshisada Shimizu has received more than 15,147 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshisada Shimizu is the 513th most popular astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
15k
Page Views (PV)
41.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
8.09
Effective Languages (L*)
1.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Yoshisada Shimizu ranks 513 out of 531. Before him are David C. Jewitt, Okuro Oikawa, Pavel Shternberg, Hiroshi Kaneda, Thomas Brisbane, and Takao Kobayashi. After him are Fernand Rigaux, Ernest Esclangon, Kenzo Suzuki, Thomas Bopp, John Broughton, and James Ferguson.
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David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 507
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 508
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 509
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 510
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 511
Takao Kobayashi
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 512
Yoshisada Shimizu
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 513
Fernand Rigaux
1905 - 1962
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 514
Ernest Esclangon
1876 - 1954
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 515
Kenzo Suzuki
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 516
Thomas Bopp
1949 - 2018
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 517
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 518
James Ferguson
1710 - 1776
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 519
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Yoshisada Shimizu ranks 567. Before him are Bob Kerrey, John Pendry, Safi Faye, Geraldo Rivera, Mary Woronov, and Joe Namath. After him are Pete Quaife, Phyllis Somerville, Lynn Burke, Ben Cardin, Edmund Bruggmann, and Elaine Pagels.
Others Born in 1943
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Bob Kerrey
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 561
John Pendry
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 562
Safi Faye
1943 - 2023
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 563
Geraldo Rivera
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 564
Mary Woronov
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 565
Joe Namath
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 566
Yoshisada Shimizu
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 567
Pete Quaife
1943 - 2010
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 568
Phyllis Somerville
1943 - 2020
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 569
Lynn Burke
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 570
Ben Cardin
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 571
Edmund Bruggmann
1943 - 2014
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 572
Elaine Pagels
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 573
