Astronome

Thomas Bopp

1949 - 2018

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Thomas Joel Bopp, né le 15 octobre 1949 et mort le 5 janvier 2018, est un astronome amateur américain. Il est notamment connu pour avoir co-découvert la comète Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1), avec Alan Hale, en 1995. L'astéroïde (7086) Bopp a été nommé en son honneur. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Thomas Bopp is the 569th most popular astronome (down from 563rd in 2024), the 10,357th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,797th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Astronome.

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Among Astronomes

Among astronomes, Thomas Bopp ranks 569 out of 644. Before him are Kazuro Watanabe, Maura Tombelli, Alexander Voeikov, Korado Korlević, Alexandre Schaumasse, and Michel Giacobini. After him are Richard A. Proctor, Alfred Schmitt, Andrew Ainslie Common, John August Anderson, Kin Endate, and David Rittenhouse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Thomas Bopp ranks 618. Before him are Jean-Jacques Favier, Jon Avnet, Ricardo Londoño, Steve Gaines, Harry Turtledove, and Michael Horse. After him are Rakesh Roshan, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Dennis Taylor, Elena Salgado, Poul Ruders, and Michael D. Griffin. Among people deceased in 2018, Thomas Bopp ranks 481. Before him are Benny Andersen, Peter Sutherland, Momoko Sakura, Luisa Cuesta, Hugh Wilson, and Naftali Bon. After him are William Smith, László Fábián, Emil Wolf, Anatoly Lein, Reg E. Cathey, and Branko Grünbaum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Bopp ranks 10,359 out of 20,380. Before him are John Prine (1946), Molly Quinn (1993), Samuel King Allison (1900), Joe Verdeur (1926), C. R. Hagen (1937), and Cornel West (1953). After him are Esther Phillips (1935), Charles F. Hockett (1916), John Heysham Gibbon (1903), Red Mitchell (1927), Amy Tan (1952), and Tommy Kono (1930).

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Among Astronomes In United States

Among astronomes born in United States, Thomas Bopp ranks 117. Before him are Adelaide Ames (1900), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Charles W. Juels (1944), Irwin I. Shapiro (1929), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), and Lawrence H. Aller (1913). After him are John August Anderson (1876), David Rittenhouse (1732), Peter Goldreich (1939), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Bruce C. Murray (1931), and A. E. Douglass (1867).

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