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Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
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Jan Oort
Jan Hendrik Oort (Franeker, 28 april 1900 – Wassenaar, 5 november 1992) was een Nederlands astronoom. Hij was een belangrijke pionier en stimulator van de radioastronomie. De Oortwolk is naar hem vernoemd. Lees meer op Wikipedia
Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 59 verschillende talen op Wikipedia. Jan Oort staat op plaats 57 onder de meest populaire astronoom (gedaald van plaats 41 in 2024), plaats 83 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Nederland (gestegen van plaats 86 in 2019) en op de eerste plaats onder de populairste astronoom uit Nederland.
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Among Astronooms
Among astronooms, Jan Oort ranks 57 out of 644. Before him are Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, Édouard Stephan, William Alfred Fowler, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, and Karl Ludwig Hencke. After him are Abu Maʿshar, James Bradley, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Walter Baade, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, and Antonie Pannekoek.
Most Popular Astronooms in Wikipedia
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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
Walter Baade
1893 - 1960
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 61
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
1380 - 1429
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 62
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Jan Oort ranks 35. Before him are Richard Kuhn, Ragnar Granit, Alfred Newman, Hans Fritzsche, James Hilton, and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. After him are Kurt Weill, Pak Hon-yong, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Karl Wolff, Arno Breker, and Choe Yong-gon. Among people deceased in 1992, Jan Oort ranks 20. Before him are Giovanni Falcone, Li Xiannian, Daniel Bovet, Karl Carstens, Ernst Happel, and Joan Fuster. After him are Benny Hill, Paolo Borsellino, Félix Guattari, Satyajit Ray, Peter D. Mitchell, and Anthony Perkins.
Others Born in 1900
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Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 29
Ragnar Granit
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1991
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 30
Alfred Newman
COMPOSER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 31
Hans Fritzsche
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 32
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 33
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 34
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 35
Kurt Weill
COMPOSER
1900 - 1950
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 36
Pak Hon-yong
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1955
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 37
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1948
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 38
Karl Wolff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1984
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 39
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 40
Choe Yong-gon
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1992
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Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 14
Li Xiannian
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1992
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 15
Daniel Bovet
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 16
Karl Carstens
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 17
Ernst Happel
COACH
1925 - 1992
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 18
Joan Fuster
WRITER
1922 - 1992
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 19
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 20
Benny Hill
ACTOR
1924 - 1992
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 21
Paolo Borsellino
JUDGE
1940 - 1992
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 22
Félix Guattari
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 23
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 24
Peter D. Mitchell
CHEMIST
1920 - 1992
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 25
Anthony Perkins
ACTOR
1932 - 1992
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 26
In Nederland
Among people born in Nederland, Jan Oort ranks 83 out of NaN. Before him are Herman Boerhaave (1668), Willebrord Snellius (1580), Johan de Witt (1625), Gerrit Rietveld (1888), Petrus Christus (1410), and William II of Holland (1228). After him are Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Cornelius Jansen (1585), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), and Antonie Pannekoek (1873).
Others born in Nederland
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Herman Boerhaave
BIOLOGIST
1668 - 1738
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 77
Willebrord Snellius
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1626
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 78
Johan de Witt
POLITICIAN
1625 - 1672
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 79
Gerrit Rietveld
DESIGNER
1888 - 1964
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 80
Petrus Christus
PAINTER
1410 - 1475
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 81
William II of Holland
POLITICIAN
1228 - 1256
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 82
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 83
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1647
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 84
William V, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1806
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 85
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 86
Cornelius Jansen
PHYSICIAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 87
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
COMPOSER
1562 - 1621
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 88
Antonie Pannekoek
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1960
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 89
Among Astronooms In Nederland
Among astronooms born in Nederland, Jan Oort ranks 1. After him are Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Tom Gehrels (1925), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), John Goodricke (1764), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Hendrik van Gent (1900), and Michael van Langren (1598).
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 1
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 2
Gerard Kuiper
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 3
Pieter van Musschenbroek
1692 - 1761
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 4
Tom Gehrels
1925 - 2011
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 5
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 6
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 8
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 9
Maarten Schmidt
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 10
Hendrik van Gent
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 11
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 12
