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Martin Ryle
1918 - 1984
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Martin Ryle
Martin Ryle (Brighton, 27 september 1918 – Cambridge, 14 oktober 1984) was een Engels astronoom die aan de wieg stond van de radioastronomie. Hij ontwikkelde de radio-interferometer en de methode van de apertuursynthese. In 1972 volgde hij Richard Woolley op als Astronomer Royal. Samen met Antony Hewish won hij in 1974 de Nobelprijs voor Natuurkunde. Lees meer op Wikipedia
His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2024). Martin Ryle is the 44th most popular astronoom (down from 33rd in 2024), the 485th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 374th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Astronoom.
Martin Ryle is most famous for inventing the radio telescope.
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Among Astronooms
Among astronooms, Martin Ryle ranks 44 out of 644. Before him are Robert Woodrow Wilson, Vesto Slipher, Johannes Hevelius, Asaph Hall, Johann Bayer, and Clyde Tombaugh. After him are Wilhelm Schickard, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Michel Mayor, Arthur Eddington, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and John Michell.
Most Popular Astronooms in Wikipedia
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Robert Woodrow Wilson
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 38
Vesto Slipher
1875 - 1969
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 39
Johannes Hevelius
1611 - 1687
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 40
Asaph Hall
1829 - 1907
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 41
Johann Bayer
1572 - 1625
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 42
Clyde Tombaugh
1906 - 1997
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 43
Martin Ryle
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Schickard
1592 - 1635
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 45
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 46
Michel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 47
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 48
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 49
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Martin Ryle ranks 25. Before him are Katherine Johnson, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Takashi Kasahara, Jens Christian Skou, Jørn Utzon, and Ken Miles. After him are William Holden, Bertram Brockhouse, Jerome Karle, Billy Graham, Paul D. Boyer, and Gunnar Sønsteby. Among people deceased in 1984, Martin Ryle ranks 19. Before him are Mikhail Sholokhov, Julio Cortázar, Johnny Weissmuller, Stanislaw Ulam, Carl Ferdinand Cori, and Ed Gein. After him are Pyotr Kapitsa, Vicente Aleixandre, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Martin Niemöller, Ray Kroc, and Janaki Ammal.
Others Born in 1918
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Katherine Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2020
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 19
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 20
Takashi Kasahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 21
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 23
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 24
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 25
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 26
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 27
Jerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 29
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 30
Gunnar Sønsteby
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2012
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1984
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Mikhail Sholokhov
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 13
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 14
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 15
Stanislaw Ulam
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1984
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 16
Carl Ferdinand Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1984
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 17
Ed Gein
EXTREMIST
1906 - 1984
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 18
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 19
Pyotr Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 20
Vicente Aleixandre
WRITER
1898 - 1984
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 21
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 22
Martin Niemöller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 23
Ray Kroc
BUSINESSPERSON
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 24
Janaki Ammal
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1984
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 25
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Ryle ranks 485 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Morton Stanley (1841), Captain Tom (1920), Robbie Coltrane (1950), David Niven (1910), William Baffin (1584), and Enid Blyton (1897). After him are Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Keir Starmer (1962), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), John Wallis (1616), and Emma Thompson (1959).
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Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 479
Captain Tom
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2021
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 480
Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 481
David Niven
ACTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 482
William Baffin
EXPLORER
1584 - 1622
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 483
Enid Blyton
WRITER
1897 - 1968
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 484
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 485
Frances Hodgson Burnett
WRITER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 486
Alan Ball Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2007
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 487
Keir Starmer
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 488
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 489
John Wallis
MATHEMATICIAN
1616 - 1703
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 490
Emma Thompson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 491
Among Astronooms In United Kingdom
Among astronooms born in United Kingdom, Martin Ryle ranks 4. Before him are Edmond Halley (1656), Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), and William Lassell (1799). After him are Arthur Eddington (1882), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), John Michell (1724), James Bradley (1693), John Flamsteed (1646), Fred Hoyle (1915), Antony Hewish (1924), and John Russell Hind (1823).
Edmond Halley
1656 - 1742
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 1
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 2
William Lassell
1799 - 1880
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
Martin Ryle
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 4
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 5
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 6
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 7
James Bradley
1693 - 1762
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 8
John Flamsteed
1646 - 1719
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 9
Fred Hoyle
1915 - 2001
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 10
Antony Hewish
1924 - 2021
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 11
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 12
